Re: Use network printer from NetBSD

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

mlh wrote:
> 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:

Ha. I did this back in 2008 and I just looked at magicfilter and
they now have a psonly600-filter with the same mod so just use :

>         :if=/usr/pkg/libexec/magicfilter:\