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From: jdough@sinkhole.unf.edu (Joseph Dougherty)
Subject: FreeBSD and Deskjet
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Date: Mon, 27 Dec 1993 21:06:41 GMT
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	I have just installed FreeBSD 1.0 from the new DiscNET CDROM. The
installation was tricky, but it's there.
	However, I'm experienceing a problem I had previously under Linux.
When I pipe straight text to my HP Deskjet 500 on paralleldevice
/dev/lpa0, the printer prints one line of text, then spits out numerous
blank pages before quitting. Someone once mailed me a script file that set
up some kind of filter that made this work correctly, but it's long been lost.
If anyone has a clue as to how to fix this, I'd appreciate some e-mail.
	Thanks.


Joe Dougherty
University of North Florida	
jdough@unf6.cis.unf.edu (preferred) cop0812@unf1vm.cis.unf.edu
I don't speak for anyone but myself. Got me?
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