> a) i set up the printcap to use the /dev/lp .But if i send a file (text file)
>    to it, only the first line is printed (cat myfile >/dev/lp)

Sounds like you should convert CR/LF... Sorry, no such printer here.


> b) Is ther any postscript driver for the Deskjet 500 that i canu use? i have
Xfig
>    up and running but it's useless for printing right now..

Get ghostscript from ftp.uni-regensburg.de, /pub/NetBSD-Amiga/contrib. There's
some documentation on how to setup ghostscript as postscript-driver.


Hubert

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