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Path: euryale.cc.adfa.oz.au!newshost.carno.net.au!harbinger.cc.monash.edu.au!munnari.OZ.AU!spool.mu.edu!newspump.sol.net!ddsw1!news.mcs.net!www.nntp.primenet.com!nntp.primenet.com!feed1.news.erols.com!news From: Ken Bigelow <kbigelow@www.play-hookey.com> Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc Subject: Re: How to set up lpr properly Date: Fri, 11 Oct 1996 17:17:50 +0000 Organization: Erol's Internet Services Lines: 57 Message-ID: <325E813E.5F00@www.play-hookey.com> References: <53go2i$d16@taco.cc.ncsu.edu> Reply-To: kbigelow@www.play-hookey.com NNTP-Posting-Host: kenjb05.play-hookey.com Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Mailer: Mozilla 3.0 (Win16; U) Bob Keys wrote: > > I have set up the FreeBSD 2.1.5 stable system on a machine locally, and > have used the net install, and basically have it up and running, except > I can't get anything to print to a postscript printer on the standard > parallel printer port. Since I am not a unix guru, this is a problem. > I know enough to get the system to install, but not enough to sysadmin > it very well. But, we fools have to start somewhere...... > > How is the printer system properly set up, to, for example: > > cat filename.ps | lpr > > or lpr filename.ps > > and get it to print. > > I am close but no joy yet....(:+{{..... > > 1. I uncommented /etc/printcap to set up the lp printer. The default > lp as came with the FreeBSD installation was used. It was: > > lp:local line printer:\ > :lp=/dev/lpt0:sd=/var/spool/output/lpd:lf=/var/log/lpd-errs: > > 2. I rebooted cold the machine. > > 3. I created /var/spool/output/lpd directory manually because it was not > there by default in installation --- why not? > > 4. A 10 line groff file was used to generate a simple postscript > printer file. The identical file was used on dos troff to > make a similar file. > > The FreeBSD and the dos files were printed fine on dos to the printer. > > The FreeBSD box file flushed both the dos and FreeBSD generated > postscript files when sent to the printer (same printer). > > Alas, something is still not right on the FreeBSD box, but almost..... > > Thanks and pardon the fool's question, but I can't get the manpages or > the handbook or the faq to print otherwise.....(:+{{..... > > Still learning..... > I'm afraid I can't help you specifically with PostScript. However, will your printer handle ASCII text as well? And will it insert a CR if fed an LF? If so, you can do "man whatever > /dev/lpt0" to at least get something on paper. That's how I managed it. -- Ken Are you interested in | byte-sized education | http://www.play-hookey.com over the Internet? |