[4721] in RedHat Linux List
Re: printing problem on Red Hat 4.0
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (TDWidrick@aol.com)
Sat Nov 16 17:59:00 1996
From: TDWidrick@aol.com
Date: Sat, 16 Nov 1996 17:56:14 -0500
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>>
>> Hi,
>>
>> I have a postscript printer that I set it up in 'control-panel'. I read
>> the howto, scanned through this list and recompiled my kernel.
>>
>> Here's what happens with postscript files:
>> lpr test.ps <-- my printer blinks, but doesn't
>> print
>> cat test.ps > /dev/lp1 <-- THIS PRINTS!
>>
>> Here's what happens with ascii files (with printer in PCL mode):
>> lpr -Ppcl test.txt <-- my printer prints
illegibly
>> ...
>> (a few words can
be
>> seen)
>>
>>
>> Thanks for any help,
>> Tim
>>
>
>i'm suffering from the same problem w/ DEC serial postscript printer.
>anybody else?
>any solutions yet?
>
>- jae
Me again. I had some luck -- by telling the print tool (in control
panel) to suppress headers.
Now I can print postscript.
My ascii files come out but some of the first line is off the top.
How to adjust?
And what is wrong with headers?
Anyway, as requested, here is my /etc/printcap:
# /etc/printcap
#
# Please don't edit this file directly unless you know what you are doing!
# Be warned that the control-panel printtool requires a very strict format!
# Look at the printcap(5) man page for more info.
#
# This file can be edited with the printtool in the control-panel.
##PRINTTOOL## LOCAL PostScript 300x300 letter 1
lp:\
:sd=/var/spool/lpd/lp:\
:mx#0:\
:lp=/dev/lp1:\
:if=/var/spool/lpd/lp/filter:
##PRINTTOOL## LOCAL laserjet 300x300 letter {}
lp0|pcl:\
:sd=/var/spool/lpd/lp0:\
:mx#0:\
:lp=/dev/lp1:\
:if=/var/spool/lpd/lp0/filter:
Thanks for any help!!
Tim
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