SuSE Linux: Versions since 6.3
In the standard case, a network printer can be configured as described in the article Printing via TCP/IP network. However, it often proves necessary to make some small changes and the following instructions give some advice. Depending on the deployed network printer or the print server unit, another procedure might be necessary. Consult the documentation concerning your network printer or your print server unit.
Although the option "sh
" (suppress header) is included in
/etc/printcap
, a banner page is sent to the printer.
Log in via "telnet
" to your network printer or your print
server unit and try to prevent the printing of banner pages with the available
configuration interface.
The printout is correct. However, an empty sheet always follows each printout unnecessarily.
First check if it comes directly from the network printer or the print server
unit (see above). If not, set PRINT_RAW_SUPPRESS_FORMFEED="yes"
in the corresponding /etc/apsfilterrc...
file in SuSE Linux 7.3 or
previous versions.
From SuSE Linux 8.0 on, configure the print queue without "formfeed" by making sure
there is no "formfeed" set for the queue in /etc/printcap
.
The output of
man 5 printcap
displays all the possibilities available for your spooler (lprng, lprold, plp)
to prevent a "formfeed" in a queue.