From owner-freebsd-newbies@FreeBSD.ORG Fri Mar 11 01:18:43 2005 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-newbies@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 9AB7C16A4CE for ; Fri, 11 Mar 2005 01:18:43 +0000 (GMT) Received: from lon-mail-6.gradwell.net (lon-mail-6.gradwell.net [193.111.201.132]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id E098D43D2F for ; Fri, 11 Mar 2005 01:18:42 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from freebsd01@dgmm.net) Received: from 82-39-75-228.cable.ubr02.jarr.blueyonder.co.uk ([82.39.75.228] helo=thor ident=fbsd*pop3^dgmm#net)1.181) id 4230f1f1.167d.39 for freebsd-newbies@freebsd.org; Fri, 11 Mar 2005 01:18:41 +0000 (envelope-sender ) From: Dave To: freebsd-newbies@freebsd.org Date: Fri, 11 Mar 2005 01:18:41 +0000 Message-ID: <52s1319qhb3s4ug7fta1q90kkjpp0jsotk@4ax.com> References: <4223F97E.2090401@optonline.net> <20050301173923.S26737@wonkity.com> <4227EBA2.2090402@optonline.net> In-Reply-To: <4227EBA2.2090402@optonline.net> X-Mailer: Forte Agent 1.93/32.576 English (American) MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Subject: Re: 6 hours of trying to configure my printer - solved X-BeenThere: freebsd-newbies@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list Reply-To: freebsd01@dgmm.net List-Id: Gathering place for new users List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 11 Mar 2005 01:18:43 -0000 On Fri, 04 Mar 2005 00:01:22 -0500, you wrote: >I got my printing working by installing "apsfilter" and by following >some of the instructions in the (printed) "The FreeBSD Handbook 2ed". I >am using FreeBSD 5.3, an HP940c Deskjet, parallel port connection, and >the "lpr" method of printing (rather than the "CUPS" method). I'll add my thanks for that "mini How-to" also. I've just spent some head scratching time getting my Epson Stylus Photo R200 working with FreeBSD. I also went the lpr route and set up a basic /etc/printcap file for it and pointed gimp-print at it as I only really needed, initially, to print from the Gimp. The head scratching was caused by assuming that the printer device was /dev/ulpt0. It's not. It's /dev/unlpt0. The 'n' is for no-reset. Using /dev/ulpt0 just prints garbled text instead of the graphics I was sending. For text, I've got an HPLJ5M with postscript so that was a doddle, even down to using the network interface to print :-0 Thanks to Ted for the pointers to using apsfilter/ghostscript/ijs/gimp-print too. I'll have a look at that so I can use the Epson for other stuff if I find the need. Dave -- Dave Please address email replies to: [our favourite OS] AT dgmm DOT net For offlist replies please put FreeBSD in the subject line.