From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Sun May 16 11:56:49 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 4DB8716A4CE for ; Sun, 16 May 2004 11:56:49 -0700 (PDT) Received: from sccrmhc11.comcast.net (sccrmhc11.comcast.net [204.127.202.55]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id A06A243D4C for ; Sun, 16 May 2004 11:56:48 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from apeiron@comcast.net) Received: from prophecy.velum (pcp08490587pcs.levtwn01.pa.comcast.net[68.83.169.224]) by comcast.net (sccrmhc11) with SMTP id <2004051618564601100smej3e> (Authid: apeiron@comcast.net); Sun, 16 May 2004 18:56:48 +0000 Date: Sun, 16 May 2004 14:56:42 -0400 From: Christopher Nehren To: David Telyas Message-ID: <20040516185642.GC84990@prophecy.dyndns.org> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/signed; micalg=pgp-sha1; protocol="application/pgp-signature"; boundary="1SQmhf2mF2YjsYvc" Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <1086292102.4463.4.camel@localhost> User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.6i cc: FreeBSD Questions List Subject: Re: HP Printer not working? 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: Sun, 16 May 2004 18:56:49 -0000 --1SQmhf2mF2YjsYvc Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable On Thu, 03 Jun 2004 21:48:22 +0200, David Telyas wrote: >I have an i386 running FreeBSD 5.2.1 and KDE, but I can't get my printer >working. It's a HP Deskjet 5550 connected via USB. I've heard about lpd >and cups, but don't know which one to use or what the difference is. So >can anyone guide a Windows user to an easy howto? Go http://www.linuxprinting.org/show_printer.cgi?recnum=3DHP-DeskJet_5550 there and http://www.linuxprinting.org in general. Look at the LPD instructions. Fortunately, your printer is supported perfectly. :D Oh, and for your own sake, forget about the Common Unix PITA System. It's far too complicated. I'll be glad to help you set up LPD. --=20 I abhor a system designed for the "user", if that word is a coded pejorative meaning "stupid and unsophisticated". -- Ken Thompson - Unix is user friendly. However, it isn't idiot friendly. - Please CC me in all replies, even if I'm on the relevant list(s). --1SQmhf2mF2YjsYvc Content-Type: application/pgp-signature Content-Disposition: inline -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.2.4 (FreeBSD) iD8DBQFAp7lqk/lo7zvzJioRAqP4AKCwWNov1qvNVo3uTWACp/QtLMyjpgCfXs0v 2lbJ1BDiTrAY3bWdiXQgl4I= =i0bG -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --1SQmhf2mF2YjsYvc--