Return to BSD News archive
Path: euryale.cc.adfa.oz.au!newshost.anu.edu.au!harbinger.cc.monash.edu.au!munnari.OZ.AU!spool.mu.edu!news.sol.net!newspump.sol.net!newsfeeder.sdsu.edu!chi-news.cic.net!nntp.coast.net!zombie.ncsc.mil!news.mathworks.com!newsfeed.internetmci.com!info.ucla.edu!unixg.ubc.ca!van-bc!n1van.istar!van.istar!west.istar!ott.istar!istar.net!news.nstn.ca!coranto.ucs.mun.ca!news.unb.ca!usenet
From: Peter Howlett <Peter.Howlett@ASG.unb.ca>
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc
Subject: Re: Printer filter file error
Date: Tue, 16 Jul 1996 20:55:55 +0000
Organization: Atlantic Systems Group
Lines: 382
Message-ID: <31EC01DB.41C67EA6@ASG.unb.ca>
References: <4sd8g1$ruk@slowmo.techfak.uni-kiel.de> <31EB1D42.493B@www.play-hookey.com> <31EBDBEE.167EB0E7@ASG.unb.ca>
NNTP-Posting-Host: 198.164.16.51
Mime-Version: 1.0
Content-Type: multipart/mixed; boundary="------------446B9B3D2781E494167EB0E7"
X-Mailer: Mozilla 2.02 (X11; I; FreeBSD 2.1.0-RELEASE i386)
This is a multi-part message in MIME format.
--------------446B9B3D2781E494167EB0E7
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii
Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit
Peter Howlett wrote:
> I have another interesting question though... I have a print file
> created with ghostscript (cdj550 driver) that I can send to my
> deskjet 680c from dos with no problem. When I boot FreeBSD (2.1)
> the file gets queued, then sits for a while, then spits out a blank
> page (with 5 or 10 random chars at the top), then sits for a while
> longer (1/2 to 1 hour for a full one page of text converted from
> postscript text) then proceeds to print the page _very_ slowly.
Seems I have my own thread going here 8-). I found the lptcontrol
program and did an lptcontrol -p to put the driver in poll mode.
This fixed my time of printing problem. My second problem was
the daemon trying to print a burst page without a form feed
definition. I put a :sh in the printcap and fixed this problem.
For those with filter questions, I have adapted a generic filter
program I found from a fellow named Jeff Stern in May 1994. I
hope he wont mind if I repost his original note. It was originally
written for a deskjet500. You may need to change the paths for
ghostscript and dvips for printing postscript and dvi files
respectively. The note is attached.
--------------------------------------------------------------------
Peter Howlett Atlantic Systems Group
E-Mail: Peter.Howlett@ASG.unb.ca Fredericton, N.B. Canada
http://www.ASG.unb.ca/personal/ph.html Phone: (506) 447-3050
PGP Key ID: 60F2EEC1 Fax: (506) 453-5004
--------------446B9B3D2781E494167EB0E7
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii
Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit
Content-Disposition: inline; filename="djfilter"
From news.unb.ca!torn!howland.reston.ans.net!cs.utexas.edu!swrinde!ihnp4.ucsd.edu!news.service.uci.edu!jstern Wed May 18 20:57:28 1994
Path: news.unb.ca!torn!howland.reston.ans.net!cs.utexas.edu!swrinde!ihnp4.ucsd.edu!news.service.uci.edu!jstern
From: jstern@eclectic.ss.uci.edu (Jeff Stern)
Newsgroups: comp.windows.x.i386unix,comp.os.linux.help
Subject: Re: Printing Postscript in Linux using HP500C
Date: 17 May 1994 18:59:45 GMT
Organization: University of California, Irvine
Lines: 325
Message-ID: <2rb471$rcs@news.service.uci.edu>
References: <1994May14.044139.832@uxmail.ust.hk>
NNTP-Posting-Host: eclectic.ss.uci.edu
X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL2]
Xref: news.unb.ca comp.windows.x.i386unix:2039 comp.os.linux.help:13129
In article <1994May14.044139.832@uxmail.ust.hk> Wong Yuk wrote:
>Hi,
>Can anyone tell me how can I print postscript file in Linux using
>HP500C ?? I have read some docs. and it says 'gs -sDEVICE=cdeskjet (or
>dj500 ..) -sOutputFile=lpr(or /dev/lp1 ..) *.ps' should work, but
>after I key in the above command, gs stopped after initialization and
>doesn't print anything. I am sure this is not a problem of hardware
>since I can print using lpr or djscript without any problem. So what
>should I do inorder to print .ps file ?
>eric
Hi, Eric.. Well, I have mine already configured into lpr, and I just
lpr filename.ps (see below for more specs on this, though)
The lpfilter determines what kind of file it is, and if it determines
that it is postscript, it calls the gs command automatically. (If you
still want to do it manually, just look at the lpfilter more
carefully, and you'll see how it calls gs.
Here's my /etc/printcap and /usr/lib/lpfilter that I use. By the way,
the printer is connected to the parallel port. I originally got this
from Andreas Klemm, and then modified it. Further, I use two
lpfilters, depending on whether I know the file to be monochrome (and
therefore use the black ink cartridge) or color. I did it together as
one file before, and it *did* work, but sometimes it would want to
print out a monochrome file (say, a simple letter) using the color
cartridge, which, as you know, is much slower, and is not perfectly
black anyway. So this way, I can manually force it: Most files are
just letters/papers/monochrome, so I just type:
lpr -Plp1 file
Actually, now, the *default* is monochrome (lp1) so, I just have to
type:
lpr file
But, if I *know* something is color, I replace the cartridge and type:
lpr -Plp2 file
Of course, with a 550C, this would be unnecessary. These lpfilters
will print regular text, mail, postscript, dvi, and even binary files,
if you want.. You can add more, too, if you like..
Good luck!
=====/etc/printcap=============================================================
lp|lp1|lpmono:lp=/dev/lp1:sd=/usr/spool/lp1:if=/usr/lib/lpfilter.mono:\
:mx#0:lf=/usr/adm/lpd-errs:ff=\033E\033&k2G\033&a10L:fo
lp|lp2|lpcolor:lp=/dev/lp1:sd=/usr/spool/lp1:if=/usr/lib/lpfilter.color\
:mx#0:lf=/usr/adm/lpd-errs:ff=\033E\033&k2G\033&a10L:fo
#serlp:lp=/dev/ttyS0:sd=/usr/spool/serlp:mx#0:of=/usr/lib/hpof:\
# lf=/usr/adm/lpd-errs:br#9600:fc#65535:cs#020000000060:\
# cc04700:pw#80
=====/usr/lib/lpfilter.mono====================================================
#!/bin/bash
TmpDir=/usr/tmp
TmpFile=$TmpDir/deskjetof.$$
NOTIFY=root
cat - > $TmpFile
set -- `file $TmpFile`
shift
FileType=$1
#echo $FileType | cat > /root/ft
case $FileType in
ascii|English|script|news|mail|c)
# print normal text with
# - cr/nl conversion
# - letter quality
# - 66 lines/page
# - left margin
# - 12 cpi pitch
#
# LINE TERMINATION \E & k # G
# 0 = CR=CR ; LF=LF ; FF=FF (default)
# 1 = CR=CR+LF; LF=LF ; FF=FF
# ** 2 = CR=CR ; LF=CR+LF; FF=CR+FF
# 3 = CR=CR+LF; LF=CR+LF; FF=CR+FF
echo -ne '\033&k2G'
# QUALITY \E ( s # Q
# 1 = draft = 240cps
# ** 2 = letter = 120cps (default)
echo -ne '\033(s2Q'
# Text Scale Mode \E & k # W
# 5 = off (default)
# 6 = on
# ignored in landscape mode
echo -ne '\033&k5W'
# Perforation Skip Mode \E & l # L
# 0 = off = 0.0 in Top Margin
# 1 = on = 1/2 in Top Margin (default)
echo -ne '\033&l1L'
# Left Margin \E & a # L
# # Valu^ = column number
# default = 0 = 1/8 in left margin
# used = 7 for 1" left margin
echo -ne '\033&a7L'
# Pitch \E ( s # H
# # = cpi
# default = 10 characters per inch
# ** 12 cpi
echo -ne '\033(s12H'
# print tmp file
/bin/cat $TmpFile
# flush all pages
echo -e -n '\033*s1F'
;;
PostScript*) #
# pipe ps data through ghostscript
#
/bin/cat $TmpFile \
| /usr/bin/gs -q \
-sDEVICE=djet500 \
-r300x300 \
-dNOPAUSE \
-dSAFER \
-sOutputFile=- \
- \
/usr/local/lib/ghostscript/quit.ps \
|| echo -ne '\033&l0H'
# ^ if an error occurs, then
# | eject already loaded paper
;;
*data*) #
# print binary files
#
# LINE TERMINATION \E & k # G
# ** 0 = CR=CR ; LF=LF ; FF=FF (default)
# 1 = CR=CR+LF; LF=LF ; FF=FF
# 2 = CR=CR ; LF=CR+LF; FF=CR+FF
# 3 = CR=CR+LF; LF=CR+LF; FF=CR+FF
echo -ne '\033&k0G'
# print tmp file
/bin/cat $TmpFile
;;
DVI) #
# TeX dvi file -> dvips -> gs
#
/usr/TeX/bin/dvips -f $TmpFile \
| /usr/bin/gs -q \
-sDEVICE=djet500 \
-r300x300 \
-dNOPAUSE \
-dSAFER \
-sOutputFile=- \
- \
/usr/local/lib/ghostscript/quit.ps \
|| echo -ne '\033&l0H'
# ^ if an error occurs, then
# | eject already loaded paper
;;
*) #
# Rest is an unknown file type ...... sorry ;-)
#
echo "deskjetof: unknown filetype $FileType" > /dev/console
echo "deskjetof: $TmpFile: unknown filetype $FileType" \
| mail $NOTIFY
NotOk=1
;;
esac
#
# keep print job, that couldn't be printed because of errors....
#
if [ ! "$NotOk" = "1" ]
then
rm -f $TmpFile
fi
#
# reset printer to power on values after print job
#
echo -ne '\033E'
=====/usr/lib/lpfilter.color===================================================
#!/bin/bash
TmpDir=/usr/tmp
TmpFile=$TmpDir/deskjetof.$$
NOTIFY=root
cat - > $TmpFile
set -- `file $TmpFile`
shift
FileType=$1
#echo $FileType | cat > /root/ft
case $FileType in
ascii|English|script|news|mail|c)
# print normal text with
# - cr/nl conversion
# - letter quality
# - 66 lines/page
# - left margin
# - 12 cpi pitch
#
# LINE TERMINATION \E & k # G
# 0 = CR=CR ; LF=LF ; FF=FF (default)
# 1 = CR=CR+LF; LF=LF ; FF=FF
# ** 2 = CR=CR ; LF=CR+LF; FF=CR+FF
# 3 = CR=CR+LF; LF=CR+LF; FF=CR+FF
echo -ne '\033&k2G'
# QUALITY \E ( s # Q
# 1 = draft = 240cps
# ** 2 = letter = 120cps (default)
echo -ne '\033(s2Q'
# Text Scale Mode \E & k # W
# 5 = off (default)
# 6 = on
# ignored in landscape mode
echo -ne '\033&k5W'
# Perforation Skip Mode \E & l # L
# 0 = off = 0.0 in Top Margin
# 1 = on = 1/2 in Top Margin (default)
echo -ne '\033&l1L'
# Left Margin \E & a # L
# # Valu^ = column number
# default = 0 = 1/8 in left margin
# used = 7 for 1" left margin
echo -ne '\033&a7L'
# Pitch \E ( s # H
# # = cpi
# default = 10 characters per inch
# ** 12 cpi
echo -ne '\033(s12H'
# print tmp file
/bin/cat $TmpFile
# flush all pages
echo -e -n '\033*s1F'
;;
PostScript*) #
# pipe ps data through ghostscript
#
/bin/cat $TmpFile \
| /usr/bin/gs -q \
-sDEVICE=djet500c \
-r300x300 \
-dNOPAUSE \
-dSAFER \
-sOutputFile=- \
- \
/usr/local/lib/ghostscript/quit.ps \
|| echo -ne '\033&l0H'
# ^ if an error occurs, then
# | eject already loaded paper
;;
*data*) #
# print binary files
#
# LINE TERMINATION \E & k # G
# ** 0 = CR=CR ; LF=LF ; FF=FF (default)
# 1 = CR=CR+LF; LF=LF ; FF=FF
# 2 = CR=CR ; LF=CR+LF; FF=CR+FF
# 3 = CR=CR+LF; LF=CR+LF; FF=CR+FF
echo -ne '\033&k0G'
# print tmp file
/bin/cat $TmpFile
;;
DVI) #
# TeX dvi file -> dvips -> gs
#
/usr/TeX/bin/dvips -f $TmpFile \
| /usr/bin/gs -q \
-sDEVICE=djet500c \
-r300x300 \
-dNOPAUSE \
-dSAFER \
-sOutputFile=- \
- \
/usr/local/lib/ghostscript/quit.ps \
|| echo -ne '\033&l0H'
# ^ if an error occurs, then
# | eject already loaded paper
;;
*) #
# Rest is an unknown file type ...... sorry ;-)
#
echo "deskjetof: unknown filetype $FileType" > /dev/console
echo "deskjetof: $TmpFile: unknown filetype $FileType" \
| mail $NOTIFY
NotOk=1
;;
esac
#
# keep print job, that couldn't be printed because of errors....
#
if [ ! "$NotOk" = "1" ]
then
rm -f $TmpFile
fi
#
# reset printer to power on values after print job
#
echo -ne '\033E'
===============================================================================
--------------446B9B3D2781E494167EB0E7--