Re: printcap for bjc4000
Bob Nielsen wrote:
> Check the filter. Since magicfilter doesn't support the bjc600, I had to
> choose another printer and then edit the "sDEVICE=" line(s) in the filter
> to specify the bjc600 gs driver. It works fine for my MPC2500, which
> prints like a bjc4000.
>
> Bob
Got it.I ran magicfilterconfig and chose the bj200. Then edited as you said,
everything is hunky-dory now.
thanks all,
Phil Dyer
>
>
> On Wed, 18 Mar 1998, dyer wrote:
>
> >
> >
> > Rich Sahlender wrote:
> >
> > > > Could someone tell me how to setup my printcap for a bjc4000 printer.
> > > > I'm a newbie, so please be gentle. I need to be able to print
> > > > ghostscript files.
> > >
> > > I use a bjc600 as follows:
> > >
> > > In /etc/printcap :
> > >
> > > lp:\
> > > :lp=/dev/lp1:\
> > > :sd=/var/spool/lpd/lp1:\
> > > :if=/etc/filter.bjc600:\
> > > :af=/var/log/lp-acct:\
> > > :lf=/var/log/lp-errs:\
> > > :mx#0:\
> > > :sh:
> > >
> > > And in /etc/filter.bjc600 :
> > >
> > > #!/bin/sh
> > > /usr/bin/gs -q \
> > > -sDEVICE=bjc600 \
> > > -r360x360 \
> > > -sPAPERSIZE=letter \
> > > -dNOPAUSE \
> > > -dSAFER \
> > > -sOutputFile=- -
> > >
> > > I suspect this should also work for a 4000, assuming it's a /dev/lp1...
> > >
> > > Regards,
> > > Rich
> > >
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> >
> > Rich,Thanks for the reply. Still having probs. It seems like it should
> > work, (doesn't it always?) but I'm still getting garbage while printing gs.
> > ASCII works, and even the top of the .ps file prints some legible chars.
> > %!PS - Adobe-2.0
> > %%Creator: ........blah, blah
> > %%Title: ......blah
> > and a few more lines
> > then,
> > %%BeginProcSet: tex.pro
> > then a bunch of garbage.
> >
> > Anybody got some insight?
> > thanks,
> > Phil Dyer
> > padyer@pilot.infi.net
> >
> >
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