Sorry for the long delay, but maybe this will still help someone. I have no problem with the HP5000 series printers that I have. Here is my printcap:
laser3 :ae=|/opt/LPRng/libexec/filters/accounting-umdnj.pl end :af=/var/spool/lpd/%P/acct :as=|/opt/LPRng/libexec/filters/accounting-umdnj.pl start :cm=NJMS Alumni Lab - B624 - HP LaserJet 5000N :filter=/opt/LPRng/libexec/filters/ifhp :ifhp=model=hp5000,dev=laser3%9100 :lp=/dev/null :sd=/var/spool/lpd/%P ---- _ _ _ _ ___ _ _ _ |Y#| | | |\/| | \ |\ | | | Ryan Novosielski - Jr. UNIX Systems Admin |$&| |__| | | |__/ | \| _| | [EMAIL PROTECTED] - 973/972.0922 (2-0922) \__/ Univ. of Med. and Dent. | IST/ACS - New Jersey Medical School - C630 On Mon, 21 Oct 2002, Raymond M. Reskusich wrote: > It's probably safest in trying to track down the problem to increase the > debugging level in the ifhp options and look in the "status" file to > see how the communications with the printer are working. > > Does the print job stay active in the queue as long as pages are > coming out of the printer? If not, there may be a "waitend' problem, > like with the hp4100 and hp4550n. Does anyone on the list have > pagecounting working with this model printer, or is it a widespread > problem? > > Raymond M. Reskusich > > On Mon, Oct 21, 2002 at 10:08:43AM +0000, Marcelo Yandun wrote: > > it does not work.... > > Thanks > > > > Johan Bengtsson wrote: > > > > >On Fri, 18 Oct 2002, Marcelo Yandun wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > >>Hi, > > >> > > >>I am trying to set-up pagecounting on Lexmark,HP5000N and HP8000N > > >>but i can't make it works. i only get -p0. > > >>Idon't know what is wrong, please help. > > >> > > >>This is my printcap: > > >>for HP5000N: > > >>hp5hr041|Human Resources HP 5000N Laser Printer on the 4th Floor:\ > > >> :sd=/var/spool/lpd/%P:\ > > >> :mx#0:\ > > >> :sh:\ > > >> :rm=hp5hr041:\ > > >> :rp=passthru:\ > > >> :lpd_bounce=true:\ > > >> :af=/var/log/lpd/%Plog:\ > > >> :lf=/var/log/lpd/%P: > > >> :as=/usr/local/bin/accounting.pl start > > >> :ae=/usr/local/bin/accounting.pl end > > >> :filter=/usr/libexec/filters/ifhp > > >> :of=/usr/libexec/filters/ifhp > > >> :ifhp=model=hp5000,ps,pagecount=ps,waitend=ps > > >> > > >> > > > > > >Try something like this: > > > > > >:ifhp=model=hp5000,status,sync,pagecount,waitend > > > > > >Johan Bengtsson > > > > > > > > > > -- > > Administrador del Sistema > > ALAI > > Agencia Latinoamericana de Informacion > > Telf: 2505-074 > > > > > ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- YOU MUST BE A LIST MEMBER IN ORDER TO POST TO THE LPRNG MAILING LIST The address you post from MUST be your subscription address If you need help, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] (or lprng-requests or lprng-digest-requests) with the word 'help' in the body. For the impatient, to subscribe to a list with name LIST, send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with: | example: subscribe LIST <mailaddr> | subscribe lprng-digest [EMAIL PROTECTED] unsubscribe LIST <mailaddr> | unsubscribe lprng [EMAIL PROTECTED] If you have major problems, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the word LPRNGLIST in the SUBJECT line. -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
