Configuring Printer Services

From: Mark Perreault (mcperreault2003_at_yahoo.com)
Date: 09/06/03


Date: Sat, 06 Sep 2003 04:52:25 GMT

I am having some difficulty configuring printer services on my newly
installed FreeBSD 5.0. I have followed the guidance in the printing
section of the handbook at freebsd.org, and when I send text to the
printer, the light flashes, but there is no output.

The printer is an HP Laserjet 1100 on the parallel port (/dev/lpt0).
I have a filter (from the handbook) to take care of the CR/LF problem.
Also of note, the logfile I have set up in /etc/printcap only has one entry
in it - the starting of lpd.

Does anybody have any advice on configuring HP printers?

-- 
Mark Perreault


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