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From: hm@hcshh.hcs.de (Hellmuth Michaelis)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd
Subject: Re: 386BSD and the HP LaserJet III
Keywords: HP, LaserJet
Message-ID: <1586@hcshh.hcs.de>
Date: 22 Oct 92 08:25:50 GMT
References: <1992Oct20.175434.17207@nsisrv.gsfc.nasa.gov> <1992Oct22.045314.28760@u.washington.edu>
Organization: HCS GmbH, Hamburg, Europe
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In <1992Oct22.045314.28760@u.washington.edu> ganter@carson.u.washington.edu (Mark Ganter) writes:

>I too am at the same state.  I understand that to use parallel ports requires
>a kernel rebuild...Ok.  So I'll live with serial ports.  I have both a
>HP LJII and a Postscript carridge.  Would someone in the know please post
>the process?  Thanks in advance.

the process was posted some days ago in this group.

>I believe that "we" need proper /etc/printcap file entry (ies).  Also, what
>about output filters for postscript? or do you just send output in some "raw"
>print mode?  I'm looking at the SMM.06.lpd manual.  Lots of detail but what
>order do the operations take place.  ....Mark

get a package called "psf" from comp.sources.misc volume 27 and many patches
in later volumes of that group from an archive site.

it contains ALL and a bit more you ask for.

hellmuth
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