hi,
if your printer just understands pcl you must set up a filter in the
printcap, see the IFHP HOWTO which printertype and configuration might
fit...
regards
~christoph
On Sat, 5 Jan 2002 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> I'm trying to set up an HP DeskJet 500, I have at least three other
> printers that I'll need to deal with soon, but I'd feel more confident if
> I could get just one to work first.
>
> Relevant details:
> Debian2.2(potato), LPRng-3.6.12, ghostscript 5.10
>
> here's a transcript from yet another attempt in which the software seems
> to think it works but the printer sits there in lumpish affront
>
> Script started on Sat Jan 5 01:53:34 2002
> larry@heron:~$ lpr -V
> Version LPRng-3.6.12
> This is ascii text, and the gd printer probably doesn't know anything but
> PCL, grrr.
> sending job 'larry@heron+11' to lp2@localhost
> connecting to 'localhost', attempt 1
> connected to 'localhost'
> requesting printer lp2@localhost
> sending control file 'cfA011heron' to lp2@localhost
> completed sending 'cfA011heron' to lp2@localhost
> sending data file 'dfA011heron' to lp2@localhost
> completed sending 'dfA011heron' to lp2@localhost
> done job 'larry@heron+11' transfer to lp2@localhost
> larry@heron:~$ exit
>
> Script done on Sat Jan 5 01:56:43 2002
>
> here's a copy of my /etc/printcap
> #:$Id: printcap,v 1.3 2002/01/05 01:21:45 larry Exp $:
> # /etc/printcap: printer capability database. See printcap(5).
> # You can use the filter entries df, tf, cf, gf etc. for
> # your own filters. See the printcap(5) manual page for further
> # details.
> lp2|HP 500 DeskJet
> :lp=/dev/lp0
> :sd=/var/spool/lpd/lp
> :lf=/var/log/lpd-errs
> :mx#0
> :sh
>
>
> What part of the man-pages am I not understanding?
>
> Would it help things if I got or created a PCL file, and sent that to lp2,
> I'm fairly sure the printer works since it was able to print from a
> windows box earlier, should I switch lp=/dev/lp0 to something else?
> dmesg reports lp0: using parport0 (polling)
>
> clues devoutly appreciated,
> larry
>
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