From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Nov 16 17:51:13 2004 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 6FC3F16A4CE for ; Tue, 16 Nov 2004 17:51:13 +0000 (GMT) Received: from hotmail.com (bay15-f24.bay15.hotmail.com [65.54.185.24]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 52A5D43D4C for ; Tue, 16 Nov 2004 17:51:13 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from kdagee@hotmail.com) Received: from mail pickup service by hotmail.com with Microsoft SMTPSVC; Tue, 16 Nov 2004 09:51:10 -0800 Received: from 208.8.78.240 by by15fd.bay15.hotmail.msn.com with HTTP; Tue, 16 Nov 2004 17:50:43 GMT X-Originating-IP: [208.8.78.240] X-Originating-Email: [kdagee@hotmail.com] X-Sender: kdagee@hotmail.com From: "Karl Agee" To: mistry.7@osu.edu, freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Date: Tue, 16 Nov 2004 09:50:43 -0800 Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed Message-ID: X-OriginalArrivalTime: 16 Nov 2004 17:51:10.0319 (UTC) FILETIME=[DB3A67F0:01C4CC04] Subject: Re: Parallel Port Printing Blues 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, 16 Nov 2004 17:51:13 -0000 >From: Anish Mistry >To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org >CC: Karl Agee >Subject: Re: Parallel Port Printing Blues >Date: Tue, 16 Nov 2004 04:18:04 -0500 > >On Tuesday 16 November 2004 02:01 am, Karl Agee wrote: > > I have a Freebsd 4.10-stable system that I am having problems getting > > parallel port printing to work on. > > > > The printer is an old HP DeskJet 820C Winprinter > > http://linuxprinting.org/show_printer.cgi?recnum=HP-DeskJet_820C that > > works well on the same box in Linux-Mandrake 10.0 Official. > > > > I have cups installed and running, have the ppd file from > > linuxprinting.org and can get onto the cups admin interface ok. I have > > configured the printer using both cups and apsfilter. > > >I know that with pnm2ppa and a special filter I downloaded from somewhere >(might have been linuxprinting.org) that I got an 820C working on a 5.x >system a few months ago. If I remember I'll grab the instructions from >that system when I can get to that system Friday. > >-- >Anish Mistry Thanks Anish, I already have pnm2ppa installed. I think it's more of a parallel port problem tho. --Karl _________________________________________________________________ Is your PC infected? Get a FREE online computer virus scan from McAfeeŽ Security. http://clinic.mcafee.com/clinic/ibuy/campaign.asp?cid=3963