Re: can't use lpr from cmd line

[Andreas Klemm <andreas@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On Wed, Oct 04, 2000 at 12:52:11PM -0400, Matt Gostick wrote:
> 
> Hi,
> 
> I just installed apsfilter on my freebsd-4.1  machine and was very

1. apsfilter version ?

> impressed with the functionality.  I thought it was going to be hell
> getting my machine to print to a HP laserjet 4000 connected to a Win95
> machine via smbclient.  I probably would have given up if it wasn't for
> apsfilter.
> 
> I am having one problem though.  I _can_ print from netscape etc... but I
> _can't_ use lpr from the command line.
> 
> I've tried a couple of different switchs to see if they make it work but
> as far as I understood 'lpr text.txt' should work.  It seems to ... when I
> run lpq it's there ... and then disappears after about 2 minutes.  But
> when I run upstairs to the printer it didn't print :(
> 
> I'm getting kinda tired of running upstairs... hopefully someone on this

move the box downstairs for testing time ...

> list can help.
> 
> There's nothing in my log files that suggests anything went wrong (or
> right for that matter).
> 
> my /etc/printcap:
> 
> # LABEL apsfilter
> # apsfilter setup Wed Oct  4 10:15:24 EDT 2000
> #
> # DON'T DELETE THIS:
> # APS_BASEDIR:/usr/local/apsfilter
> #
> # APS1_BEGIN:printer1:laserjet:letter:default
> # - don't delete start label for apsfilter printer1
> # - no other printer defines between BEGIN and END LABEL
> #
> lp|aps1-laserjet-letter-auto-default|Printer1 laserjet letter auto
> default:\
>     :lp=/dev/null:\
>     :sd=/var/spool/lpd/printer1-laserjet-letter-auto-default:\
>     :lf=/var/spool/lpd/printer1-laserjet-letter-auto-default/log:\
>     :af=/var/spool/lpd/printer1-laserjet-letter-auto-default/acct:\
>     :if=/usr/local/apsfilter/filter/aps1-laserjet-letter-auto-default:\
>     :mx#0:\
>     :sh:
> raw|aps2-laserjet-letter-raw|Printer1 laserjet letter raw:\
>     :lp=/dev/null:\
>     :sd=/var/spool/lpd/printer1-laserjet-letter-raw:\
>     :lf=/var/spool/lpd/printer1-laserjet-letter-raw/log:\
>     :af=/var/spool/lpd/printer1-laserjet-letter-raw/acct:\
>     :if=/usr/local/apsfilter/filter/aps2-laserjet-letter-raw:\
>     :mx#0:\
>     :sf:\
>     :sh:
> # APS1_END - don't delete this END LABEL for printer1
> 
> 
> AAAHHHH... it just occured to me that I was looking at /var/log... and in
> printcap is says /var/spool/lpd/.../log. 
> 
> This is in that file when I try and print.
> 
> pap: not found
> a2ps:/usr/local/share/a2ps/sheets/sheets.map:50: unexpected character `*'
> 
> I don't know what pap is...

pap is for appletalk remote printing

> Thanks,
> 
> P.S. Could you CC me as well as the list as I am not subscribed.  Thanks
> again,

you should read how to report bugs and send a log from an unsuccessful
print session. As usual I spend most of the time asking for that.

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