From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Wed Sep 14 23:31:06 2005 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org 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 6E8EC16A41F for ; Wed, 14 Sep 2005 23:31:06 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from gerard-seibert@suscom.net) Received: from smtp3.suscom.net (smtp3.suscom.net [64.78.119.250]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 9E86543D49 for ; Wed, 14 Sep 2005 23:31:03 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from gerard-seibert@suscom.net) Received: from localhost (unknown [127.0.0.1]) by smtp3.suscom.net (Postfix) with ESMTP id DD5EC210198 for ; Wed, 14 Sep 2005 19:30:58 -0400 (EDT) Received: from smtp3.suscom.net ([127.0.0.1]) by localhost (smtp3.suscom.net [127.0.0.1]) (amavisd-new, port 10024) with LMTP id 12577-01-41 for ; Wed, 14 Sep 2005 19:30:51 -0400 (EDT) Received: from [192.168.0.2] (ip148.217.susc.suscom.net [216.45.217.148]) by smtp3.suscom.net (Postfix) with SMTP id 4927A2101F8 for ; Wed, 14 Sep 2005 19:30:51 -0400 (EDT) Date: Wed, 14 Sep 2005 19:30:55 -0400 From: Gerard Seibert To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Sender: Gerard@smtp3.suscom.net, Seibert@smtp3.suscom.net In-Reply-To: <20050914202134.910D516A420@hub.freebsd.org> References: <20050914202134.910D516A420@hub.freebsd.org> Message-Id: <20050914192047.51A9.GERARD-SEIBERT@suscom.net> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-Mailer: Becky! ver. 2.22.01 [en] X-Virus-Scanned: amavisd-new at suscom.net Subject: Re: freebsd-questions Digest, Vol 110, Issue 54 X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list Reply-To: gerard-seibert@suscom.net List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 14 Sep 2005 23:31:06 -0000 On Wed, 14 Sep 2005 20:49:28 +0200, FreeBsdBeni Replied to: Re: Deep in printer hell. With these words of wisdom: > > On Wednesday 14 September 2005 09:58, WOB wrote: > > When JFK said, "We choose to go to the moon in this decade and do the > > other things, not because they are easy, but because they are hard..", I > > always wondered what exactly "the other things" were. Apparently, one > > of them is printer configuration under FreeBSD. > > > > If I am using a HP Deskjet 940 connected via parallel cable, is there > > not some simple way of configuring this printer? > > > > Is it really necessary to follow all the steps in the handbook - just to > > print? The "Basic Setup" instructions are 15 pages printed. Assuming > > you can print them. > > > > I got this printer working 6 months ago under FreeBSD, and apparently my > > many notes on it are too many. Now I'm starting from scratch, to > > redocument it, and it just seems like there should be a simpler way. > > > > I'm using 5.4, Fluxbox, Abiword, and Firefox - that's it. > > > > Eventually I will figure it out again, I just wanted to know if there > > was some simple script I could run, or "preferred short-cut" for setting > > up desktop printer. I realize the handbook is written to be precise and > > server-centric, but I just want to print Yahoo driving directions, and > > other such things. > > > > thanks > > For my HP (PhotoSmart) I had to install /print/cups, /print/foomatic-filters > and /print/hpijs and then configured the printer using the .ppd file from > www.linuxprinting.org. Now I can print from within every program. > Mine is a usb printer, but I suppose your parallel printer should work in a > similar way. > Hope this helps. > -- > Beni. *************** REPLY SEPARATOR *************** On 9/14/2005 7:20:47 PM Gerard Seibert Replied: I have a Canon S630 connect to a WinXP box via USB. I was able to use 'apsfilter' after several tries to actually print to the printer. I was never able to get it to work from within KDE, or any other application. It is my personal opinion, and I know that others will disagree with me, but Microsoft has a far superior method of adding and configuring printers when compared to any of the other OS's. For the life of me, I cannot figure out why other OS's cannot simplify the installation of a printer as Microsoft has done. It just does not have to be that hard. I really believe that some serious work should be put into simplifying printer installation. Within a matter of a few seconds, I was able to get the other computers on my network to print to my main printer, except for the FreeBSD box.