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Need printcap for HP laserjet 2686A
Hi Gang,
I recently received a bunch of old HP2686A laserjet printers. I believe
these are the original laserjets, before it occurred to HP that there
might be more than one family.
I am trying to configure my linux printcap correctly. My printcap had
a commented out hp laserjet block which, among other things, specified
a filter file called something like "hpljet" in the appropriate
directory (something link lp2/lp/whatever)
Here is the problem: the filter file is missing, is nowhere to be found.
Is this filter file necessary? I don't know. I've tried building a simple
printcap entry and all I get are blank pages.
If I use the "generic dot matrix printer" I get one line at the top of the
page as if the whole file is joined into one line.
So, what printcap entry should I use for an HP 2686A?
All the howtos and faqs have provided a lot of usefule information, but
no specifics about the HP2686A. One of the howtos even says something
like "can you find printcap entries on ftp sites? No, they are too
simple to write and aren't worth storing and distributing".
Any help will be much appreciated.
Michael