ruck@beach.cis.ufl.edu (John Ruckstuhl) (04/06/88)
I am trying to provide troff service to users of a DEC MicroVax (VAXStation II/GPX), with an ln03plus printer. We are running ULTRIX 2.2 with which DEC provides troff software as an unsupported software subset (ULXBASE022). Having loaded this subset, it seems the only printer filter provided is that for an ln01. Here are the symptoms: 1. % troff -t filename | lpr seems to execute without error, but provides no printer output 2. % troff -t filename | lpr -n seems to execute without error, but provides no printer output 3. % troff -t filename | col | lpr (soln recommended by DEC Software Support) seems to execute without error, but provides garbage printer output Questions: 1. can an ln03plus be made to emulate an ln01 2. does anyone have an ln03plus filter to share, and the necessary instructions to set it up 3. is there a way to invoke troff/lpr that I am overlooking that would solve my problem? For reference, following are 1. % cat /etc/printcap to show setup of ln03 printer 2. % ls -R /usr/lib/font to show font and ln01 files provided 1. % cat /etc/printcap to show setup of ln03 printer # @(#)printcap 3.2 (ULTRIX) 4/13/87 #lp0|lp|0|local line printer:\ # :lp=/dev/lp:\ # :of=/usr/lib/lpdfilters/lpf:\ # :sd=/usr/spool/lpd:\ # :lf=/usr/adm/lpd-errs: lp0|lp|0:\ :af=/usr/adm/lpacct:\ :br#9600:\ :fc#0177777:\ :fs#03:\ :lf=/usr/adm/lperr:\ :lp=/dev/ttycp:\ :of=/usr/lib/lpdfilters/ln03of:\ :pl#66:\ :pw#80:\ :sd=/usr/spool/lpd: 2. % ls -R /usr/lib/font to show font and ln01 files provided ./ ftI* ftbi* ftgk* ftsc* ../ ftI.bak* ftbk* ftgr* ftsg* devln01/ ftL* ftbr* fthb* ftsh* fontlist* ftLI* ftcb* fthn* ftsi* ftB* ftPA* ftch* ftm* ftsl* ftBC* ftPB* ftch.old* ftmb* ftsr* ftC* ftPI* ftci* ftmi* fttB* ftCE* ftR* ftcl* ftmn* fttI* ftCI* ftS* ftco* ftmr* fttR* ftCK* ftSB* ftcr* ftnb* fttS* ftCW* ftSI* ftct* ftni* fttb* ftFD* ftSM* ftcy* ftnr* ftti* ftG* ftTB* ftdb* ftob* fttr* ftGI* ftTI* ftdi* ftoe* ftts* ftGM* ftTR* ftdr* ftoi* ftwp* ftGR* ftTS* ftfx* ftor* ftxx* ftH* ftUD* ftgb* ftpb* ftHI* ftap* ftgf* ftpp* ftHM* ftbb* ftgi* ftsb* devln01: ./ ../ halftonel.six halftonep.six -- email rather than post, John R Ruckstuhl, Jr Internet: ruck@beach.cis.ufl.edu University of Florida UUCP: ...ihnp4!codas!bikini!beach.cis.ufl.edu!ruck