I am not sure where to post this problem, but I am getting very
frustrated. I have been trying to fix this for the last 2 days.
I have installed:
apsfilter 6.0.0-1
gs-aladdin 6.5.0-3
lprng 3.7.4-2
I have: Canon BJC-4200 on a local parallel port (/dev/printers/0). I
ran the apsfilterconfig script and it changed my /etc/printcap file as
follows:
# LABEL apsfilter
# apsfilter setup Tue Feb 27 11:23:11 EST 2001
#
#
ascii|lp1|bjc600-a4-ascii-mono|bjc600 ascii mono:\
:lp=/dev/printers/0:\
:sd=/var/spool/lpd/bjc600-a4-ascii-mono:\
:lf=/var/spool/lpd/bjc600-a4-ascii-mono/log:\
:af=/var/spool/lpd/bjc600-a4-ascii-mono/acct:\
:if=/var/lib/apsfilter/filter/aps-bjc600-a4-ascii-mono:\
:mx#0:\
:sh:
#
lp2|bjc600-a4-auto-mono|bjc600 auto mono:\
:lp=/dev/printers/0:\
:sd=/var/spool/lpd/bjc600-a4-auto-mono:\
:lf=/var/spool/lpd/bjc600-a4-auto-mono/log:\
:af=/var/spool/lpd/bjc600-a4-auto-mono/acct:\
:if=/var/lib/apsfilter/filter/aps-bjc600-a4-auto-mono:\
:mx#0:\
:sh:
#
lp3|bjc600-a4-ascii-color|bjc600 ascii color:\
:lp=/dev/printers/0:\
:sd=/var/spool/lpd/bjc600-a4-ascii-color:\
:lf=/var/spool/lpd/bjc600-a4-ascii-color/log:\
:af=/var/spool/lpd/bjc600-a4-ascii-color/acct:\
:if=/var/lib/apsfilter/filter/aps-bjc600-a4-ascii-color:\
:mx#0:\
:sh:
#lp|lp4|bjc600-a4-auto-color|bjc600 auto color:\
:lp=/dev/printers/0:\
:sd=/var/spool/lpd/bjc600-a4-auto-color:\
:lf=/var/spool/lpd/bjc600-a4-auto-color/log:\
:af=/var/spool/lpd/bjc600-a4-auto-color/acct:\
:if=/var/lib/apsfilter/filter/aps-bjc600-a4-auto-color:\
:mx#0:\
:sh:
#
raw|lp5|bjc600-a4-raw|bjc600 auto raw:\
:lp=/dev/printers/0:\
:sd=/var/spool/lpd/bjc600-raw:\
:lf=/var/spool/lpd/bjc600-raw/log:\
:af=/var/spool/lpd/bjc600-raw/acct:\
:if=/var/lib/apsfilter/filter/aps-bjc600-a4-raw:\
:mx#0:\
:sh:
# APS1_BEGIN:printer1
# - don't delete start label for apsfilter printer1
# - no other printer defines between BEGIN and END LABEL
bjc4200|Printer1 auto:\
:lp=/dev/printers/0:\
:if=/etc/apsfilter/basedir/bin/apsfilter:\
:sd=/var/spool/lpd/bjc4200:\
:lf=/var/spool/lpd/bjc4200/log:\
:af=/var/spool/lpd/bjc4200/acct:\
:mx#0:\
:sh:
raw1|Printer1 raw:\
:lp=/dev/printers/0:\
:if=/etc/apsfilter/basedir/bin/apsfilter:\
:sd=/var/spool/lpd/raw1:\
:lf=/var/spool/lpd/raw1/log:\
:af=/var/spool/lpd/raw1/acct:\
:mx#0:\
:sf:\
:sh:
# APS1_END - don't delete this
Now, I can print from Netscape OK with the following command in the
print dialog box:
lpr -P bjc4200 ---> this prints perfectly
I can also print from files like this:
man apsfilter | lpr -P bjc4200 ---> This prints OK also.
However, when I try to print from abiword then I get only thick black
strips where the words should be. And it doesn't matter what font I use
in abiword either. The same happens if I ask abiword to print to a file
and then later send the file to the printer.
Any suggestions where I may be going wrong?
