Hey SLUGers,
I have a HP DeskJet 500C attached to a WinNT machine, and I am trying to
set up printing from my Debian (stable) box.
I have gotten a fair way down the track... I can print text files to
the printer (ie 'cat /etc/fstab | lpr'). The only problem with doing
this is that the file prints out but no page feed is delivered to the
printer (ie the page stays in the printer at the last line).
I have gs and magicfilter on my machine, but no idea for how to
configure them (I know that my gs devide name is djet500c). My print
spooler is LPRng. I am happy to change the magic filter if required.
My /etc/printcap file is as follows
deskjet:\
:cm=HP DeskJet 500C:\
:sd=/var/spool/lpd/deskjet:\
:af=/var/spool/lpd/deskjet/acct:\
:if=/usr/bin/smbprint:\
:mx=0:\
:lp=/dev/deskjet:
My /var/spool/lpd/deskjet/.config file is as follows
server=charline
service=DeskJet
password=<appropriate_password>
I have also created a dummy /dev/deskjet device (with permissions 622),
as somewhere advised this for device locking...
I would like to be able to print PS files to the printer, and to have
the page feed when I print text files. Colour would be nice, but is not
essential (I usually print B+W anyway). Any help (pointers to where this
has been answered before?) would be appreciated.
Thanks
Stephen
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