Hi All,
a while ago I had downloaded the ppm to ppa converter which enables
users who have "Designed for Windows" printers such as the HP820 Cxi to
print from linux.
I decided to give it a go and set it up....
Needless to say I was delighted to finally see my HP820 churning out the
calibration page when I issued the "pbmtpg | pbm2ppa > /dev/lp0"
command...
I then decided to set up the printer properly using printtool...
I created theInput filter as specified in the installation instructions
as follows and stored it in /usr/local/bin/ps.if
BEGIN ps.if
--------------
#! /bin/sh
gs -sDEVICE=pbmraw -q -dNOPAUSE -r600 -sOutputFile= - - | \
/usr/local/bin/pbm2ppa - -
--------------
END ps.if
My printcap file is as follows:
BEGIN printcap
-----------------
# /etc/printcap
#
# Please don't edit this file directly unless you know what you are
doing!
# Be warned that the control-panel printtool requires a very strict
format!
# Look at the printcap(5) man page for more info.
#
# This file can be edited with the printtool in the control-panel.
##PRINTTOOL3## LOCAL
lp:\
:sd=/var/spool/lpd/lp:\
:mx#0:\
:sh:\
:lp=/dev/lp0:\
:if=/usr/local/bin/ps.if:
-----------------
END printcap
when i then try to print the Postscript test page from printtool,
nothing happens and the queue shows up as empty...
Has anyone had this problem? What am I doing wrong (aside from having an
HP820) :)....
Any help in resolving this situtatin would help...
The documentation also shows how to make an interface file for an ascii
printer by creating a file called /usr/local/bin/ascii.if
but in it, it calls a command called "enscript".. what is it and where
do I get it?
Thanks a lot folks, I look forward to your replies...
regards,
Ahbaid.
P.S. I have been on this list and have found it most helpful for about a
year and a half... thanks folks.
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