I have been working on this for about 2 weeks now and sofar, never got it working right.
configuration(current) Debian v2.1 lprng 3.5.2-1.3 apsfilter 4.9.7-5 HP Deskjet 500 on /dev/lp0 -- apsfilter creates 3 entries in printcap lp,ascii,raw ..when i lp -d lp or -d ascii, all that comes out is (1) blank page. when i print -d raw, it prints it raw, but of course any postscript is not translated. When i use the a2ps package that comes with debian, nothing comes out, same with if i compile my own a2ps, nothing comes out. I tried using(the latest version) of magicfilter, which worked in the same way, kinda. I could print postscript from netscape and applixware no problem, pictures and all, but when i went to print from the command line, nothing. I traced that problem down to magicfilter trying to call a program/script call djscript, which magicfilter didn't seem to include, so i grabbed it and installed it. Then my lpd complained that djscript was saying it was not able to open the file /dev/lp0, however when i ran it manually (./djscript some_file) it printed fine. So i went out onto the net and grabbed CUPS(Common unix printing system) and that again, did not work. I know its not my port or my cable or my printer since i can print postscript from Netscape/Applixware using magicfilter and i can print raw text using apsfilter(or djscript) but i want to be able to print using plain lp(and be able to print postscript from that) so i can share the printer out via SAMBA. i just grabbed the latest ver of linuxconf in the hopes it may be able to help me out but i doubt it. any ideas, i'm quite stuck on this problem! nate [EMAIL PROTECTED]
