hello..
I am using FreeBSD as my desktop. I'm looking for help to print as a user
from KDE. I can generate a test print from Apsfilter just fine in the shell
using the setup script.
I think I either do not have a spooler set up right, or a permission perhaps.
I also don't really know what I should select for the printer in KDE or if
there should be a command line entry.
I did have the sample lp setup in my printcap file at one point, currently
that is commented out.
I'm Running:
FreeBSD â Current (5.1)
Printer Canon BJC-610
Parallel /dev/lp0
LPD on start up
Ghostscript-gnu
As SU checking for the lpt:
freebie# dmesg | grep lpt
lpt0: <Printer> on ppbus0
lpt0: Interrupt-driven port
freebie# ls -l /dev/lpt0
crw------- 1 root wheel 16, 0 Oct 29 09:09 /dev/lpt0
From Apsfilter setup:
Checking permissions of /usr/local/share/apsfilter
found dir owner=root, ok!
found dir group=wheel, ok!
changing permissions of /usr/local/share/apsfilter... done.
Now we are checking file permissions in spooldir
Your line printer scheduler's spooldir seems to be: /var/spool/lpd
drwxrwxrwx 2 root daemon 512 Oct 17 01:25 /var/spool/lpd
The Owner of your spooldir seems to be: root
The Group of your spooldir seems to be: daemon
First time through on test print returns a printer busy and resets printer
Second time through works fine
I reset printers as suggested in setup
From KDE 3.1.4
using OpenOffice â Writer, from open document
selected âGeneric Printer.â
Windows fly by but nothing happens. As I understand it, generic printer
should be lpd and should be captured by Apsfilter.
using Kmail, selected
print through external program, ps (only possible selection: postscript
printer, reports idle, accepting jobs), print command line empty.
Reports generating print file, then:
A print error occured. Error message received from system:
Empty print command.
Using Kmail, selecting Generic LPD print system, no device, no option to
print
Using Kmail, cannot select LPR/LPRng (port not installed at this time, will
not compile on 5.1) â not an Apsfilter issue obviously.
Using KDE Control Center, peripherals, printer
Print Through External Program, PS_printer (only device available)
Unable to send, empty print command
Any help or config file to check would be greatly appreciated.
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