Re: Use network printer from NetBSD

[mlh%goathill.org@localhost (MLH)]

On 2020-06-26 15:34, Michael van Elst wrote:
>> bqt%update.uu.se@localhost (Johnny Billquist) writes:
...
>>> BR-Script3 is something that walks, swims and quacks like Postscript.

>>Interesting. Why do they then need a driver in Windows in order to be 
>>able to print postscript?

>The printers support some cloned mix of HP PCL6, HP PJL and
>Postscript Level 3 and call it BR-Script3. For the full functionality
>you usually wrap things into print jobs that define defaults and
>prevent the printer from getting confused, if multiple computers
>try to print. And of course you should get the branded GUI.

I have been using my Brother HL-5250DN and HL-5370DW printers for
many years. I installed print/magicfilter and print/enscript and
changed the last line of the ps600-filter to use enscript instead
of sending test by :

 # Default entry -- for normal (text) files. MUST BE LAST.
 default text
to 
 # Default entry -- for normal (text) files. MUST BE LAST.
 default pipe /usr/pkgnew/bin/enscript -B -p-

Then added the following to /etc/printcap :
lp|Brother HL-5250DN:\
        :lp=:rp=brother5250:rm=brother5250:sd=/var/spool/output/lpd:\
        :if=/root/scripts/psonly600-filter:\
        :lf=/var/log/lpd-errs:mx#0:

lpw|Brother HL-5370DW:\
        :lp=:rp=brother5370:rm=brother5370:sd=/var/spool/output/lpd:\
        :if=/root/scripts/psonly600-filter:\
        :lf=/var/log/lpd-errs:mx#0: