Date: Sat, 02 Jun 2012 06:45:48 -0400 From: "Thomas Mueller" <mueller23@insightbb.com> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Cc: Wojciech Puchar <wojtek@wojtek.tensor.gdynia.pl> Subject: Re: HP networked printer -- hp-setup won't use, hp-probe finds Message-ID: <C5.72.05368.CDEE9CF4@smtp02.insight.synacor.com>
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From: Wojciech Puchar <wojtek@wojtek.tensor.gdynia.pl>: > seems you like to incredibly complicated things. > It just happens that i configured that printer in one office and there is > NO NEED for this windows-style crappy shit from HP. > /usr/ports/print/hplip (make config and disable GUI trash) is enough. > scanning works directly to SMB exported shares or mails - just connect by > WWW browser to http://yourprinterip and configure it. > printing works fine with this lpr filter > #!/bin/sh > export PATH=/usr/bin:/usr/sbin:/bin:/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/local/sbin > /usr/local/bin/gs -q -dBATCH -dPARANOIDSAFER -dQUIET -dNOPAUSE \ > -sDEVICE=ijs -sIjsServer=hpijs -sDeviceManufacturer="HEWLETT-PACKARD" \ > -sDeviceModel="deskjet 5600" -dIjsUseOutputFD -dDEVICEWIDTHPOINTS=595 \ > -dDEVICEHEIGHTPOINTS=842 -r600 \ > -sIjsParams=Quality:Quality=0,Quality:ColorMode=2,Quality:MediaType=0,Quality:PenSet=2 \ > -sOutputFile=/tmp/$$ - >/dev/null > cat /tmp/$$ > rm /tmp/$$ > that's all. Work for whole office without trash software installed on > (windoze) workstation or unix server. _______________________________________________ Your message is worth saving, gives me some new ideas on getting that recalcitrant printer (HP M1212nf MFP) to work. Tom
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