slink print troubles
I have been working on this for about 2 weeks now and sofar, never got it
working right.
configuration(current)
Debian v2.1
lprng 3.5.2-1.3
apsfilter 4.9.7-5
HP Deskjet 500 on /dev/lp0
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apsfilter creates 3 entries in printcap lp,ascii,raw ..when i lp -d lp or
-d ascii, all that comes out is (1) blank page. when i print -d raw, it
prints it raw, but of course any postscript is not translated. When i use
the a2ps package that comes with debian, nothing comes out, same with if i
compile my own a2ps, nothing comes out.
I tried using(the latest version) of magicfilter, which worked in the same
way, kinda. I could print postscript from netscape and applixware no
problem, pictures and all, but when i went to print from the command line,
nothing. I traced that problem down to magicfilter trying to call a
program/script call djscript, which magicfilter didn't seem to include, so
i grabbed it and installed it. Then my lpd complained that djscript was
saying it was not able to open the file /dev/lp0, however when i ran it
manually (./djscript some_file) it printed fine. So i went out onto the
net and grabbed CUPS(Common unix printing system) and that again, did not
work. I know its not my port or my cable or my printer since i can print
postscript from Netscape/Applixware using magicfilter and i can print raw
text using apsfilter(or djscript) but i want to be able to print using
plain lp(and be able to print postscript from that) so i can share the
printer out via SAMBA.
i just grabbed the latest ver of linuxconf in the hopes it may be able to
help me out but i doubt it.
any ideas, i'm quite stuck on this problem!
nate
aphro@aphroland.org
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