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From: brian@shift.utell.net (Brian Somers)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc
Subject: Re: Printer problem ! first page garbage
Date: 9 May 1997 10:23:54 GMT
Organization: Awfulhak Ltd.
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In article <5kuocg$orq@nosy.bart.nl>,
username@your-hostname-here.nl.com (Patrick Oonk) writes:
> Hi,
>
> I have a Lexmark laserprinter hooked up to a FreeBSD box (parallel).
> When I print, it always prints one page full of garbage...
> With lp, and also when I print from a Windows workstation
> though the BSD box with Samba.
>
> This is my printcap:
> # @(#)printcap 5.3 (Berkeley) 6/30/90
> lp|local line printer:\
> :lp=/dev/lpt0:sd=/var/spool/output/lpd:lf=/var/log/lpd-errs:
>
>
> Any clues ?
Nope.
You could try stopping printing on lp (lpc stop lp) and then
examine the data in /var/spool/output/lpd. There should be
no "garbage" there. You could then try killing lpd and
cat'ing your data to the printer. If the garbage comes out
(I suspect it will), it means that it's your printer and
not the software.
If it's the printer, you're gonna have to get the manual
out and figure out how to stop it from spewing the garbage.
You can then set up a filter using the answer you find in
the manual.
Post more details if you can narrow the problem.
--
Brian <brian@awfulhak.org> <brian@freebsd.org>
<http://www.awfulhak.org>
Don't _EVER_ lose your sense of humour !