Date: Wed, 14 Nov 2001 14:02:21 -0800 (PST) From: mw@lanfear.com To: Dave <dloose@wpi.edu>, freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re:HP Deskjet Woes Message-ID: <20011114220221.D9ADB37B416@hub.freebsd.org>
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I spent a lot of time fiddling with this stuff on SuSE linux and
their graphical configuration tool to get it "right", and then moved it
over ... much easier that way. I also had to waste a good number of
pieces of paper :-)
To get my DeskJet 970Cse working I had to fiddle with various
drivers and the like. There was a more specific driver than the hpdj
one. When I selected the 842C, it suggested I run the 860 or the 840
drivers .... you should be able to get it working just great.
i might spend the time one of these days to come up with a GUI
printer conf tool for FreeBSD ... it so desperately needs one :-)
mark.
> -----------------------------
> From: Dave <dloose@wpi.edu>
> To: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG
> Subject: HP Deskjet Woes
> Sent: 11/14/2001 12:17>
>
>
> Ok. I've lived with this problem for a few months now but it
really is
> starting to bother me. I set up my printer using apsfilter using the
> 'hpdj' driver. Now, this is a color printer, so I have, at times,
> specified different settings for the color option. I often leave it
set to
> 'default', but I have tried several other options as well (8bpp,
24bpp,
> 32bpp). None of these seem to enable color printing though.
>
> So, what am I doing wrong? Has anyone else managed to get color
> printing to work on this printer (it's an HP 842C -- I actually got
it
> because someone recommended it for FreeBSD). Am I using the wrong
driver?
> The wrong filter?
>
> As always, your help is invaluable. I seriously don't know what
I'd do
> without this list. Thank you,
>
> -- Dave
>
> PS: If you could cc my e-mail address (dloose at wpi dot edu) to your
> response, I would appreciate it greatly.
>
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