Date: Sat, 30 Mar 1996 18:43:26 +0100 (MET) From: Andreas Klemm <andreas@knobel.gun.de> To: Chris Cappuccio <ccappuc@satelnet.org> Cc: current@freebsd.org Subject: (was Re: <no subject>) actually it's about how to setup a printer and such Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.3.92.960330182011.206A-100000@knobel.gun.de> In-Reply-To: <199603291843.NAA02951@sefl.satelnet.org>
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-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- On Fri, 29 Mar 1996, Chris Cappuccio wrote: > This could be the wrong list but.. ;) This stuff belongs to the help list, since your question doen't have to deal with FreeBSD-current developement. It's a relatively simple configuration question ;-) > I need a little help getting a hewlett packard deskjet 500 > printer working under -current (nothing to do with the fact > that it's current or 2.1 or whatever, just that its kind of > strange..) So I assume, reading the fine FreeBSD manual, is also a bit strange for you ?! Since it covers nearly all aspects of "how to connect a printer to a FreeBSD system. > I can't get he baud rate adn such set correctly Well, you have to set the line discipline on both ends correctly. A Deskjet is capable of printing up to 19200 Bauds (dog slow), so I recommend you to use a parallel interface instead (if you can). > in printcap A printcap manual page is part of the Operating system ;-) mumbo|dumbo|HP DeskJet 500:\ :lp=/dev/cuaa1:\ :br#19200:\ :ms=cs8,-parenb,crtscts,-istrip,opost,onlcr:\ :sd=/var/spool/djet500/:\ :lf=/var/spool/djet500/log:\ :crnl:\ :mx#0:\ :sh:\ :sf: Don't forget to switch the DeskJet via jumpers to: 8 Bit, No parity, 1 Stop Bit, 19200 Baud Then you need a proper serial cable... I hope you have a correct one suitable for you printer... > and once I do, how would I print from applications such as umm netscape or > something.. (ghostscript PS-->PCL?) .. hewlett pakards support goes > as far as to tell me that they dont reccomend their prindeters > for use in a unix environment and that they offer no assistance in > doing so..heh.. Then you need apsfilter 4.9.3. It's in the ports collection. It let's you print nearly _everything_ ... SETUP creates needed printcap settings. They only need a bit finetuning. Remember ... if you print binary data, then XON/XOFF handshaking isn't sufficient, then you need crtscts hardware flow control. Otherwise you'll get garbage ;-)) BTW, the above suggested ms (mode settings) in printcap enables opost and onlcr ... this isn't needed with apsfilter, since it converts every supported file type (many ;-) to PS and this is filtered through gs ... gs of course knows to give the printer the proper bits and bytes ;-)) Have fun ... Andreas /// - -- andreas@knobel.gun.de /\/\___ Wiechers & Partner Datentechnik GmbH Andreas Klemm ___/\/\/ $$ Support Unix - aklemm@wup.de $$ pgp p-key http://www-swiss.ai.mit.edu/~bal/pks-toplev.html >>> powered by <<< ftp://sunsite.unc.edu/pub/Linux/system/Printing/aps-491.tgz >>> FreeBSD <<< -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: 2.6.2 iQCVAwUBMV1yvvMLpmkD/U+FAQE2NwP8DOQ/LnhZG+WYhbFrlDxqWE0AHIjWiNy3 XIAPCXMUyD8MvD1rEa6TwXT40ChcIocdxSd0aY2zpqHSTtb+Koe8tO+E2r5+VcVb ATyZ48ZBwX4HFQ9wu2XleLYwjL6Uz3N175s6OqWpnH7X7Av6UyXIgsAt8WSOxnZP cYz7VUdLumo= =BNxW -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----
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