Re: LPRng: Deep distress and begging for guidance
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 > > > - > 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| subscribe lprng-digest [EMAIL PROTECTED] > unsubscribe LIST | unsubscribe lprng [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > If you have major problems, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the word > LPRNGLIST in the SUBJECT line. > - > - 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| subscribe lprng-digest [EMAIL PROTECTED] unsubscribe LIST | unsubscribe lprng [EMAIL PROTECTED] If you have major problems, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the word LPRNGLIST in the SUBJECT line. -
Re: LPRng: Deep distress and begging for guidance
On Sat, Jan 05, 2002 at 02:17:45AM -0800, [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 Hello Larry, I am the maintainer of the Debian LPRng packages. By some coincidence up until about a month ago my primary printer was a HP DJ500. They understand ascii and some PCL. What are you trying to print? I assume a postscript page? Are you sure ghostscript is working and is sending the right sort of file to the printer? Try printing a text file first, that will make sure all the channels etc are right. It could be that the file is going to the printer and the printer goes, huh? and dumps it. A good way to annoy someone who is not aware of this is give them a text file and a postscript-only printer. You get lots of blank pages and cursing! Then do the opposite, cat a PCL file direct to the port. Your printcap is pretty simple so its basically just sending the file as is. BTW, I hope you have the latest lprng running there Larry, the older 3.6.12's had a security bug in them. You should be running 3.6.12-8 which is the 3.6.24 security patches backported to the Debian stable dist. It will stop the syslog() overflow hack and the NLSPATH hack. -- Craig Small VK2XLZ GnuPG:1C1B D893 1418 2AF4 45EE 95CB C76C E5AC 12CA DFA5 Eye-Net Consulting http://www.eye-net.com.au/<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> MIEEE <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Debian developer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> - 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| subscribe lprng-digest [EMAIL PROTECTED] unsubscribe LIST | unsubscribe lprng [EMAIL PROTECTED] If you have major problems, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the word LPRNGLIST in the SUBJECT line. -
LPRng: Deep distress and begging for guidance
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 - 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| subscribe lprng-digest [EMAIL PROTECTED] unsubscribe LIST | unsubscribe lprng [EMAIL PROTECTED] If you have major problems, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the word LPRNGLIST in the SUBJECT line. -
