Printing setup

From: Len Zettel (zettel_at_acm.org)
Date: 06/22/04

  • Next message: Richard Stevenson: "Re: Printing setup" 
    Date: Mon, 21 Jun 2004 19:43:09 -0400
To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org

    I am trying to set up FreeBSD 4.10
    When it comes to printing I am fairly
    slavishly following the Handbook.

    Unfortunately, when I try
    lptest 20 5 | lpr -PLaserjet

    I get the following message:
    lpd[297]:Laserjet: cannot execv(/usr/local/libexec/if-simple):
    no such file or directory

    /usr/local/libexec/if-simple is there:
    Moving it to /usr/local (with corresponding modification of
    /etc/printcap) doesn't seem to help.

    I have not had this problem with 5.1
    If I remove the if= entry from /etc/printcap I get printing but
    (of course) in a totally unsatisfactory format.

    So now what? Drop back 15 yards and punt?

    Thanks in advance
       -LenZ-

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