Cannot print to AcuLaser C900 equipped with PRIFNW3 through the network

FAQ ID : LL00017
Created : 2003.11.06
Last modified : 2009.09.04

To use GS-LPD on distributions other than Red Hat Linux, download the source file from our Web site and follow the instructions in the ReadMe file to recompile Ghostscript.

The following example shows how to compile Ghostscript 7.05 using Vine Linux 2.6r1.

1. Download Ghostscript 7.05 (such as ghostscript-7.05.tar.gz).

2. Copy and extract the downloaded Ghostscript 7.05 to /usr/src/redhat/BUILD/, and then create Makefile.
# cp ghostscript-7.05.tar.gz /usr/src/redhat/BUILD/.
# cd /usr/src/redhat/BUILD/
# tar zxvf ghostscript-7.05.tar.gz
# cd /usr/src/redhat/BUILD/ghostscript-7.05
# ./configure (create Makefile)

3. From our Web site "GS Laser Printer Driver for Linux", download the source file (eplaser-3.1.1-705.tgz).

4. Copy and extract the downloaded eplaser-3.1.1-705.tgz to /usr/src/redhat/BUILD/ghostscript-7.05/src/.
# cp eplaser-3.1.1-705.tgz /usr/src/redhat/BUILD/ghostscript-7.05/src/
# cd /usr/src/redhat/BUILD/ghostscript-7.05/src/
# tar xvfz eplaser-3.1.1-705.tgz

5. Modify contrib.mak.
# cat eplaser-3.1.1/gdevesmv7.mak >> contrib.mak

6. Add a device you want to use to DEVICE_DEVS in Makefile.
For example, if you want to use LP-2200, you must append as follows:
# cd /usr/src/redhat/BUILD/ghostscript-7.05
# vi Makefile
DEVICE_DEVS2=$(DD)lp2200.dev

7. Compile and install Ghostscript. The install directory is /usr/local/bin.
# make clean
# make
# make install

After you have compiled and installed Ghostscript, follow the ReadMe for instruction on printer settings. Then GS-LPD can run on distributions other than Red Hat Linux.