From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Fri Aug 20 21:19:39 2004 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 3AEDB16A4CE; Fri, 20 Aug 2004 21:19:39 +0000 (GMT) Received: from audiogram.mail.pas.earthlink.net (audiogram.mail.pas.earthlink.net [207.217.120.253]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 1FB9043D53; Fri, 20 Aug 2004 21:19:39 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from algould@datawok.com) Received: from 22-243.lctv-b4.cablelynx.com ([24.204.22.243] helo=[192.168.63.10]) by audiogram.mail.pas.earthlink.net with asmtp (TLSv1:RC4-MD5:128) (Exim 4.34) id 1ByGnT-0007zF-1d; Fri, 20 Aug 2004 14:19:39 -0700 From: "Andrew L. Gould" To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Date: Fri, 20 Aug 2004 16:19:38 -0500 User-Agent: KMail/1.6.2 References: <7c4887d96c.7d96c7c488@prodigy.net.mx> In-Reply-To: <7c4887d96c.7d96c7c488@prodigy.net.mx> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Disposition: inline Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Message-Id: <200408201619.38777.algould@datawok.com> X-ELNK-Trace: ee791d459e3d6817d780f4a490ca69564776905774d2ac4b08f48e965213bf58d0c8690e13839894350badd9bab72f9c350badd9bab72f9c350badd9bab72f9c X-Originating-IP: 24.204.22.243 cc: questions@freebsd.org cc: edwinculp Subject: Re: apsfilter and Epson Stylus C63 on Current X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 20 Aug 2004 21:19:39 -0000 On Friday 20 August 2004 03:54 pm, edwinculp wrote: > ----- Mensaje original ----- > De: "Andrew L. Gould" > Fecha: Viernes, Agosto 20, 2004 1:03 pm > Asunto: Re: apsfilter and Epson Stylus C63 on Current > > > On Friday 20 August 2004 12:47 pm, edwinculp wrote: > > > Malcolm, I want to thank both you and "Andrew L. > > > Gould" for the link to > > > linuxprint. I can now print very well with gimp > > > but still haven't been able to get it working with > > > lpd. I can configure it in cups but it does > > > nothing. Apsfilter doesn't know it exists even > > > though I just recompiled the latest ghostscript > > > with the 4.1.7 version of gimp-print. Thanks to > > > you I'm getting closer :) > > > > > > ed > > > > Were you able to print a test page when you configured apsfilter > > with > > the gimp-print driver? > > I don't know how to install the latest (4.1.7) gimp-print drivers > with the current apsfilter so I haven't used it for printing. > > > Are you sure lpd is running? > > I can set up a local printer an print text perfectly and print from > gimp with the correct driver configuration but that doesn't help me > with postscript (web pages etc.) > > > Exactly how are you trying to print with lpd that is not working? > > Cups. Cups allows me to configure the printer but the printcap > looks something like: > > gimp|Epson EPSON Stylus C63:rm=local2.local.net:rp=gimp: > > I have no idea how it actually works. The cups configuration shows > /dev/lpt0 as the device but nothing gets to the spooler or the > printer. > > I've always used apsfilter and it has just worked with a minimum of > muss and fuss. I sure hope Andres is going to keep it updated > because if not I for one am really going to miss it. > > Thanks again for your help, > > ed > Have you tried installing them from the ports? cd /usr/ports/print/gimp-print make install Once they're installed, run the setup script for apsfilter again. Best of luck, Andrew Gould