Re: can't print postscript files
On Fri, 23 May 2003 00:08, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi I, had configure my /etc/printcap like the example in the freebsd handbook but I'm not able to print postscript files I thing I have a little misstake in the gs section in this script /usr/local/libexec/hl7x0 because I can print plaintext files. my printer is a brother HL-730 could any one give me the answer where is the misstake that I'm not able to print ps file. thanks!!! best regards Michael Bohn mailto: [EMAIL PROTECTED] /etc/printcap # lp|brother730:\ :sh:sd=/var/spool/lpd/brother730:\ :lp=/dev/lpt0:\ :if=/usr/local/libexec/hl7x0:\ :df=/usr/local/libexec/psdf: # # #!/bin/sh # # ifhp - Print Ghostscript-simulated PostScript on a DeskJet 500 # Installed in /usr/local/libexec/hl7x0 # # Treat LF as CR+LF: # printf \033k2G || exit 2 # # Read first two characters of the file # IFS= read -r first_line first_two_chars=`expr $first_line : '\(..\)'` if [ $first_two_chars = %! ]; then # It is PostScript; use Ghostscript to scan-convert and print it. # # Note that PostScript files are actually interpreted programs, # and those programs are allowed to write to stdout, which will # mess up the printed output. So, we redirect stdout to stderr # and then make descriptor 3 go to stdout, and have Ghostscript # write its output there. Exercise for the clever reader: # capture the stderr output from Ghostscript and mail it back to # the user originating the print job. # exec 31 12 /usr/local/bin/gs -dSAFER -dNOPAUSE -q -sDEVICE=hl7x0 \ -sOutputFile=/dev/lpt0 - exit 0 'lpd' expects the fifter output on STDOUT which from the exec command comes from the redirected file descriptor 3. So the gs output should be specified -sOutputFile=/dev/fd/3 which is another of addressing file descriptor 3. The final destination of /dev/lpt0 comes from printcap. else # # Plain text or HP/PCL, so just print it directly; print a form feed # at the end to eject the last page. # echo $first_line cat printf \033l0H exit 0 fi exit 2 ### ___ [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
can't print postscript files
Hi I, had configure my /etc/printcap like the example in the freebsd handbook but I'm not able to print postscript files I thing I have a little misstake in the gs section in this script /usr/local/libexec/hl7x0 because I can print plaintext files. my printer is a brother HL-730 could any one give me the answer where is the misstake that I'm not able to print ps file. thanks!!! best regards Michael Bohn mailto: [EMAIL PROTECTED] /etc/printcap # lp|brother730:\ :sh:sd=/var/spool/lpd/brother730:\ :lp=/dev/lpt0:\ :if=/usr/local/libexec/hl7x0:\ :df=/usr/local/libexec/psdf: # # #!/bin/sh # # ifhp - Print Ghostscript-simulated PostScript on a DeskJet 500 # Installed in /usr/local/libexec/hl7x0 # # Treat LF as CR+LF: # printf \033k2G || exit 2 # # Read first two characters of the file # IFS= read -r first_line first_two_chars=`expr $first_line : '\(..\)'` if [ $first_two_chars = %! ]; then # It is PostScript; use Ghostscript to scan-convert and print it. # # Note that PostScript files are actually interpreted programs, # and those programs are allowed to write to stdout, which will # mess up the printed output. So, we redirect stdout to stderr # and then make descriptor 3 go to stdout, and have Ghostscript # write its output there. Exercise for the clever reader: # capture the stderr output from Ghostscript and mail it back to # the user originating the print job. # exec 31 12 /usr/local/bin/gs -dSAFER -dNOPAUSE -q -sDEVICE=hl7x0 \ -sOutputFile=/dev/lpt0 - exit 0 else # # Plain text or HP/PCL, so just print it directly; print a form feed # at the end to eject the last page. # echo $first_line cat printf \033l0H exit 0 fi exit 2 ### bash-2.05b# cd /var/spool/lpd bash-2.05b# ls -l total 14 -rw-rx 1 daemon daemon 4 22 Mai 15:07 .seq drwxr-xr-x 2 daemon daemon 1024 22 Mai 16:08 brother730 -rw-rw-r-- 1 daemon daemon25 22 Mai 15:07 lock drwxr-xr-x 2 daemon daemon 512 21 Mai 12:42 lp -rw-rw-r-- 1 daemon daemon27 22 Mai 15:07 status bash-2.05b# pwd /usr/local/libexec bash-2.05b# ls -la total 2732 drwxr-xr-x 7 root wheel 512 21 Mai 13:38 . drwxr-xr-x 15 root wheel 512 16 Mai 23:27 .. drwxr-xr-x 2 root wheel 512 16 Mai 21:26 autoconf213 drwxr-xr-x 2 root wheel 512 16 Mai 21:26 automake14 drwxr-xr-x 6 root wheel 512 16 Mai 20:08 cups drwxr-xr-x 3 root wheel 512 16 Mai 20:51 emacs -r-xr-xr-x 1 root wheel18492 3 Jan 13:17 grmt -r-xr-xr-x 1 root wheel 1205 22 Mai 16:20 hl7x00 -r-xr-xr-x 1 root wheel 196 21 Mai 12:47 if-simple -r-xr-xr-x 1 root wheel15460 21 Mai 13:37 lprps -r-xr-xr-x 1 root wheel 2699888 17 Mai 07:27 mysqld -r-xr-xr-x 1 root wheel 64 22 Mai 15:06 necp6-iso-filter -r-xr-xr-x 1 root wheel 199 21 Mai 13:22 psdf -r-xr-xr-x 1 root wheel 4832 21 Mai 13:37 psif -r-xr-xr-x 1 root wheel 42 21 Mai 13:37 psif-ps -r-xr-xr-x 1 root wheel 66 21 Mai 13:37 psif-text -r-xr-xr-x 1 root wheel 7396 21 Mai 13:37 psof drwxr-xr-x 2 root wheel 512 16 Mai 20:04 w3m bash-2.05b# ___ [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: can't print postscript files
On Sun, 22 Jun 2003 23:06, Warren Block wrote: On Thu, 22 May 2003 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: had configure my /etc/printcap like the example in the freebsd handbook but I'm not able to print postscript files I thing I have a little misstake in the gs section in this script /usr/local/libexec/hl7x0 because I can print plaintext files. my printer is a brother HL-730 could any one give me the answer where is the misstake that I'm not able to print ps file. What actually does print when you try to print a PostScript file? Are there any error messages? Your printcap file does not use ifhp, unless that's called from hl7x0. And the ifhp script is flawed; many PostScript files start with HP PJL sequences that ifhp does not detect. Notice the date of the original posting. Somehow this is is an old e-mail that has becme recycled. I believe the OP has had his problem solved. Malcolm ___ [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
