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From: paul@isl.cf.ac.uk (Paul)
Subject: Re: problems with lpr and HP DeskJet: LF==> CR+LF ???
Message-ID: <1993May21.135041.20862@cm.cf.ac.uk>
Keywords: HP DeskJet printing lpr filter
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Date: Fri, 21 May 1993 13:50:40 +0000
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In article <3501@bigfoot.first.gmd.de> ats@bsd386.first.gmd.de (Andreas Schulz) writes:
>In article <2BFBEBCA.3881@news.service.uci.edu> jstern@eclectic.ss.uci.edu writes:
>>:ty=nl: in the printcap, but this doesn't work.  I have even
>
>I don't find a "ty" capability for printcap.
>
>>
>>:ld=\E\100\038\107\050\071:
>
>Also, there is no "ld" capability documented in printcap.

When I last looked into this, for someone else who needed a printer on
the serial line, it didn't look as though lpd could handle setting up
the serial line from printcap settings. 

To drive something like a deskjet you need a lpd with the capabilities
that SUN provide otherwise you'll just get garbage.

-- 
  Paul Richards, University of Wales, College Cardiff

  Internet: paul@isl.cf.ac.uk