Just in case this can help someone else down the road later here is a
working PRINTCAP for the following combinations:
HP4 with the jetdirect option card
TI microlaser connected to a jetdirect ex plus via a parallel port
ti:
:lp=ti%9100
:ifhp=model=ps,status@
:sd=/var/spool/lpd/%P
:rw:sh:ps=status
:of=/usr/local/libexec/filters/ifhp
:if=/usr/local/libexec/filters/ifhp
:rw:sh:ps=status
hp4:
:lp=hp4%9100
:ifhp=model=hp4,status@
:sd=/var/spool/lpd/%P
:rw:sh:ps=status
:of=/usr/local/libexec/filters/ifhp
:if=/usr/local/libexec/filters/ifhp
:rw:sh:ps=status
Thank you for the assistance and the guidance. Keep up the good work.
TIA
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Ron Rosson ... and a UNIX user said ...
The InSaNe One rm -rf *
[EMAIL PROTECTED] and all was /dev/null and *void()
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When I'm feeling down, I like to eat a bucket of fried
chicken in front of a Jenny Craig Outlet.
[EMAIL PROTECTED] ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote:
> I suspect that the job format is not acceptible to the printer.
>
> I wish I could give you more help.
>
> > From [EMAIL PROTECTED] Tue Sep 26 17:21:01 2000
> > Date: Tue, 26 Sep 2000 17:20:57 -0700
> > From: "Ron 'The InSaNe One' Rosson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > Subject: Re: LPRng: Newbie Help
> >
> > [EMAIL PROTECTED] ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote:
> > > >
> > > > # HP4 Printer (office)
> > > > hp4|lj1_text|text1:lp=:rm=mps:rp=text:sd=/var/spool/lpd/hp4:
> > > > hp4pcl|lj1_raw|raw1:lp=:rm=mps:rp=raw:sd=/var/spool/lpd/hp4pcl:
> > >
> > > You want to use:
> > > #
> > > # HP4 Printer (office)
> > > hp4|lj1_text|text1:rm=mps:rp=text:sd=/var/spool/lpd/hp4:
> > > hp4pcl|lj1_raw|raw1:rm=mps:rp=raw:sd=/var/spool/lpd/hp4pcl:
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > Should work out of the box. What is the problem?
> > >
> > Well Here is the log entry of tring to print a PDF file from Acroread to
> > the hp4pcl printer at the office. It never prints. I am stuck and
> > confused. I get the same sort of thing from my TI at home and still no
> > printing.
> >
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