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From: jones <jones@taz.flnet.com>
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc
Subject: Hp laserjet 4L
Date: Fri, 3 Nov 1995 13:12:29 +0000
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I have a laserjet 4. in freebsd. I have been told that you can use the 
line printer demon to access the printer. I went through all the bs 
uncommenting out the original printcap file inserting the directory. ok 
all this worked also unhasshed the lp statement in the config file. All 
this is at the defaults.  Ok the system rebooted and everything seemed ok 
untill i tried to print a file out. I used lpr filename, the file went 
into the spooler and was qued.  Ok the printer fired up and I thought it 
was goin to print, but alas it only printed blank pages. 

	If anyone else has gone through this I would appreciate your 
wisdom. Ohh the system is intel based pc. 

						Thanks in adv.
					        jones@taz.flnet.com