And again Frederick my thanks.

I found a typo in my printcap copy of yours(Fredericks).

Woops.

Now when I use lpr i get lpd[368]: cannot execv 
/usr/local/libexec/lpr/stc-if

The file "stc-if" is there, and looks the same as yours

I forced Ghostscript to produce garbage with a gs -sDEVICE=st800 
-sOutputFile=tty01 myfile.ps.

It was kind of reassuring to see the printer do SOMETHING.

Can I eliminate the script portion of your config Frederick if I want 
Postscript printing only?

Thanks,
Marty


On Monday, May 7, 2001, at 03:40 PM, Martin Joseph wrote:

> Thanks for the help (again).
>
> I have made my printcap look like the one you posted Frederick.
>
> Should I now be able to lpr files to my printer?  I can't. I still get 
> "unknown printer", both with lpr and lp....
>
> I have also tried using the -d switch in lp to specify epson,  which 
> also doesn't do squat (unknown).
>
> This is kind of ridiculous.
>
> Thanks again for any thoughts (think simple)
>
> Marty.
>
> PS is there some way I could copy the console to the serial port... 
> Like in DOS copy con com1:?
>
>
>
>
>>> I have a good install of the 1.5 release, I have an account where I 
>>> can
>>> start xwindows and see that Ghostscript(6.01) is rendering my file,  
>>> but
>>> I cannot get the printer to do anything.
>>>
>>> The Ghostscript error is /invalidfileaccess in --.outputpage. This is
>>> when I specify gs -sDEVICE=st800 filename.ps
>>
>> As the other poster said, you need to give it an -sOutputFile argument.
>>
>>> I cannot use lpr <filename> or I get lp: unknown printer.
>>>
>>> I'm sure it's some goddam basic cryptic Unix thing. Like setting the
>>> output parameters on the serial port? or setting the pipe?
>>
>> Here's my entire config for making may 840 AV into a print server, 
>> using
>> ghostscript and an Epson Stylus Pro. You might need to vary the serial
>> port settings. If so, the best way is to use a comm programm (like
>> kermit) to experiment. Beware, the the printcap(5) man page warns that
>> all the minus ('-') settings need to follow all the plus ('') settings.
>>
>> (I've posted most of this before, but I've reworked the "ms" entry to
>> use descriptive settings, rather than numbers, at the suggestion of
>> Dr. Bill Stundenmund.)
>>
>> Here is the printcap entry on the Mac. It replaces the "lp" entry.
>>
>> ------8<----cut 
>> here----------------------------------------------------
>> lp|epson|Epson Stylus Pro:\
>>         :lp=/dev/tty01:sd=/var/spool/lpd/epson:lf=/var/log/lpd-errs:\
>>         :ms=cdtrcts,-opost,-icanon,-isig,-iexten,-echo:-echok:-parity:\
>>         :br#57600:sh:if=/usr/local/libexec/lpr/stc-if:
>> ------------------------------------------------------------------------
>>
>> The filter, "/usr/local/libexec/lpr/stc-if", is just a shell script:
>>
>> ------8<----cut 
>> here----------------------------------------------------
>> #!/bin/sh
>> #
>> # Use: lpr [-l] [file] ...
>> #
>> #       <default>       print postscript level 1 and 2 and pdf files
>> #       -l              send ESC/P 2 rendered file directly to printer
>> #
>> case $1 in
>>         -c) cat /dev/stdin
>>         ;;
>>         *) /usr/pkg/bin/gs -q -sOutputFile=- "@stc.upp" /dev/stdin -c 
>> quit
>> #       *) /usr/pkg/bin/gs -q -sOutputFile=- "@stc_h.upp" /dev/stdin 
>> -c quit
>>         ;;
>> esac
>> ------------------------------------------------------------------------
>>
>> For some reason, ghostscript takes "-sOutputFile=-" for standard 
>> output,
>> but doesn't understand "-" for standard input, hence the "/dev/stdin" 
>> trick.
>>
>> The remote printcap entry (which you didn't ask for, but I'm
>> brain-dumping, here)...
>>
>> ------8<----cut 
>> here----------------------------------------------------
>> lp|epstypro|Epson Stylus Pro:\
>>         :lp=515@corwin:rm=corwin:sd=/var/spool/lpd/epstypro:\
>>         :lf=/var/log/lpd-errs:
>> ------------------------------------------------------------------------
>>
>> Naturally, "corwin" is the name of the Mac (and it's in /etc/hosts).
>>
>> For completeness, corwin serves to a Mac running Mac OS, using
>> "netatalk". Here's the "/etc/netatalk/papd.conf" file...
>>
>> ------8<----cut 
>> here----------------------------------------------------
>> Epson Stylus Pro:\
>>         :pr=lp:pd=/etc/netatalk/Stylus Pro.PPD:
>> ------------------------------------------------------------------------
>>
>> The "Postscript Printer Description" file should match the one given to
>> the LaserWriter driver on the Mac running Mac OS (and the printer).
>> These files are available with the Apple LaserWriter Driver, and also
>> all over the web (Adobe's web site and Epson's, at least).
>>
>>
>> Frederick
>>
>