Re: problems printing

[Alf C Stockton <stockton@xxxxxxxxxx>]

What did your lpr command look like ? I attach my /etc/printcap as my
environment is exactly the same as your and my apsfilter works beautifully
on my Epson Stylus Color 660.

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Regards,
Alf Stockton	www.stockton.co.za
Good Things require a precise lack of control.

On Sun, 12 Nov 2000, Amin A. Khaef wrote:

> Hello.
> 
> I have been trying to print under linux for some time now.  I first tried
> lpd-o-matic, and failed completely (probably due to my own lack of
> understanding).
> 
> Anyway, I later found out about apsfilter and decided to give it a try.
> 
> I ran the SETUP script, and Yipee!!!  The test page prints
> beautifully.  However, after I complete the setup, and I try to run lpr on
> some files, it doesn't work.  After a long while, the printer spits out
> "Unrecoverable error: rangecheck in .putdeviceprops".  I've tried printing
> plain text to the raw device and the default device, and also lpr-ing the
> ghostscript example file "tiger.gs".  No luck, same problem.
> 
> I'm using: slackware 7.1
> kernel: 2.2.16
> ghostscript: 6.01
> a2ps: 4.13
> apsfilter: 5.4.2
> 
> Any help would be greatly appreciated.  I feel like I'm ALMOST at the
> light at the end of the tunnel, cause the test page printed.
> 
> 
> Thanks
> -Al
> 
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# software without specific prior written permission. This software
# is provided ``as is'' without express or implied warranty.
#
#	@(#)etc.printcap	5.2 (Berkeley) 5/5/88
#
# DecWriter over a tty line.
#lp|ap|arpa|ucbarpa|LA-180 DecWriter III:\
#	:br#1200:fs#06320:tr=\f:of=/usr/lib/lpf:lf=/usr/adm/lpd-errs:
#lp:lp=/dev/lp0:sd=/usr/spool/lp0:of=/usr/lib/lpf: lf=/usr/adm/lpd-errs
#
# Generic printer:
lp:lp=/dev/lp0:sd=/var/spool/lpd:sh
#
# typical remote printer entry
#ucbvax|vax|vx|ucbvax line printer:\
#	:lp=:rm=ucbvax:sd=/usr/spool/vaxlpd:lf=/usr/adm/lpd-errs:
#varian|va|Benson Varian:\
#	:lp=/dev/va0:sd=/usr/spool/vad:mx#2000:pl#58:px#2112:py#1700:tr=\f:\
#	:of=/usr/lib/vpf:if=/usr/lib/vpf:tf=/usr/lib/rvcat:cf=/usr/lib/vdmp:\
#	:gf=/usr/lib/vplotf:df=/usr/local/dvif:\
#	:vf=/usr/lib/vpltdmp:lf=/usr/adm/lpd-errs:
#versatec|vp|Versatec plotter:\
#	:lp=/dev/vp0:sd=/usr/spool/vpd:sb:sf:mx#0:pw#106:pl#86:px#7040:py#2400:\
#	:of=/usr/lib/vpfW:if=/usr/lib/vpsf:tf=/usr/lib/vcat:cf=/usr/lib/vdmp:\
#	:gf=/usr/lib/vplotf:vf=/usr/lib/vpltdmp:lf=/usr/adm/lpd-errs:\
#	:tr=\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\
#\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\
#\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n:
#
#lp|panasonic:lp=/dev/lp1:sd=/usr/spool/lp/panasonic:lf=/usr/bin/mail:mc#1:\
#             ft=$$c$$p$$r$$f:hl#2:fl#3:ht=$$c$$n$$r$$t:sh:
#
# HP Laser jet plus
#lp|hpj:\
#        :lp=/dev/lp1:\
#        :sd=/usr/spool/lp1:\
#        :mx#0:\
#        :of=/usr/spool/lp1/hpjlp:
#        :lf=/usr/spool/lp1/hp-log:
#
#lp|Generic dot-matrix printer entry:\
#        :lp=/dev/lp1:\
#        :sd=/var/spool/lp1/lp:sh:\
#        :if=/usr/bin/lpf:\
#        :df=/var/spool/lp1/filter.ps:\
#        :tf=/var/spool/lp1/filter.ps:\
#        :af=/var/spool/lp1/lp-acct:\
#        :lf=/var/spool/lp1/lp-err:
# LABEL apsfilter
# apsfilter setup Wed Sep 13 07:35:15 SAST 2000
#
# DON'T DELETE THIS:
# APS_BASEDIR:/usr/local/src/apsfilter
#
# APS1_BEGIN:printer1
# - don't delete start label for apsfilter printer1
# - no other printer defines between BEGIN and END LABEL
auto1|Printer1 auto:\
    :lp=/dev/lp0:\
    :if=/etc/apsfilter/basedir/bin/apsfilter:\
    :sd=/var/spool/lpd/auto1:\
    :lf=/var/spool/lpd/auto1/log:\
    :af=/var/spool/lpd/auto1/acct:\
    :mx#0:\
    :sh:
raw1|Printer1 raw:\
    :lp=/dev/lp0:\
    :if=/etc/apsfilter/basedir/bin/apsfilter:\
    :sd=/var/spool/lpd/raw1:\
    :lf=/var/spool/lpd/raw1/log:\
    :af=/var/spool/lpd/raw1/acct:\
    :mx#0:\
    :sf:\
    :sh:
# APS1_END - don't delete this
fax:lp=/dev/null:sd=/var/spool/fax:if=/usr/bin/faxlpr: