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Printing postscript files in Solaris 9/10

OS: Solaris 9
Printer: Dell 5310n

In the printer setup menu, I have the printer language set to "PS Emulation". However, the output of the command "lp -d mc035 -s e779.ps" produces ASCII characters. How do I get the output to print the postscript file correctly?

Thanks,
Shannon

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You can modiy the printer settings to set it as a postscript printer.

eg:
run "lpadm" command line to add the printer, eg:

lpadmin -p printer-queue -o protocol=bsd,dest=hostname -v /dev/null
-m netstandard -T PS -I postscript

enable printer-queue
accept printer-queue

man lpadmin
to learn more details.

You can also download a2ps from:
http://sunfreeware.com
PS: a2ps for convert text file to postscript file and print to printer

also have a look at "http://www.hccfl.edu/pollock/AUnix1/SolarisPrintSetup.htm"

PS: the lpadmin command also appply to Solaris 9 or 10.
please look at the 2nd section "Remote Printer Setup - Step by Step Directions"

and:
http://cfauvcs5.harvard.edu/SetGSprinter4Solaris.html

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Shannon Adams

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Perfect! I have been looking for this type answer for almost a month now. Just curious, did you get this info from Sun's support site? Many thanks!!!

Hanno P.S.

Just curious: I was installing printers on Solaris for many, many years now.
With Solaris 2.4 (yes, long ago) I did very intensive research and my answer is the result of that. I just copied it from one of my training slides (the training class I've developed and given several times some years ago).