Paul,
I modified a LW2 NTX ppd to use with my CDJ 870.
It's available at ftp.powervue.com in the /pub/PPDs directory
(It's called 'cdj850.ppd', but should work fine with GS and your
HP printer. I can't remember why I called it 850 instead of 870
but it might be because the driver in gs was ostensibly for an
850. In case it matters.)
Re: 2) You're probably using a LaserWriter 7.x driver. Try using
an 8.x driver and I bet you'll see success.
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Peter Gutowski <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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On Wed, 12 Jan 2000, Paul Williamson wrote:
>
> I have a RedHat 5.2 box set up and two printers attached to the lpt ports.
> I have two Macs and some other machines all connected together in a small
> computer lab at the grade school where I work. File sharing works fine. I
> have a couple questions.
>
> 1. I downloaded the Adobe .PPD file for the one printer (an HP LaserJet
> 5mp) with my Mac directly to the volume I'm sharing on the linux box for my
> Mac, but can't find a .PPD for the other (an HP DeskJet 870Cxi). I realize
> it's not a postscript printer, but with ghostscript installed, I should be
> able to use a compatible .PPD and put it in my papd.conf file, right? What
> would be an acceptable .PPD? BTW, I'm running gs 5.50-3 according to my
> rpm -q.
>
> 2. When trying to print to either printer, both macs (OS 7.5.5) get stuck
> on the screen for "Creating Prolog." There are no odd messages in
> /var/log/messages. Where else should I look to find out what the heck is
> happening? I'm able to see the printers through the chooser, I just have no
> luck printing to them. These printers work fine via samba.
>
> Any help given would be greatly appreciated!
>
> The papd.conf file looks like this:
>
> hplj5mp:\
> :pr=lp1:\
> :pd=/usr/share/lib/ppd/HPLJ5MP.PPD:\
> hpdj870Cxi:\
> :pr=lp2:\
> :pd=/usr/share/lib/ppd/HPLJ5MP.PPD:\
>
> I know I'm using the same PPD, but that was just an attempt to get things
> working. But it does not...
>
> Again, thanks for any help.
>
>
> Paul Williamson
>
