Network laser printcap

Warren Block wblock at wonkity.com
Sat Apr 24 15:01:57 UTC 2010


On Sat, 24 Apr 2010, Graham Bentley wrote:

> Could anyone using a network laser printer post
> their working /etc/printcap entry?

lp:\
         :lp=:\
         :sh:\
         :mx#0:\
         :rm=laser:\
         :rp=raw:\
         :sd=/var/spool/output/lpd/lp:\
         :if=/usr/local/libexec/psif:\
         :lf=/var/log/lpd-errs:

I've corrected the quotes in the psif script shown in my LPD Printing 
document, too, although you may have to refresh the view in the browser 
to get the new version:

http://www.wonkity.com/~wblock/docs/lpdprinting.pdf

> Having mixed results getting a Kyocera FS-1010
> working consistently on both ascii & ps

What consistency problems are you having?  What are you using for the 
rp= parameter (queue name)?

-Warren Block * Rapid City, South Dakota USA


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