Date: Tue, 7 Aug 2001 14:47:34 -0600 From: "Mike Porter" <mike.porter@xrxgsn.com> To: "George Genovezos" <ggenovez@hotmail.com>, <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: Printer problems -- lpr: lp: unknown printer Message-ID: <011401c11f82$310f9980$0300a8c0@laptop>
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-----Original Message----- From: George Genovezos <ggenovez@hotmail.com> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Date: Tuesday, August 07, 2001 12:11 PM Subject: Re: Printer problems -- lpr: lp: unknown printer >Hey Mike, > >I already went down that path. the z22 is the same as the z32 with the only >diff is the default ink cartrige is either color or black. > >The Z32 does have a linux driver. Will that work on FreeBSD? if so, how do I >setup the printcap to use ghostcript? > OK with a linux driver, it *might* work under the linuxulator, in /etc/rc.conf you will want to enable linux ( linux_enable="YES" ) at boot time (otherwise you will have to rember to run 'linux' from the command line as root or sudo BEFORE you print anything....by enabling linux compatibility at boot it will always be there when you need it.) Then you'll want to edit your /etc/printcap as previously suggested to eliminate the spaces. Finally (I don't have a copy of the post where you listed the contents of it) you will want to make sure that /etc/printcap invokes ghostscript. You might run into issues with BSD ghostscript vs linux ghostscript, but that shouldn't be an issue. There's also a chance for some flakiness (the linux driver may access some linux feature not yet implemented by the emulator). Good luck! Let us know if it works, I have been studiously avoiding lexmarks for that very reason, and counseling anyone who asks against buying one until they support the Unixes. Maybe that day is finally here! On a slightly different note, I am not entirely convinced I like the idea of "controllerless" printers like the lexmarks, it seems that it would use an awful lot of CPU resources, compared to the cost savings? I understand the idea in modems, where the controller useage is pretty minimal, but a printer seems like it would use a more significant fraction of the resources for longer....also, wouldn't that increase the amount of data to be transferred over the (smallish--only 1Mbps or so) parallel interface? Maybe it's less of an issue for a USB printer? Thoughts? Comments? Questions? mike To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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