On Thu, 10 Oct 2002 16:43:04 +0200 "Ariel Zentner" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> I'm running Solaris 8 with an HP printer connected to the local parallel >port(nothing fancy), but I can't get it to print postscript files, I keep on getting >the commands instead of the contents. I was under the impression that the IFHP filter >will convert the file to PCL for me, so I won't have to deal with using ghostscript. >I configured the printer using LPRngTool(which is very nice), so my printcap file is >alright, I chose my printer model from the list given(it had exactly the right >printer) but still I can only print text test pages and not postscript. ifhp doesn't have any conversion programs built in...you need to tell it where to find ghostscript (or equivalent program) to do PS->PCL conversion. Which programs are used with which flags are all defined in ifhp.conf. Sounds like you need to configure ifhp for where to find ghostscript (or install ghostscript if you haven't already). ============================================================================ John Perkins | University of Wisconsin-Madison Associate Researcher | Department of Computer Science [EMAIL PROTECTED] | 1210 W. Dayton St. 608-262-0438/608-262-9997 FAX | Madison, WI 53706-1685 ============================================================================ ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- YOU MUST BE A LIST MEMBER IN ORDER TO POST TO THE LPRNG MAILING LIST The address you post from MUST be your subscription address If you need help, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] (or lprng-requests or lprng-digest-requests) with the word 'help' in the body. For the impatient, to subscribe to a list with name LIST, send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with: | example: subscribe LIST <mailaddr> | subscribe lprng-digest [EMAIL PROTECTED] unsubscribe LIST <mailaddr> | unsubscribe lprng [EMAIL PROTECTED] If you have major problems, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the word LPRNGLIST in the SUBJECT line. -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
