From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Thu Jun 16 09:33:08 2011 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 3DE18106564A for ; Thu, 16 Jun 2011 09:33:08 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from cpghost@cordula.ws) Received: from mail-vw0-f54.google.com (mail-vw0-f54.google.com [209.85.212.54]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 04AD28FC08 for ; Thu, 16 Jun 2011 09:33:07 +0000 (UTC) Received: by vws18 with SMTP id 18so1429189vws.13 for ; Thu, 16 Jun 2011 02:33:07 -0700 (PDT) MIME-Version: 1.0 Received: by 10.220.179.136 with SMTP id bq8mr270451vcb.74.1308216785813; Thu, 16 Jun 2011 02:33:05 -0700 (PDT) Received: by 10.220.80.144 with HTTP; Thu, 16 Jun 2011 02:33:05 -0700 (PDT) X-Originating-IP: [93.221.173.83] In-Reply-To: <20110616062806.GA5194@thought.org> References: <20110616062806.GA5194@thought.org> Date: Thu, 16 Jun 2011 11:33:05 +0200 Message-ID: From: "C. P. Ghost" To: Gary Kline Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Cc: FreeBSD Mailing List Subject: Re: OT: printer, our cups port, and is-there-a-generic-laser? X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Thu, 16 Jun 2011 09:33:08 -0000 On Thu, Jun 16, 2011 at 8:28 AM, Gary Kline wrote: > > we had a power out here this morning and besides it costing most of > my day, it blew out my Brother laser printer. =A0i just got it working > FINALLY with our cups stuff. =A0don't asked me how; other than i was > using our olden lpr/lpd and had /etc/printcap. > > is there a laser other than the brother {tm}? =A0i mean, that the > members of this org would go for? At home, I'm using an HP LaserJet 1320 over USB on FreeBSD with CUPS. I understand that the networked version would be even easier to install and use, but the 1320 was what I got, and it's okay for light non-commercial use. Of course, with native Postscript support (I've upgraded the RAM on the unit so that it prints very complex graphics faster, but that's not strictly necessary). BTW, I fully agree with Polytropon: those old HP LaserJet 4000s are absolutely GREAT, even if used. It's a shame that they don't make 'em anymore: they were simply too good and didn't comply with the current standard of crappiness, cheap plastics and badly engineered trays etc... so obviously, they had to go. :-( -cpghost. --=20 Cordula's Web. http://www.cordula.ws/