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From: "Glen" <gi143@cybercomm.net>
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc
Subject: Re: Printing problem with Okidata OLE600.
Date: 9 Sep 1996 23:59:00 GMT
Organization: CyberComm Online Services
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I don't know how to do that.  Do you have any sorce for that problem or
anyone else.

Ken Bigelow <kbigelow@www.play-hookey.com> wrote in article
<3234727C.6028@www.play-hookey.com>...
> Glen wrote:
> > 
> > This is my /etc/printcap!
> > 
> > oki|lp|okidata laser:\
> > :lp=/dev/lpt0:sh:sd=var/spool/lpd/oki:\
> > :if=/usr/local/libexec/okiif:
> > 
> > I have created the /var/spool/lpd/oki and chown to daemon.
> > This is the filter file I'm using.
> > 
> > printf "\033\&k2G" && cat && printf "\f" && exit 0
> > exit 2
> > 
> > When I print I still get the stair case effect!!!!
> > My next problem is my printer only prints the first few  print requests
> > then when I send another print job it prints blank pages only a couple.
> > Then I check the  que and it has been processed.   If the system is
> > shutdown the printer will print a few more requests.   Then it will
start
> > printing blank pages for each request.
> > 
> 
> Sounds like the classic LF-without-CR problem on the printer. If you
> can't set your printer to automatically do a CR when it reads LF, you'll
> have to add a short (C or other language) routine to check each
> character and send a CR prior to each LF.
> -- 
> Ken
> 
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