From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Tue May 17 22:42:38 2005 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 5D2AE16A4CE for ; Tue, 17 May 2005 22:42:38 +0000 (GMT) Received: from smtp103.rog.mail.re2.yahoo.com (smtp103.rog.mail.re2.yahoo.com [206.190.36.81]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with SMTP id BF00543D83 for ; Tue, 17 May 2005 22:42:37 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from Mike.Jeays@rogers.com) Received: from unknown (HELO ?192.168.2.150?) (mjeays2551@24.114.152.139 with plain) by smtp103.rog.mail.re2.yahoo.com with SMTP; 17 May 2005 22:42:30 -0000 From: Mike Jeays To: dgmm In-Reply-To: <200505172044.11060.freebsd01@dgmm.net> References: <1116207303.86936.60.camel@chaucer> <200505172044.11060.freebsd01@dgmm.net> Content-Type: text/plain Message-Id: <1116369749.86936.72.camel@chaucer> Mime-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: Ximian Evolution 1.4.6 Date: Tue, 17 May 2005 18:42:30 -0400 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Epson Stylus C86 Printer X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 17 May 2005 22:42:38 -0000 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.