Re: network printer problems

[Wayne Topa <wtopa@mindspring.com>]

	Subject: network printer problems
	Date: Mon, May 03, 1999 at 02:17:41PM -0500

In reply to:Marc Mongeon

I am not, by any means a printer guru, but.  I installed magicfilter
and the printcap I made using it, allows me to do:

lpr hellow.ps

No sweat, no strain.

HTH

Quoting Marc Mongeon(mongeon@bankoe.com):
> I am having a heck of a time setting up a "virtual" postscript
> printer.  I am trying:
> 
> $ cat hellow.ps | /etc/filter.ps | lpr -Praw
> 
> where:
> 
> ----- Begin hellow.ps -----
> %!
> /Helvetica findfont 72 scalefont setfont
> 72 72 moveto
> (Hello, world!) show
> showpage
> 
> ----- Begin filter.ps -----
> #!/bin/sh
> /usr/bin/gs -q -dSAFER -sDEVICE=laserjet -dNOPAUSE -sOutputFile=- -
> 
> ----- Begin printcap -----
> raw:\
> 	:lp=:\
> 	:rm=###.###.###.###:\
> 	:rp=LPT1_PASSTHRU:\
> 	:sd=/var/spool/lpd/service_ps:\
> 	:mx#0:\
> 	:sh:
> 
> 
> A blank sheet is spit out when the command is executed.  The printer
> is an Okidata OL830 Plus, set to emulate the HP LaserJet Series II.
> The print server is an Intel NetportExpress 10/100.  I can print plain
> text fine (echo hello | /etc/filter.pcl | lpr -Praw), where:
> 
> ----- Begin filter.pcl -----
> #!/bin/sh
> # This is a simple filter for PCL language printers, i.e., most
> # HP DeskJet printers (see /etc/printcap).
> 
> # reset the printer to its defaults
> echo -ne \\033\E
> 
> # to avoid stair-stepping, convert "LF" to "CR+LF"
> echo -ne \\033\&k2G
> 
> # print text
> cat
> 
> # form feed
> echo -ne \\f
> 
> # reset the printer on exit
> echo -ne \\033\E
> ----- End -----
> 
> 
> I understand that my final printer setup will not use a "raw" printer,
> but will have the appropriate filter specified as "if=" in the printcap
> entry-- I am only using this setup for debugging.  I've tried different
> Postscript input, several different HP *jet device types, etc.
> 
> Do I need to pass gs some additional switches to get the PCL output
> right?  Is the Postscript input somehow flawed?  I have spent a couple
> of days on this now, and am at my wit's end.
> 
> Your help is appreciated.
> 
> Marc Mongeon
> 
> P.S.  Here's some pertinent package information:
> 
> Package: gs
> Version: 5.10-1
> 
> Package: lpr
> Version: 1:0.33-3
> 
> Package: gsfonts
> Version: 5.10a-1
> 
> Package: gsfonts-other
> Version: 5.10-1
> 
> 
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_______________________________________________________
Wayne T. Topa <wtopa@mindspring.com>