From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Thu Apr 3 16:54:46 2003 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 E11A237B401 for ; Thu, 3 Apr 2003 16:54:46 -0800 (PST) Received: from mail.clubplus.net (mail.clubplus.net [216.191.22.200]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id B1AC643FB1 for ; Thu, 3 Apr 2003 16:54:42 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from david@skytrackercanada.com) Received: from skytrackercanada.com (cust29.209.188.66.dsl.accessv.com [209.188.66.29]) by mail.clubplus.net (8.12.7/8.12.7) with ESMTP id h340uW1W010867; Thu, 3 Apr 2003 19:56:34 -0500 Received: (from root@localhost) by skytrackercanada.com (8.12.6/8.12.6) id h340sW2b048696; Thu, 3 Apr 2003 19:54:32 -0500 (EST) (envelope-from david@skytrackercanada.com) Received: from skytrackercanada.com (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by skytrackercanada.com (8.12.6/8.12.6) with ESMTP id h340sPIP048670; Thu, 3 Apr 2003 19:54:26 -0500 (EST) (envelope-from david@skytrackercanada.com) Received: (from david@localhost) by skytrackercanada.com (8.12.6/8.12.6/Submit) id h340sPvM048669; Thu, 3 Apr 2003 19:54:25 -0500 (EST) (envelope-from david) Date: Thu, 3 Apr 2003 19:54:25 -0500 From: David Banning To: Tom Parquette Message-ID: <20030403195425.A48597@skytrackercanada.com> References: <3E8CC9FE.9050101@twcny.rr.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline User-Agent: Mutt/1.2.5i In-Reply-To: <3E8CC9FE.9050101@twcny.rr.com>; from tparquet@twcny.rr.com on Thu, Apr 03, 2003 at 06:55:42PM -0500 X-scanner: scanned by Inflex 1.0.12.3 - (http://pldaniels.com/inflex/) X-RAVMilter-Version: 8.4.2(snapshot 20021217) (mail) cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: apsfilter, ghostscript and my wife's Lexmark 3200 printer 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: Fri, 04 Apr 2003 00:54:47 -0000 On Thu, Apr 03, 2003 at 06:55:42PM -0500, Tom Parquette wrote: > Hi. > I've got printing set up and I have been able to generate the test print > from 5.0-CURRENT to my Laserjet 2200dse via USB cabling. > My wife wants to get her Lexmark 3200 off of her desk and "somewhere > else". So, I migrated my Laserjet to USB and I'm planning to plug her > printer into the parallel port. > > Apsfilter configures fine for the laserjet but I'm having problems with > the Lexmark 3200 (color inkjet). > When I try to configure apsfilter to talk to the Lexmark, I'm told that > I do not have support for the 3200 compiled into ghostscript. I > upgraded the port to ghostscript-gnu-7.05_5. I selected all available > printers (I did not see the Lexmark 3200 in the list) and ghostscript > installed without complaining. > > I reattempted the Lexmark configuration and it still failed saying I did > not have the Lexmark driver. > I'm not that familiar with ghostscript. Has anybody seen this before? Is your box FreeBSD and hers a windows box? If that's the case, you don't need ghostscript at all. You just need a raw entry in your printcap.