Date: Wed, 25 Apr 2001 21:40:28 -0500 From: Mike Meyer <mwm@mired.org> To: "David Leimbach" <dleimbac@earthlink.net> Cc: "Francois Kritzinger" <ffkrz@iafrica.com>, <questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: Re: Printer part 2 Message-ID: <15079.35484.355047.558553@guru.mired.org> In-Reply-To: <200104260234.TAA24144@gull.mail.pas.earthlink.net> References: <200104260234.TAA24144@gull.mail.pas.earthlink.net>
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CUPS won't help - it doesn't include printer drivers, just description files. Ok, I take that back - the *commercial* version might include drivers. If you manage to get a printer that isn't supported on DOS or Windows NT 4.0 to work with CUPS, please let me know ASAP so I can fix the FAQ entry that was just committed on this subject. <mike David Leimbach <dleimbac@earthlink.net> types: > try CUPS. > Common Unix Printing System. > > Lots of drivers > >---- Original Message --- > >From: Mike Meyer <mwm@mired.org> > >To: Francois Kritzinger <ffkrz@iafrica.com> > >Cc: questions@freebsd.org > >Subject: Re: Printer part 2 > > > > > >Francois Kritzinger <ffkrz@iafrica.com> types: > >> --------------5D3A9CC54E9B0C1740F665C7 > >> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii > >> Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit > > > >Please just send one copy - in plain text - of things to questions. > > > >> freeBSD 4.2 release > >> HP Deskjet 710C ( works in Windows, thus not broken :) ) > > > >It looks like you've got a WinPrinter. Such printers are broken and > >will not work with FreeBSD, even though they work in Windows. > > > >I found the evidence at <URL: > >http://www.hp.com/cgi-bin/cposupport/get_doc.pl?SNI=dj710c&LC=printers&Tfile=bpd05492 > >>, which says that the 710C is a host-based or PPA printer. It can't > >be used in DOS or Windows NT 4.0, either. > > > >Other printers in this series are the 710C, 720C, 820C and 1000C. > > > > <mike > >-- > >Mike Meyer <mwm@mired.org> http://www.mired.org/home/mwm/ > >Independent WWW/Perforce/FreeBSD/Unix consultant, email for more information. > > > >To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > >with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message > -- Mike Meyer <mwm@mired.org> http://www.mired.org/home/mwm/ Independent WWW/Perforce/FreeBSD/Unix consultant, email for more information. To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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