Re: tlug: Be_careful!!! HPLaserJet4000N_Final_Solution

[Scott Stone <sstone@example.com>]

On Thu, 11 Jun 1998, Stephen J. Turnbull wrote:

> >>>>> "jb" == Jonathan Byrne <- 3Web <jq@example.com>> writes:
> 
>     jb> On Thu, 11 Jun 1998, Ken Schwarz wrote:
>     >> What language(s) does the LP-8300 speak?  Something proprietary
>     >> to Epson?  Usually clone printers emulate popular devices like
>     >> HP PCL
> 
>     jb> Epson ESC/P, the standard Epson printer language.
>     jb> Unfortunately, it has no DeskJet emulation modes (I don't
>     jb> think any Epson does).
> 
> These printers are just too popular in Japan to have no drivers at
> all.  Output of Debian-JP's vflib-enabled Ghostscript --help below.
> Try the `epag' driver first (just guessing, dunno what it is).  If
> that doesn't work, I believe the ap3250, st800, and stcolor are Espon
> OEMs, maybe actual Epson overseas versions.  Failing that, `(cd
> $ghostscript_source; less `fgrep -il 'esc/p' *`)' is a try.

I know that stcolor is for Epson color inkjets (and it works)...

> 
> Aladdin Ghostscript 4.03 (1996-9-23)
> Copyright (C) 1996 Aladdin Enterprises, Menlo Park, CA.  All rights reserved.
> Usage: gs [switches] [file1.ps file2.ps ...]
> Most frequently used switches: (you can use # in place of =)
>  -dNOPAUSE           no pause after page   | -q       `quiet', fewer messages
>  -g<width>x<height>  page size in pixels   | -r<res>  pixels/inch resolution
>  -sDEVICE=<devname>  select device         | -c quit  (as the last switch)
>                                            |            exit after last file
>  -sOutputFile=<file> select output file: - for stdout, |command for pipe,
>                                          embed %d or %ld for page #
> Input formats: PostScript PostScriptLevel1 PostScriptLevel2 PDF
> Available devices:
>    x11 x11mono x11alpha x11cmyk lvga256 epag pr150 jj100 bj10v bj10vh lips3
>                                         ####
>    lbp8 ap3250 appledmp bj10e bj200 bjc600 bjc800 cdeskjet cdjcolor cdjmono
>         ######
>    cdj500 cdj550 cp50 declj250 deskjet djet500 djet500c dnj650c epson
>    eps9mid eps9high epsonc ibmpro imagen iwhi iwlo iwlq jetp3852 laserjet
>    lj250 ljet2p ljet3 ljet3d ljet4 lj4dith ljetplus lp2563 m8510 necp6
>    oce9050 paintjet pj pjetxl pjxl pjxl300 r4081 sj48 st800 stcolor t4693d2
>                                                       ##### #######
>    t4693d4 t4693d8 tek4696 dfaxhigh dfaxlow faxg3 miff24 faxg32d faxg4
>    tiffcrle tiffg3 tiffg32d tiffg4 tiff12nc tiff24nc tifflzw tiffpack bit
>    bitrgb bitcmyk bmpmono bmp16 bmp256 bmp16m cgmmono cgm8 cgm24 cif mgrmono
>    mgrgray2 mgrgray4 mgrgray8 mgr4 mgr8 pcxmono pcxgray pcx16 pcx256 pcx24b
>    pbm pbmraw pgm pgmraw pgnm pgnmraw pnm pnmraw ppm ppmraw psmono sgirgb
>    pngmono pnggray png16 png256 png16m pdfwrite nullpage
> Search path:
>    . : /usr/lib/ghostscript/4.03vflib :
>    /usr/lib/ghostscript/4.03vflib/kanji : /usr/lib/ghostscript/fonts
> For more information, see /usr/doc/gs/use.txt.
> Report bugs to ghost@example.com; use the form in new-user.txt.
> 
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Scott M. Stone <sstone@example.com, sstone@example.com>
               <sstone@example.com>
Linux Developer/Systems Administrator for Pacific HiTech, Inc. 
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Next TLUG Meeting: 13 June Sat, Tokyo Station Yaesu gate 12:30
Featuring Stone and Turnbull on .rpm and .deb packages
Next Nomikai: 17 July, 19:30 Tengu TokyoEkiMae 03-3275-3691
After June 13, the next meeting is 8 August at Tokyo Station
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Sponsor: PHT, makers of TurboLinux http://www.pht.co.jp