Very Computer

having difficulty getting ghostscript 6.0 to work as a print filter on
Solaris 8, printing to a networked LaserJet 5si. I can step through the
filtering process manually (convert text file to postscript with
postprint, then pipe that file through ghostscript to lp) and it works
fine. like so:

# /usr/lib/lp/postscript/postprint /etc/passwd > tmp.ps
# /usr/local/bin/gs -q -dSAFER -dNOPAUSE -sDEVICE=laserjet \
-sOutputFile=\|lp tmp.ps
# lpfilter -f all -l
(Filter "Temp")
Input types: simple,postscript
Output types: PCL
Printer types: any
Printers: any
Filter type: slow
Command: /usr/bin/cat

and it prints out perfectly...

but if i set up the following filters:

# lpfilter -f all -l
(Filter "PStoPCL")
Input types: postscript
Output types: PCL
Printer types: any
Printers: any
Filter type: slow
Command: /usr/local/bin/gs -q -dSAFER -dNOPAUSE -sDEVICE=laserjet \
-sOutputFile=- -

(Filter "postprint")
Input types: simple
Output types: postscript
Printer types: any
Printers: any
Filter type: slow
Command: /usr/lib/lp/postscript/postprint
Options: PAGES * = -o*
Options: LENGTH * = -l*
Options: MODES group = -n2
Options: MODES group\=\([2-9]\) = -n\1
Options: MODES portrait = -pp
Options: MODES landscape = -pl
Options: MODES x\=\(\-*[\.0-9]*\) = -x\1
Options: MODES y\=\(\-*[\.0-9]*\) = -y\1
Options: MODES magnify\=\([\.0-9]*\) = -m\1
Options: MODES catv_filter = -I

and then try to print using the lp command (lp /etc/passwd), it errors
out, citing that an error ocurred during filtering. here is the output
of lpstat -p -D -l, in case that helps...

# lpstat -p -D -l
printer isg5si is idle. enabled since Mon Jan 14 19:36:40 EST 2002. available.
        Form mounted:
        Content types: PCL
        Printer types: hplaser
        Description:
        Connection: direct
        Interface: /usr/lib/lp/model/netstandard
        On fault: write to root once
        After fault: continue
        Users allowed:
                (all)
        Forms allowed:
                (none)
        Banner not required
        Character sets:
                (none)
        Default pitch: 10 CPI 6 LPI
        Default page size: 80 wide 60 long
        Default port settings:  
        Options: protocol=tcp, dest=128.71.130.191:9100

any tips or suggestions as to why this does not work would be appreciated...

thanks.

-rob

--
robert sherman
css3, school of civil and environmental engineering
georgia institute of technology
atlanta, ga, usa

 [snip filter configs that look fine]

Quote:

>and then try to print using the lp command (lp /etc/passwd), it errors
>out, citing that an error ocurred during filtering.

Does it work when you print a Postscript graphics file instead of
a text file, such as /usr/openwin/share/images/PostScript/columbia.ps  ?

If so, your Ghostscript might not be able to find the fonts it needs
to render text files.  The version of Ghostscript on sunfreeware.com
has the following note:

     http://www.sunfreeware.com/notes.html#ghostscript

  7. Ghostscript setup

  After installation of ghostscript, you will need to set (as in the C-shell)

  setenv GS_FONTPATH /usr/openwin/lib/X11/fonts/Type1/outline
  setenv GS_LIB /usr/openwin/lib/X11/fonts/Type1:/usr/openwin/lib/X11/fonts/Type3:/usr/local/share/ghostscript/6.0/lib/fonts

     and make sure that /usr/local/bin is in your PATH.

  -Greg
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