> From [EMAIL PROTECTED] Wed Aug 2 02:05:33 2000
> Date: Wed, 2 Aug 2000 10:09:07 +0200 (CEST)
> From: Ale <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: LPRng: Please help
>
>
> I had a working lpd configuration on my system and I was suggested to move
> to LPRng as I intended to use apsfilter. I don't know much about printing
> and I (really) have little time to read all the docs, so I hope some of
> you can provide me with a simple but working config. I hve a NEC
> Superscript 1260 that claims to be 100% ljet2p PCL compatible and after
> installing LPRng all went down.
>
> here is my config and errors I get instead of printing, please notice I
> REMOVED all previous lpd stuff (so consider it a fresh installation).
> I installed with
>
> ./configure --sysconfdir=/etc
> make clean all;
> make install
>
> and then replacing the original execs with links to new LPRng
>
> /etc/printcap
>
> #(actual config, commented old lpd one)
> # NEC Superscript 1260
> lp|laser:sd=/var/spool/lpd/%P
> :force_localhost
> # (next line was not working with suggested "/tmp/something"
> # so I modified according to old one)
> :lp=/dev/lp0
You need to use:
:ifhp=model=ghostscript,gs_device=ljet2p
Hmmm... you can also use the following which will
pass through preformmatted LJET stuff as well:
:ifhp=model=gs_ljet2
> :filter=/usr/local/libexec/filters/ifhp
> # HP Laser jet plus
> #lp|laser:lp=/dev/lp0:sd=/usr/spool/lp0:mx#0:sh:ff=
>
> # lpd.conf
> # (all commented)
>
> when I lpr /.../psfile.ps and then lpq:
>
> Printer: lp@frankie 'laser'
> Queue: 1 printable job
> Server: pid 3908 active
> Unspooler: pid 3912 active
> Status: attempt 2, sleeping 10 before retry at 09:57:54.643
> Filter_status: converter process died with signal 11, 'Segmentation fault' at
>09:57:54.586
> Rank Owner/ID Class Job Files Size Time
> active(attempt-2) root@frankie+906 A 906 /home/ale/gs6.01/exa 78519 09:57:52
>
> Please help.
>
> Thanks in advance.
>
> Ale
You need to get a bit more status information. Try using:
lpq -llll
And see what the last couple of messages are.
Patrick Powell
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