Re: printcap question

[John Fabiani <jfabiani@xxxxxxxx>]

I realize that you expect the setup program to work - but how about just 
doing it manually??  Go into the printcap and add the printer and use the 
":if" label to setup the aspfilter.  Then at least you can see if the printer 
prints something.
John
On Friday 08 March 2002 10:21 am, you wrote:
> I use bash, but as "root" I'm running csh. I did notice however, that the
> version of apsfilter (I got from the freebsd ports tree) is 7.1.1
>
> Should that matter?
>
> Kirk
>
> On Friday 08 March 2002 02:17 am, you wrote:
> > On 07-Mar-02 Kirk R. Wythers wrote:
> > > I am trying to set up a pcl printer (NEC superscript 870, local
> > > parallel) on freebsd. I'm running the ./SETUP script, and have tried
> > > several driver option (acording to the linuxprinting.org site, this
> > > printer works with the ljet2p driver or gimp-print diver). Trouble is
> > > that the print test page doesnet seem to do anything... and if I try
> > > installing the driver, nothing gets written to /etc/printcap.
> >
> > Are you using zsh as your /bin/sh?
> >
> > There have been some problems with zsh, but these have
> > been fixed in apsfilter-7.2.2, so maybe you want to get
> > that one.
> >
> >
> > HTH
> > Michael