I have it working with dj722c/debian potato/magicfilter. Here are my printcap (generated by magicfilter) and the filter itself:
# # Copyright (c) 1983 Regents of the University of California. # All rights reserved. # # Redistribution and use in source and binary forms are permitted # provided that this notice is preserved and that due credit is given # to the University of California at Berkeley. The name of the University # may not be used to endorse or promote products derived from this # software without specific prior written permission. This software # is provided ``as is'' without express or implied warranty. # # @(#)etc.printcap 5.2 (Berkeley) 5/5/88 # # This file was generated by /usr/sbin/magicfilterconfig. # lp|dj722c|DeskJet 722c:\ :lp=/dev/lp0:sd=/var/spool/lpd/dj722c:\ :sh:pw#80:pl#66:px#1440:mx#0:\ :if=/etc/magicfilter/dj710c-filter:\ :af=/var/log/lp-acct:lf=/var/log/lp-errs: #! /usr/sbin/magicfilter # # Magic filter setup file for HP DeskJet 720c # Save as /etc/magicfilter/dj720c-filter, then # run magicfilterconfig. Ignore the warning message about # how to handle text! # # This file has been hacked together by gs 10/5/99 # set everything to convert output to PBM using 'pipe' rather than filter # then catch pbm files and forward to pbm2ppa for printing # Note: pbm files have magic number P4; all other anymap files are # converted to postscript first, then to pbm. # PostScript 0 %! fpipe /usr/bin/gs -q -dSAFER -dNOPAUSE -dNOPLATFONTS -r600 -sDEVICE=pbmraw -sPAPERSIZE=letter -sOutputFile=- - -c quit 0 \004%! fpipe /usr/bin/gs -q -dSAFER -dNOPAUSE -dNOPLATFONTS -r600 -sDEVICE=pbmraw -sPAPERSIZE=letter -sOutputFile=- - -c quit # PDF 0 %PDF fpipe /usr/bin/gs -q -dSAFER -dNOPAUSE -dNOPLATFONTS -r600 -sDEVICE=pbmraw -sPAPERSIZE=letter -sOutputFile=- $FILE -c quit # TeX DVI 0 \367\002 fpipe /usr/bin/dvips -D 600 -R -q -f # compress'd data 0 \037\235 pipe /bin/gzip -cdq # packed, gzipped, frozen and SCO LZH data 0 \037\036 pipe /bin/gzip -cdq 0 \037\213 pipe /bin/gzip -cdq 0 \037\236 pipe /bin/gzip -cdq 0 \037\240 pipe /bin/gzip -cdq # troff documents 0 .\?\?\040 fpipe `/usr/bin/grog -Tps $FILE` 0 .\\\" fpipe `/usr/bin/grog -Tps $FILE` 0 '\\\" fpipe `/usr/bin/grog -Tps $FILE` 0 '.\\\" fpipe `/usr/bin/grog -Tps $FILE` 0 \\\" fpipe `/usr/bin/grog -Tps $FILE` # ditroff 0 "x T ps" pipe /usr/bin/grops 0 "x T dvi" pipe /usr/bin/grodvi 0 "x T ascii" pipe /usr/bin/grotty 0 "x T latin1" pipe /usr/bin/grotty 0 "x T lj4" reject Cannot print LaserJet 4 ditroff files. # Portable bit-, grey- and pixmaps 0 P1\n pipe /usr/bin/pnmtops -scale 1000 -dpi 600 2>/dev/null 0 P2\n pipe /usr/bin/pnmtops -scale 1000 -dpi 600 2>/dev/null 0 P3\n pipe /usr/bin/pnmtops -scale 1000 -dpi 600 2>/dev/null 0 P4\n filter /usr/local/bin/pbm2ppa - - 0 P5\n pipe /usr/bin/pnmtops -scale 1000 -dpi 600 2>/dev/null 0 P6\n pipe /usr/bin/pnmtops -scale 1000 -dpi 600 2>/dev/null # HP Printer Control Language (PCL) -- assume start with reset code 0 \033E\033 reject sniff This printer can't handle PCL # HP Printer Job Language (PJL) 0 \033%-12345X reject Cannot print PJL files on this printer. 0 "@PJL " reject Cannot print PJL files on this printer. 0 @PJL\t reject Cannot print PJL files on this printer. 0 @PJL\r reject Cannot print PJL files on this printer. 0 @PJL\n reject Cannot print PJL files on this printer. # GIF files 0 GIF87a pipe /usr/bin/giftopnm 2>/dev/null 0 GIF89a pipe /usr/bin/giftopnm 2>/dev/null # JFIF (JPEG) files 0 \377\330\377\340\?\?JFIF\0 pipe /usr/bin/djpeg -pnm # TIFF files (the last two bytes of the "magic" is really a version number; # but the magic is really lame and as far as I have understood the version # number has never changed and never will, so we include it.) 0 MM\0\x2a fpipe /usr/bin/tiff2ps $FILE 0 II\x2a\0 fpipe /usr/bin/tiff2ps $FILE # BMP files (even lousier magic -- Microsoft strikes again!) 0 BM\?\?\?\?\?\?\?\?\?\?\?\?\x0c pipe \ /usr/bin/bmptoppm 2>/dev/null 0 BM\?\?\?\?\?\?\?\?\?\?\?\?\x40 pipe \ /usr/bin/bmptoppm 2>/dev/null 0 BM\?\?\?\?\?\?\?\?\?\?\?\?\x28 pipe \ /usr/bin/bmptoppm 2>/dev/null # Sun rasterfiles 0 \x59\xa6\x6a\x95 pipe /usr/bin/rasttopnm 2>/dev/null # SGI Imagelib (IRIS RGB) files 0 \x1\xda pipe /usr/bin/sgitopnm 2>/dev/null 0 \xda\x1 pipe /usr/bin/sgitopnm 2>/dev/null # FIG files; reported by Steven P. Hill <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 0 #FIG pipe /usr/bin/X11/fig2dev -Lps -P -l dummy # # Standard rejects... things we don't want to print # # Various archive formats 257 ustar\0 reject Attempted to print a tar file. 257 "ustar \0" reject Attempted to print a tar file. 0 07070 reject Attempted to print a cpio file. 0 PK\3\4 reject Attempted to print a zip file. 20 \xdc\xa7\xc7\xfd reject Attempted to print a zoo file. # Binaries (Linux): reject with email message 0 \013\1d\0 reject Attempted to print a compiled binary. 0 \100\1d\0 reject Attempted to print a compiled binary. 0 \007\1d\0 reject Attempted to print a compiled binary. 0 \314\0d\0 reject Attempted to print a compiled binary. 0 \177ELF reject Attempted to print an ELF object. 0 \007\001\0 reject Attempted to print an object file. 216 \021\001\0\0 reject Attempted to print a core dump file. 0 !<arch> reject Attempted to print an archive. 0 =<ar> reject Attempted to print an archive. # Don't confuse this one with troff! 0 .snd reject Attempted to print Sun/NeXT audio data. # optimistic troff magic 0 . fpipe `/usr/bin/grog -Tps $FILE` # wacko troff magic 0 ''' fpipe `/usr/bin/grog -Tps $FILE` # wild guess: PCL control codes start with <ESC> 0 \033 reject no pcl available.. # Default entry -- for normal (text) files. MUST BE LAST. # set two two-column printing # default pipe /usr/bin/a2ps --output=- 2>/dev/null default pipe /usr/bin/enscript -1 --pretty-print [EMAIL PROTECTED] --header='$(LPJOB)|%F|Page $% of $=' --output=- 2>/dev/null matthew.r.pavlovich.1 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > I was just poking around to see if anyone has gotten pbm2ppa working under > debian. i had it working under rh5.2 a while ago... > > This is the print filter for HP 72x, 82x and 10xx printers. > > -Matt > > > > > -- > Unsubscribe? mail -s unsubscribe [EMAIL PROTECTED] < /dev/null > -- D.Damian