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Subject: Re: Printer problems
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On Sunday 11 July 2004 22:58, Earl Larsen wrote:
> I tried to get my printer to work. But when I do lptest > /dev/lpt0. I get
> no out put. I checked and have everything correct. So I am thinking that my
> printer is not compatible. I have a Compaq IJ700. I am unable to find if
> this printer is compatible. I am running FreeBSD 4.10. Grep
> ppc0 /var/run/dmesg.boot has the output of:
>
> ppc0: <Parallel port> at port 0x378-0x37f irq 7 on isa0
> ppc0: SMC-like chipset (ECP/EPP/PS2/NIBBLE) in COMPATIBLE mode
> ppc0: FIFO with 16/16/16 bytes threshold
>
> The parallel port of my kernel is:
>
> device          ppc0    at isa? irq 7
> device          ppbus           # Parallel port bus (required)
> device          lpt0            # Printer
> device          plip            # TCP/IP over parallel
> device          ppi0            # Parallel port interface device
> #device         vpo             # Requires scbus and da
>

You need to try CUPS (Common Unix Printing Service) or apsfilter with the base 
lpd.  The latter is my personal preference, and I've never not been able to 
get a printer working using this method.  I've never used CUPS personally, 
but it seems to be the norm from what I read in the list.  

apsfilter is installable via the ports at /usr/ports/print/apsfilter.

HTH

-- 
Eric F Crist

Keep your pecker hard and your powder dry, and the world WILL turn.