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From: "Steve Simon" <steve@quintile.net>
To: 9fans@9fans.net
Subject: [9fans] laserjets misery
Date: Tue, 31 May 2011 13:11:17 +0100	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <29c8b17d20c81dfac8cf18d07a81c8bc@quintile.net> (raw)

Anyone managed to print to a network attached laserjet from plan9?

I have (I think) the correct /sys/lib/lp/devices line:

conv conversion pr_slp_61 - - gs!ljet4+nohead generic lpdspool lpd - - FIFO

but when I try I get garbage.

The device is a Sharp MX-4100 without postscript support,  so I am using PCL.

the docco claims it supports PCL6 and PCL5c. I thought the pcl4 generated by
ghostscript in ljet4 mode would be compatible but it appears not.

Anyone known about PCL, do I need a prelude and prologue on the file or do I need
to upgrade to the latest ghostscript drivers?

	"Please don't make me recompile ghostscript Mummy, I'am be good, honest..."

-Steve



             reply	other threads:[~2011-05-31 12:11 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 4+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2011-05-31 12:11 Steve Simon [this message]
2011-05-31 13:03 ` Sape Mullender
2011-05-31 14:06 ` frank
2011-05-31 22:00   ` Russ Cox

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