From owner-freebsd-hardware@FreeBSD.ORG Sun Apr 2 00:11:13 2006 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-hardware@freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-hardware@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 55BA516A401 for ; Sun, 2 Apr 2006 00:11:13 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from security@yourdot-mail.com) Received: from jupiter.nswebhost.com (jupiter.nswebhost.com [66.246.252.21]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id C869343D64 for ; Sun, 2 Apr 2006 00:11:08 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from security@yourdot-mail.com) Received: from 55-214.dial.nortenet.pt ([212.13.55.214]:35642 helo=[192.168.1.13]) by jupiter.nswebhost.com with esmtpa (Exim 4.52) id 1FPqBW-0000SU-9S; Sat, 01 Apr 2006 18:11:14 -0600 Message-ID: <442F1698.5050500@yourdot-mail.com> Date: Sun, 02 Apr 2006 01:11:04 +0100 From: Carlos Silva User-Agent: Thunderbird 1.5 (Windows/20051201) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: "Jin Guojun [VFFS]" References: <442DFEE5.4040407@yourdot-mail.com> <442E82F2.8040702@bah.homeip.net> <442EACAF.4010606@yourdot-mail.com> <442EAEF1.5050307@bah.homeip.net> <442EB292.1000007@yourdot-mail.com> <442F15C6.4070409@lbl.gov> In-Reply-To: <442F15C6.4070409@lbl.gov> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Antivirus-Scanner: Clean mail though you should still use an Antivirus X-AntiAbuse: This header was added to track abuse, please include it with any abuse report X-AntiAbuse: Primary Hostname - jupiter.nswebhost.com X-AntiAbuse: Original Domain - freebsd.org X-AntiAbuse: Originator/Caller UID/GID - [0 0] / [47 12] X-AntiAbuse: Sender Address Domain - yourdot-mail.com X-Source: X-Source-Args: X-Source-Dir: Cc: freebsd-hardware@freebsd.org Subject: Re: cups X-BeenThere: freebsd-hardware@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: General discussion of FreeBSD hardware List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sun, 02 Apr 2006 00:11:13 -0000 hi, I have printed a plain text file with lpr.. And, as I said I have a ppd from hpijs, footmatic, etc packages... Best Regards, Carlos Silva, CSilva Web: http://www.csilva.org/ Jin Guojun [VFFS] escreveu: > Carlos Silva wrote: > >> No, but i'll try this. >> >> I don't understand why lpr prints and cups not :( > > It is not clear how you printed via lpr. Unless you have a postscript > (with .ps files) or plain text (for text only) printer, lpr will not > print > correctly except printing some garbages. > > If you used gs to convert .ps files to hp 1115 coded files, then you > may use "lpr" command to print. Is this the way you printed? > If so, the DeviceFILTER you used in gs option > -sDEVICE=DeviceFILTER > indicates the printer driver you need to use for CUPS. If CUPS has > no related filter, then you need to write a filter/PDD file to invoke > gs to do the conversion job for CUPS to print. > It needs some work, but it is not too bad. > > I have a MFC 420n printer, I could not find a filter in either gs > or CUPS, so I cannot use this printer under Unix/FreeBSD via > lpr or CUPS :-) > > Since you said that you can print via lpr, then you should be able > to print via CUPS. Just need a more clear picture on how you printed > by using lpr. > > -Jin