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Date:      Tue, 17 May 2005 18:42:30 -0400
From:      Mike Jeays <Mike.Jeays@rogers.com>
To:        dgmm <freebsd01@dgmm.net>
Cc:        freebsd-questions@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: Epson Stylus C86 Printer
Message-ID:  <1116369749.86936.72.camel@chaucer>
In-Reply-To: <200505172044.11060.freebsd01@dgmm.net>
References:  <1116207303.86936.60.camel@chaucer> <200505172044.11060.freebsd01@dgmm.net>

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On Tue, 2005-05-17 at 15:44, dgmm wrote:
> On Monday 16 May 2005 02:35, Mike Jeays wrote:
> > I have just bought one of these printers, and am having trouble getting
> > it to work with ghostscript. It is connected via a USB port, and it
> > responds momentarily when I send anything directly to /dev/ulpt0.  
> >
> > I would appreciate the correct parameters for ghostscript - I think it
> > should work with device ijs and 'server' ijsgimpprint, which has been
> > installed in /usr/local/bin.
> >
> > Some of the instructions recommend CUPS and FooMatic, and seem much more
> > complicated than I ought to need for a local installation.
> >
> > I tested the printer with Windows, and it does work.
> 
> Try /dev/unlpt0
> 
> Note the "n" ;-)
> 

That was a really useful hint, thanks!  escputil now works, but my
ghostscript filter still needs work.



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