Hi, I did that already. Installed magicfilter and configured it with --force option since I already had an existing printcap file but it still only prints out one line. but at least no garbage anymore. ----- Original Message ----- From: paul <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Joseph de los Santos <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Cc: <debian-user@lists.debian.org>; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Saturday, June 03, 2000 9:52 PM Subject: Re: printcap file
> Joseph said, > > > Hi, > > > > I've just setup my printer (hp deskjet 855c) and when I test it via lptest> > > /dev/lp0 it prints but only the first line then stops or goes to the next page > > then printsjust one line again (some letters and some garbage) and I think > > this has something to do with my /etc/printcap file because I am using just > > the default one (generic). Can somebody please send me their printcap file (hp > > deskjet 855c preferably) or any printcap file that can work with this type of > > printer. > > > > You should install the package "magicfilter" and choose the filter > "deskjet" during the configuration. If magicfilter is already installed, > run "magicfilterconfig". read: Printing-HOWTO, man magicfilter, man > printcap, etc. > > > -- > ptw > miscelaneous endeavors > ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) > > >
