Re: Newbie - struggling with printer

["LeRoy D. Cressy" <ldc@netaxs.com>]

artworks wrote:
> 
> Hi -
> 
>    I'm still struggling with the basics of getting up and running.
> 
>    Typing  "lpr" produces 'can't  transfer to ps@art" (I used art
> as my system id).
> 
>    My best guess is that my printer is on 'lp1' - this is the only
> port which I can use to make the printer respond at all. This
> is not cpnsistant with my manuals which indicate that lp0 should
> correspond to LPTR 1 - the DOS location.
> 
>     /etc/printcap follows.
> 
>    Any suggestions ??
> 
> Thanks,
> Arthur Newmark
> 
> # /etc/printcap
> #
> # Please don't edit this file directly unless you know what you are
> doing!
> # Be warned that the control-panel printtool requires a very strict
> format!
> # Look at the printcap(5) man page for more info.
> #
> # This file can be edited with the printtool in the control-panel.

Hi Arthur,

There is a utility called magicfilter that creates the printcap
functions that you need.  It will set up a system that calls gs to print
postscript files and etc.  I have found this utility to be a "blessing"
rather than trying to manually edit the printcap file manually.  Most
distributions have this utility, or else you can get the source and run
make.

ftp://sunsite.cnlab-switch.ch/mirror/linux/sunsite/system/printing/magicfilter-1.2.tar.gz

If your distribution does not have magicfilter you can get from the
above address

Have a good day
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