Date: Sat, 21 Oct 2000 13:38:09 -0500 (CDT) From: Gene Harris <zeus@tetronsoftware.com> To: Mark Hummel <mhumm@ispchannel.com> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Ink Jet Printing in FBSD??? Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.4.21.0010211329070.16813-100000@ns1.tetronsoftware.com> In-Reply-To: <39F1BEB0.7B3E8741@ispchannel.com>
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I just wanted to check, but have you set up an entry in your /etc/printcap file? I scanned the Lexmark web site, and the printer can be used with DOS, which means it is probably not a "WINprinter". The web site recommended telling your DOS application to print to a DeskJet 500C. This is good news, as you might look for DeskJet 500C support in the mailing list archives and on the FreeBSD site. Also, have you entered the following command to make sure your printer is connected correctly? lptest > /dev/lpt0 You should see a rotating pattern of text on your printer, if you are lucky. At the very least, your printer's busy light should at least show some activity, even if nothing prints. If you've done all the work of making sure your printcap is correct and the spooler directory has been created, then forgive me for wasting your time. Gene On Sat, 21 Oct 2000, Mark Hummel wrote: > Philipp, > > Thanks for the reply. I installed apsfilter (which automatically installed > ghostscript and several other print utilities and fonts). It took more than 2 > hours to download (cable modem at 50KBps) and compile on my 200Mhz AMD computer > running FBSD4.1.1R and KDE destop. > > Now that it's installed, what do I do to print? I brought up the KDE word > processor or notepad program, but my Lexmark did nothing. > > Mark > > Philipp Huber wrote: > > > On Fri, Oct 20, 2000 at 06:03:55PM -0500, Mark Hummel wrote: > > > I have a Lexmark 5700 inkjet printer. What port or ports do I need to > > > install in order to use my printer? I've read the FAQ and even tried > > > what the handbook describes, but I found out it only applies to line > > > printers like dot matrixes and such. > > > > > > > have a look at the ports ghostscript, apsfilter. you might also want to try > > gimp-print (for ghostscript, my epson 760 works perfectly with it). > > http://gimp-print.sourceforge.net > > > > Philipp > > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > > with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message > > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message > Tetron Software, LLC http://www.tetronsoftware.com FreeBSD Apache PostgreSQL Oracle 8/8i Windows 95/98/NT Visual C Visual Basic To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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