Could not open PNM input file ...

Kiffin Gish kiffin at gish.demon.nl
Mon Oct 3 12:31:14 PDT 2005


On Mon, 2005-10-03 at 12:00 -0400, Lowell Gilbert wrote:
> Kiffin Gish <kiffin at gish.demon.nl> writes:
> 
> > When I try to print nothing happens. If I look in the lpd-errors file I
> > see this:
> > 
> > pnm2ppa[931]: main():  Could not open PNM input file
> > 
> > 
> > Any idea what is going wrong?
> 
> Some kind of bug in your input filter.
> 
> Try using one of the ports for setting printers up (e.g., apsfilter)
> instead of writing your own.
> 
> Also, please read the "How to get the best results from FreeBSD
> questions" article:
> http://www.lemis.com/questions.html
> It is posted here on a very regular basis.

Actually, this is the result of running the apsfilter setup program,
choosing all the right stuff for my hp720c, and then choosing the print
test page.

-- 
Kiffin Gish
Gouda, The Netherlands



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