From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Wed Jan 18 11:23:52 2006 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 3C12216A420 for ; Wed, 18 Jan 2006 11:23:52 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from tedm@toybox.placo.com) Received: from mail.freebsd-corp-net-guide.com (mail.web-strider.com [65.75.192.90]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 418BF43D80 for ; Wed, 18 Jan 2006 11:23:49 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from tedm@toybox.placo.com) Received: from tedwin2k (nat-rtr.freebsd-corp-net-guide.com [65.75.197.130]) by mail.freebsd-corp-net-guide.com (8.11.1/8.11.1) with SMTP id k0IBRLP20447; Wed, 18 Jan 2006 03:27:21 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from tedm@toybox.placo.com) From: "Ted Mittelstaedt" To: Date: Wed, 18 Jan 2006 03:23:43 -0800 Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-Priority: 3 (Normal) X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook IMO, Build 9.0.6604 (9.0.2911.0) In-Reply-To: <20060118112050.iygm56c4o4s0ksog@imp4.free.fr> X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1506 Importance: Normal Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: RE: trouble installing new printer X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 18 Jan 2006 11:23:52 -0000 >-----Original Message----- >From: owner-freebsd-questions@freebsd.org >[mailto:owner-freebsd-questions@freebsd.org]On Behalf Of >ivan.roth@free.fr >Sent: Wednesday, January 18, 2006 2:21 AM >To: tedm@toybox.placo.com >Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org >Subject: RE: trouble installing new printer > > >Hi Ted, > >don't worry about what your mail sounds, it is ok :) > >You're right on every points. I do not need to print so much. >In fact, I am >translating the printing chapter of the handbook to french and >I just wanted to >test the parallel interface. I bought this printer for 70$ >(approx.). In fact, >it is just the cost for knowledge :) > >Yes I should have choose a compatible printer, but it was the >cheapest one and I >am sure I will have good results. Some website pointed me to >the BJC-8200 driver >and I got some results with the BJC-800 one. > >I am not a politic man but I think one company you may consider >working for open >source is HP, especially when they give the FBSD foundation >important gifts. I >worked for them and I had to change my job because of their >restructuration >plan (I was like a "collateral damage", not a directly "fired" guy). > >Everybody will have his point of view. I promised myself never buy Canon >printers again after my i320. > >But for sure, when time will come for me to have an >"everyday-printing printer", >I will choose it carefuly, and spend as much money as necessary. > > >P.S: a simple PS just about USB printers: the chapter I am translating >(http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en/books/handbook/printing.html) >said "USB is >superior to RS-232 Serial and to Parallel for printing, but it >is not as well >supported under UNIX® systems." >I will test USB connection of course and maybe submit an update for this >chapter. > Also you can try changing the mode of the parallel port, from ecp to centronics, etc. That can sometimes help. Ted