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From: Warren Block <wblock@wonkity.com>
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Subject: Re: 6 hours of trying to configure my printer.
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On Tue, 1 Mar 2005, bsdnooby wrote:

> Is there an easy way to configure a printer?  I've spent over 6 hours so far, 
> and all I can print is 2 blank sheets of paper whenever I try to print 
> something.
>
> I was using fluxbox-devel and an HP Deskhet 940c,

See http://www.linuxprinting.org about this printer.  They suggest hpijs 
as a driver (/usr/ports/print/hpijs), although it should accept PCL 
also.  Having it attached to parallel or USB should work; does lptest > 
/dev/lpt0 (or /dev/ulpt0 if USB) produce any output?

> I'm not sure if I should be using CUPS or the lpr method, though I'm pretty 
> sure my printer is not a Postscript printer and I must use Ghostsrcipt at 
> some point.

I suggest lpr, unless you feel lucky.

-Warren Block * Rapid City, South Dakota USA