---
name: "foo2lava"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "printer-driver-foo2zjs-common"
version: "20200505dfsg0-3"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/foo2lava"
---

# foo2lava(1)

foo2lava - Convert Ghostscript pbmraw or bitcmyk format into a LAVAFLOW or a OPL printer stream **foo2lava** \[*options*\] \<*pbmraw-file* \>*lava-file*

**foo2lava** \[*options*\] \<*bitcmyk-file* \>*lava-file*

**foo2lava** \[*options*\] \<*pksmraw-file* \>*lava-file* **foo2lava** converts Ghostscript pbmraw, bitcmyk, or pksmraw output formats to monochrome or color LAVAFLOW or OPL streams, for driving the Konica Minolta magicolor 2530 DL network color laser printer, the Konica Minolta magicolor 2480/2480 MF AIO printer, and other Zenographics-based LAVAFLOW printers.

These are the options used to select the parameters of a print job that are usually controlled on a per job basis.

- **-c**

  Force color mode if autodetect doesn't work.

- **-d** *duplex*

  Duplex code to send to printer \[1\].

  | | | | | | |
  | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
  | 1 | off | 2 | long edge | 3 | short edge |

- **-g** *xpix***x***ypix*

  Set page dimensions in pixels \[10200x6600\].

- **-m** *media*

  Media code to send to printer \[0\].

  | | |
  | --- | --- |
  | Media | 2530DL |
  | plain | 0 |
  | transparency | 4 |
  | thick stock | 20 |
  | envelope | 22 |
  | letterhead | 23 |
  | postcard | 25 |
  | labels | 26 |
  | recycled | 27 |

- **-p** *paper*

  Paper code to send to printer \[2\].

  | | | | |
  | --- | --- | --- | --- |
  | 1 | executive | 25 | A5 |
  | 2 | letter | 26 | A4 |
  | 3 | legal | 45 | B5jis |
  | 80 | env Monarch | 65 | B5iso |
  | 81 | env #10 | 90 | env DL |
  | 91 | env C5 | 92 | env C6 |
  | 835 | 4x6" photo | 837 | 10x15cm photo |

- **-n** *copies*

  Number of copies \[1\].

- **-r** *xres***x***yres*

  Set device resolution in pixels/inch \[1200x600\].

- **-s** *source*

  Source (InputSlot) code to send to printer \[255\].

  | | | | |
  | --- | --- | --- | --- |
  | 1 | Tray 1 | 255 | auto |
  | 4 | Tray 2 |

- **-t**

  Draft mode.  Every other pixel is white.

- **-J** *filename*

  Filename string to send to printer.

- **-U** *username*

  Username string to send to printer. These are the options used to customize the operation of **foo2lava** for a particular printer.

- **-u** *xoff***x***yoff*

  Set the offset of the start of the printable region from the upper left corner, in pixels \[0x0\].

- **-l** *xoff***x***yoff*

  Set the offset of the end of the printable region from the lower right corner, in pixels \[0x0\].

- **-L** *mask*

  Send logical clipping amounts implied by -u/-l in the LAVAFLOW stream \[3\].

  | | |
  | --- | --- |
  | 0 | don't send any logical clipping amounts |
  | 1 | only send Y clipping amount |
  | 2 | only send X clipping amount |
  | 3 | send both X and Y clipping amounts |

- **-A**

  AllIsBlack: convert C=1,M=1,Y=1 to just K=1.  Works with bitcmyk input only.

- **-B**

  BlackClears: K=1 forces C,M,Y to 0.  Works with bitcmyk input only.

- **-z** *model*

  Model.  The  default is \[0\].

  | | | |
  | --- | --- | --- |
  | model | protocol | Description |
  | 0 | LAVAFLOW | magicolor 2490 MF |
  | 0 | LAVAFLOW | magicolor 2530 DL |
  | 1 | OPL | magicolor 2480 MF |
  | 2 | LAVAFLOW | magicolor 1600W |
  | 2 | LAVAFLOW | magicolor 1680MF |
  | 2 | LAVAFLOW | magicolor 1690MF |

  These options are used for debugging **foo2lava**.

- **-S** *plane*

  Output just a single color plane from a color print and print it on the black plane.  The default is to output all color planes.

  | | |
  | --- | --- |
  | 1 | Cyan |
  | 2 | Magenta |
  | 3 | Yellow |
  | 4 | Black |

- **-D** *level*

  Set Debug level \[0\].

  Create a black and white LAVAFLOW stream:

  ```
  gs -q -dBATCH -dSAFER -dQUIET -dNOPAUSE
      -sPAPERSIZE=letter -r1200x600 -sDEVICE=pbmraw
      -sOutputFile=- - < testpage.ps
  | foo2lava -r1200x600 -g10200x6600 -p1 >testpage.zm
  ```

Create a color LAVAFLOW stream:

```
gs -q -dBATCH -dSAFER -dQUIET -dNOPAUSE
    -sPAPERSIZE=letter -g10200x6600 -r1200x600 -sDEVICE=bitcmyk
    -sOutputFile=- - < testpage.ps
| foo2lava -r1200x600 -g10200x6600 -p1 >testpage.zc
```

**/usr/bin/foo2lava** [**foo2lava-wrapper**(1)](/foo2lava-wrapper/1.md), [**lavadecode**(1)](/lavadecode/1.md) Rick Richardson \<rick.richardson@comcast.com\>\
 http://foo2zjs.rkkda.com/