Path: utzoo!attcan!utgpu!jarvis.csri.toronto.edu!rutgers!cs.utexas.edu!uunet!cbmvax!grr From: grr@cbmvax.UUCP (George Robbins) Newsgroups: comp.unix.ultrix Subject: Re: Printcap for HP Laserjet II Keywords: printcap laserjet Message-ID: <7623@cbmvax.UUCP> Date: 11 Aug 89 05:56:09 GMT References: <1319@speedy.mcnc.org> Reply-To: grr@cbmvax.UUCP (George Robbins) Distribution: usa Organization: Commodore Technology, West Chester, PA Lines: 26 In article <1319@speedy.mcnc.org> kerm@mcnc.org (Cary E. Burnette) writes: > I have recently installed a HP Laserjet II on one of our > computers. I have been able to print regular files (ASCII) > with no problem. But we need to be able to print tex files > we have dvi-to-hp program that produces the correct file. > But when we use the lpr command we get nothing put garbage. > We think the control signals are getting filtered out, how > can we prevent this. Most of the filters do peculiar and undocumented things. Some, like ln03rof, do fewer peculiar things than ln03, so you might want to give that a try. When in doubt, specifying /bin/cat for the "accounting filter" is a good starting point. I posted the source for the BSD 4.3, "do almost nothing" filter where a while ago, send e-mail if you can't find it and could use a copy... Remember, there is a section on the printer spooler in the supplementary documents - the system is more complicated, flexible and perverse than meets the eye, but not as bad as it seems when you're looking at all the printcap options... 8-) [sorry, it's getting late] -- George Robbins - now working for, uucp: {uunet|pyramid|rutgers}!cbmvax!grr but no way officially representing arpa: cbmvax!grr@uunet.uu.net Commodore, Engineering Department fone: 215-431-9255 (only by moonlite)