Re: Printer Setup
Hi Craig,
That is the default printcap settings when you first install lpr or lprng.
You have to run magicfilterconfig--force to replace that printcap which is
mainly for dot matrix printers not for ink jets.
The Netscape printings clearly indicates that nothing has been processed through the
gs postscript filter.
After you do magicfilterconfig--force your printcap should look more or less like
Bob's email at Thu 11:27
Good luck
Alan
"Craig R. Hodges" wrote:
> Here's my printcap:
> lp|Generic dot-matrix printer entry:\
> :lp=/dev/lp1:\
> :sd=/var/spool/lpd/lp:\
> :df=/etc/filter.ps:\
> :tf=/etc/filter.pcl:\
> :af=/var/log/lp-acct:\
> :lf=/var/log/lp-errs:\
> :pl#66:\
> :pw#80:\
> :pc#150:\
> :mx#0:\
> :sh:
>
> On Wed, 27 Jan 1999, Bob Nielsen wrote:
>
> > Date: Wed, 27 Jan 1999 15:43:14 -0700 (MST)
> > From: Bob Nielsen <nielsen@primenet.com>
> > To: "Craig R. Hodges" <chodges@Copernicus.Astronomers.org>
> > Cc: debian-user@lists.debian.org
> > Subject: Re: Printer Setup
> >
> > On Wed, 27 Jan 1999, Craig R. Hodges wrote:
> >
> > > With lpr as the print command in Netscape, my printer prints:
> > >
> > > %!PS-Adobe-3.0
> > > %%BoundingBox: 54 72 558 720
> > > %%Creator: Mozilla (NetScape) HTML -> PS
> > >
> > > and then starts feeding sheets. I have a HP Deskjet 682C which doesn't
> > > understand postscript.
> >
> > But lpr should feed it through the magicfilter and gs, which converts
> > postscript to hpgl. What do you have in /etc/printcap?
> >
> > Bob
> >
> > >
> > > On Wed, 27 Jan 1999, Bob Nielsen wrote:
> > >
> > > > Date: Wed, 27 Jan 1999 14:27:29 -0700 (MST)
> > > > From: Bob Nielsen <nielsen@primenet.com>
> > > > To: "Craig R. Hodges" <chodges@Copernicus.Astronomers.org>
> > > > Cc: debian-user@lists.debian.org
> > > > Subject: Re: Printer Setup
> > > >
> > > > I just use lpr as my print command in Netscape and the output gets sent to
> > > > gs and the printer via magicfilter.
> > > >
> > > > Bob
> > > >
> > > > On Wed, 27 Jan 1999, Craig R. Hodges wrote:
> > > >
> > > > > I've installed gs-aladdin, gsfonts, magicfilter from slink.
> > > > > In Netscape I put for the print command
> > > > > gs --sModel=unspec --sOutputFile=\|lpr
> > > > >
> > > > > It'll pop-up a Ghostscript "preview" window in X and after a couple
> > > > > minutes (if I'm printing a web page with graphics or instantly if just
> > > > > text) get a stdout/stderr
> > > > >
> > > > > The message is
> > > > >
> > > > > Aladdin Ghostscript 5.50 (1998-9-16)
> > > > > Copyright (etc., etc.)
> > > > >
> > > > > <GS><GS>...GS<71>GS...
> > > > >
> > > > > (etc. etc.)
> > > > >
> > > > > ...Loading NimbusRomNo9L - Medi font from
> > > > > /usr/lib/ghostscript/fonts/n021004l.pfb... (a bunch of numbers) 0 done.
> > > > > ...Loading NimbusRomNo9L - Reguital font from
> > > > > /usr/lib/ghostscript/fonts/n021023l.pfb... (a bunch of numbers) 0 done.
> > > > > ...Loading NimbusRomNo9L - Mediltal font from
> > > > > /usr/lib/ghostscript/fonts/n021024l.pbf... 2023936 708506 1329168 38317 0
> > > > >
> > > > > <<stderr diagnostics have been truncated >>
> > > > >
> > > > > Any ideas?
> > > > >
> > > > > Thanks,
> > > > > Craig
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > --
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> > > > >
> > > >
> > > > ----
> > > > Bob Nielsen Internet: nielsen@primenet.com
> > > > Tucson, AZ AMPRnet: w6swe@w6swe.ampr.org
> > > > DM42nh http://www.primenet.com/~nielsen
> > > >
> > >
> > >
> >
> > ----
> > Bob Nielsen Internet: nielsen@primenet.com
> > Tucson, AZ AMPRnet: w6swe@w6swe.ampr.org
> > DM42nh http://www.primenet.com/~nielsen
> >
>
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