From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Wed Aug 3 18:07:43 2011 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 0B004106566B for ; Wed, 3 Aug 2011 18:07:43 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from bonomi@mail.r-bonomi.com) Received: from mail.r-bonomi.com (mx-out.r-bonomi.com [204.87.227.120]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id BCA288FC13 for ; Wed, 3 Aug 2011 18:07:42 +0000 (UTC) Received: (from bonomi@localhost) by mail.r-bonomi.com (8.14.4/rdb1) id p73I818v045622; Wed, 3 Aug 2011 13:08:01 -0500 (CDT) Date: Wed, 3 Aug 2011 13:08:01 -0500 (CDT) From: Robert Bonomi Message-Id: <201108031808.p73I818v045622@mail.r-bonomi.com> To: cwhiteh@onetel.com, pldrouin@pldrouin.net In-Reply-To: Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: printing to Kyocera FS-1030D X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 03 Aug 2011 18:07:43 -0000 Pierre, please do not 'top post' replies -- it makes the 'logic' of the message hard to follow, to wit: A: Because it messes up the order in which people normally read text. Q: Why is top-posting such a bad thing? A: Top-posting. Q: What is the most annoying thing in e-mail? See also _RFC 1855_ for the closest thing to an 'official' stance on the matter. > Date: Wed, 3 Aug 2011 13:10:03 -0400 > From: Pierre-Luc Drouin > To: Chris Whitehouse > Cc: User Questions > Subject: Re: printing to Kyocera FS-1030D > > Hi, > > I would install CUPS and use the PPD file recommended on openprinting.org > (http://www.openprinting.org/printer/Kyocera/Kyocera-FS-1030D). This is -guaranteed- to be *ineffective*. Apparently you missed the mention in the OP's original message that the printer is running in 'PCL' emulation mode, and that he _cannot_ change that. > Cheers, Pierre-Luc > > On Wed, Aug 3, 2011 at 12:41 PM, Chris Whitehouse > wrote: > > Hi, > > > > before I use up too many trees experimenting, could some kind soul tell > > me how I can get OpenOffice to print to this printer. This is the first > > time I have tried to get anything printed from FreeBSD. > > > > I'm following the handbook. I think the basic setup is ok, I can get > > text printed using eg > > # lptest 20 5 | lpr -Plp > > > > If I try to print the postscript program given in the handbook > > %!PS > > 100 100 moveto 300 300 lineto stroke > > 310 310 moveto /Helvetica findfont 12 scalefont setfont > > (Is this thing working?) show > > showpage > > > > # cat |lpr -Plp > > > > I get the whole text of the file not just "Is this thing working?". > > > > The printer has various emulations, it is set to PCL 6 and I can't > > change it > > (not my printer) > > > > Printing from OpenOffice just produces screeds of garbage, starting > > with %!PS so I presume the text of the postscript that OO has produced. > > > > The bit I'm stuck on is in section 9.4.1.3 Simulating PostScript on Non > > PostScript Printers (which I presume is what I need), specifically > > setting the device. gs -h doesn't show this printer or any Kyocera > > printer. So either what should I set Device to, or how do I get > > ghostscript to know about this printer? > > > > I'm using 8.1-RELEASE, openoffice.org-3.2.1, ghostscript8-8.71_6 > > > > thanks > > > > Chris > >