On 30 Nov 2002 07:41:57 -0500, "rob" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>said: >Greetings all, > >Actually this has been plagueing me since 8.2 but continues in 9.0. >Does anyone know what this means and how to fix it? >
Here's a guess... Try getting rid of the space and the bar in the first entry "|HP DeskJet970C:\" The space is probably bad on its own merits. The bar, however, separates names for the printer. With no text before the bar, you've created a NULL name and that can't be good. HTH >"bad printcap name 'HP DeskJet970C', has '' character" > >Here is my /etc/printcap file > >|HP DeskJet970C:\ > :sd=/var/spool/lpd/lp:\ > :lf=/var/log/lp-errs:\ > :filter_options= --lprng $Z /etc/foomatic/lpd/lp.lom:\ > :if=/usr/sbin/lpdomatic:\ > :lp=/dev/lp0:\ > :force_localhost:\ > :sh:\ > :mx#0: >### BEGIN turboprint ># Warning: Written by Turboprint - do not edit! ># use tpsetup to edit printers >lp|tp0|turbo1|HPDeskJet970C:\ > :lp=/dev/lp0:\ > :if=/usr/share/turboprint/lib/tpfilter:\ > :sd=/var/spool/lpd/turbo1:\ > :lf=/var/spool/lpd/turbo1/log:\ > :af=/var/spool/lpd/turbo1/acct:\ > :la@:mx#0:\ > :tr=:cl:sh: ># >tp0raw|turbo1raw|HP_DeskJet970Craw:\ > :lp=/dev/lp0:\ > :if=/usr/share/turboprint/lib/tpfilterraw:\ > :sd=/var/spool/lpd/turbo1raw:\ > :lf=/var/spool/lpd/turbo1raw/log:\ > :af=/var/spool/lpd/turbo1raw/acct:\ > :la@:mx#0:\ > :tr=:cl:sh: ># ># >### END turboprint > >Thanks for any help > >Rob -- Matthew O. Persico
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