From owner-freebsd-newbies@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Mar 15 09:35:03 2005 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-newbies@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id BE00E16A4CE for ; Tue, 15 Mar 2005 09:35:03 +0000 (GMT) Received: from ptb-relay02.plus.net (ptb-relay02.plus.net [212.159.14.213]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 5070243D39 for ; Tue, 15 Mar 2005 09:35:03 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from ml-freebsd-newbies@codepad.net) Received: from [80.229.159.44] (helo=hercules.codepad.net) by ptb-relay02.plus.net with esmtp (Exim) id 1DB8S2-000Psg-3I for freebsd-newbies@freebsd.org; Tue, 15 Mar 2005 09:34:58 +0000 From: Xian To: freebsd-newbies@freebsd.org Date: Tue, 15 Mar 2005 09:34:55 +0000 User-Agent: KMail/1.7 References: In-Reply-To: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline Message-Id: <200503150934.55806.ml-freebsd-newbies@codepad.net> Subject: Re: Kyocera FS-680 mono laser printer setup ! X-BeenThere: freebsd-newbies@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: Gathering place for new users List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 15 Mar 2005 09:35:03 -0000 On Tuesday 15 March 2005 02:02, Pand Gopal wrote: > Hi, > > I am a Newbie to Unix, FreeBSD and to this group. > > I am keen to setup a FreeBSD 5.3 Release box (in the next few days) as > print server for various clients in the network. > > The parallel port printer lpt1 is directly attached to the FreeBSD 5.3 box. > > I have read the printing section in FreeBSD handbook online. The topic of > filters seem to be too complicated. > > As a step-1 in my endeavour, I am more interested in printing from the > FreeBSD box particularly pages/images from Firefox. > > I require following info : > > (1) Do filters have to be installed to print graphic image ? > (2) What filter should I use with Kyocera FS-680 mono Laser printer ? > (3) Any simple step by step instructions for FS-680 setup ? > > Any info or pointers is well regarded... > > Regards > Pand Gopal If your printer can't handle post script, you will need a filter to print anything other than text. If your printer can do post script, you need a filter only to print text. There is a program called ghostscript that turns post script into something printers can understand. I didn't see you printer listed on its list of compatible printers but I wasn't looking very hard. I think there is more about this in the hand book HTH -- /Xian "Go the extra mile. It makes your boss look like an incompetent slacker" unknown author