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From: jrb@csi.compuserve.com (Joe Beauchamp)
Subject: Re: FreeBSD and Deskjet
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References: <1993Dec27.211106.26717@sinkhole.unf.edu>
Date: Wed, 29 Dec 1993 23:23:13 GMT
In article <1993Dec27.211106.26717@sinkhole.unf.edu> jdough@sinkhole.unf.edu (Joseph Dougherty) writes:
>From: jdough@sinkhole.unf.edu (Joseph Dougherty)
>Subject: FreeBSD and Deskjet
>Date: Mon, 27 Dec 1993 21:11:06 GMT
>[ Article crossposted from comp.unix.bsd ]
>[ Author was Joseph Dougherty ]
>[ Posted on Mon, 27 Dec 1993 21:06:41 GMT ]
> 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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I don't have a full solution but found that lpd does not send <CR>. By
sending the sequence to the deskjet to turn <LF> into <CR><LF>, I was able
to print on BSDi (similar to FreeBSD), although it seemed slow compared to
DOS or Windows. <esc>&k2G does it. This isn't a high priority for me, so I
haven't gotten farther than this. lpr a file with this sequence, then the
printer will print. You may want to add pw#80 to the printcap to say that it
is 80 characters wide..
Joe Beauchamp
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