Date: Mon, 13 Sep 2004 05:47:03 -0400 From: Gerard Seibert <gerard-seibert@rcn.com> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Cc: Ned Harrison <ned.woody@cox.net> Subject: Re: Omni Drivers for a Canon Printer Message-ID: <20040913054212.C51F.GERARD-SEIBERT@rcn.com> In-Reply-To: <20040913040625.721C716A4CF@hub.freebsd.org> References: <20040913040625.721C716A4CF@hub.freebsd.org>
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On Sun, 12 Sep 2004 09:47:51 -0500 Ned Harrison <ned.woody@cox.net> wrote: |>Date: Sun, 12 Sep 2004 09:47:51 -0500 |>From: Ned Harrison <ned.woody@cox.net> |>Subject: Omni Drivers for a Canon Printer |>To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org |>Message-ID: <41446197.20301@cox.net> |>Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed |> |>I dual boot FreeBSD 5.2.1 with Redhat Linux 9. I am trying to set up |>my printer which is a Canon S520 to print on the FreeBSD side. |>Running apsfilter SETUP I can get the printer to respond but the quality |>of the test prints have been poor. On my Linux side, however, the |>printer runs fine using one of the Cannon BJP printers and a Omni print |>driver. |> |>When I ran apsfilter SETUP in FreeBSD I found the same printer but I |>don't have the Omni drivers installed. I've searched through my |>installation disks and looked through the ports but did not find any |>reference to Omni drivers. |> |>Where would I find these drivers? Are they in the Ports under a |>different name? Or should I just break down and buy a new printer? If |>there is another way to get this printer up an running, I'm willing to |>give it a try. |> |>Thanks ********** Reply Separator ********** Monday, September 13, 2004 5:42:12 AM I do not know if this will be of any help or not, but you might want to check it out. This is the URL where I located a driver for my Canon S630 printer. < http://www.linuxprinting.org/printer_list.cgi > Good Luck! Gerard Seibert gerard-seibert@rcn.com _ -----_ // {|||} 0]_____ || {|||} \-----] Things were getting pretty \\ {|||} _\____ hot in the back of my car \\ {|||} / ---- when she screamed out.... \\-------- / "Kiss Me Where it Smells!!" / | | Bud Man | So I drove her to New Jersey! \| ----------- \ | || || || == ==
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