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  From: Brian Marr <sirreg@dove.net.au>
  To  : linuxsa@linuxsa.org.au
  Date: Fri, 23 Apr 1999 09:53:46 +0930

[Fwd: printer setup]

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> Brian Marr wrote:
> >
> > I am using a CANON BJC 4550 successfully with Star Office and Netscape
> > -  RH 5.2
> >
> > My NETSCAPE print dialogue box shows lpr -PCanonBJC4550
> > In Star Office click on
> >                 Printer Installation - Connect
> > My installation shows
> >                 default_queue=lpr -PCanonBJC4550
> >
> > This links will talk to etc/printcap - shown below.
> > The postscript file generated by Netscape and Star Office is filtered
> > here.
> >
> > The command line lpr -PCanonBJC4550 must refer exactly to the printer in
> > etc/printcap i.e. caps and lowercase must be same.
> >
> > If anyone is sending faxes successfully from Star Office and can advise
> > on setup - help would be appreciated.
> >
> > My etc printcap
> >
> > ##PRINTTOOL3## LOCAL bjc600 360x360 a4 {} BJC600 8 {}
> > CanonBJC4550:\
> >         :sd=/var/spool/lpd/lp0:\
> >         :mx#0:\
> >         :lp=/dev/lp1:\
> >         :if=/var/spool/lpd/lp0/filter:\
> >         :sh:
> > ##PRINTTOOL3## LOCAL bjc600 360x360 a4 {} BJC600 8 {}
> > CanonBJC4550:\
> >         :sd=/var/spool/lpd/lp0:\
> >         :mx#0:\
> >         :sh:\
> >         :lp=/dev/lp1:\
> >         :if=/var/spool/lpd/lp0/filter:
> >
> > - I guess that only one of these is being used. Not sure which one.
> >
> > romana wrote:
> > >
> > > HI.
> > > Yet another problem:)
> > > I have a new Canon BJC 4310SP printer, and am trying to run it under
> > > linux. I have used RH printtool (running RH 5.2 Kernel 2.2.1) to set it

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