From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Mon Feb 20 18:22:30 2006 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 0087F16A422 for ; Mon, 20 Feb 2006 18:22:30 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from dennyboy@cableone.net) Received: from S2.cableone.net (s2.cableone.net [24.116.0.228]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 47A2643D53 for ; Mon, 20 Feb 2006 18:22:29 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from dennyboy@cableone.net) Received: from badboybox.cableone.net (unverified [69.92.7.117]) by S2.cableone.net (CableOne SMTP Service S2) with ESMTP id 46239177 for multiple; Mon, 20 Feb 2006 12:01:14 -0700 Date: Mon, 20 Feb 2006 12:24:25 +0000 (UTC) From: Denny White To: Eric Schuele In-Reply-To: <43F73BFD.3080702@computer.org> Message-ID: References: <43F73BFD.3080702@computer.org> X-GPG-PUBLIC_KEY: http//wwwkeys.nl.pgp.net X-GPG-FINGERPRINT: D0A9 AD44 1F10 E09E 0E67 EC25 CB44 F2E5 1644 E79A MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII; format=flowed X-NotAscii: charset=us-ascii; X-IP-stats: Incoming Last 6, First 25, in=10, out=0, spam=0 X-External-IP: 69.92.7.117 X-Abuse-Info: Send abuse complaints to abuse@cableone.net Cc: FreeBSD Questions Subject: Re: apsfilter question/problem 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: Mon, 20 Feb 2006 18:22:30 -0000 -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 On Feb 18 Eric Schuele spake forth boldly: >> I read the article at Onlamp about printing for the impatient. >> Installed apsfilter and samba on my old hp netserver so I'd >> be able to print to an hp 722c deskjet printer connected to >> an xp box. > > I don't have a fix to your apsfilter issue, but if you you are interested in > another possible printing solution... try: > > http://www.lanside.net/article.php?story=20031007161002250 > > It works well for me. And is simple to setup. > >> Gimp-print was also installed. Ghostscript was >> already installed. I ran /usr/local/share/apsfilter/./SETUP >> & thought I had it whipped. That's where the fun started. >> Apparently I've missed something along the way, since the >> print job never gets sent to the xp box. I also found out >> at linuxprinting.org that the recommended hp 722c driver >> is pnm2ppa. There was only one section in the install script >> that mentioned that driver, 10) PPA printer, so I chose that. >> It plugs it into the setup, but when I try to print a test >> page, I get ERROR: additional filter 'pnm2ppa' not found. >> I found the driver at linuxprinting.org & downloaded it. >> How do I go about using it? Is there a way to compile it >> into ghostscript? I have ghostscript-gnu-nox11-7.07_14 & >> the apsfilter setup script found it & didn't complain. >> Do I need to install another more complete version? I know >> if I install ghostscript-afpl, I'll also have to recompile >> & reinstall apsfilter with the proper make options. When >> I choose the more generic just plain deskjet printer driver, >> the script accepts it, and when I try to print a test page, >> there's no complaining about the driver like when I try the >> ppa driver. Test page is created, supposedly sent to the >> xp printer with even a speed, average around 950 kb/s, but >> I see where it only goes to stdin. I'm definitely not a >> programmer, but another filter, ghostscript, something, has >> to relay it to stdout, is that correct? >> So, I could use some pointers on this. If anyone interested >> in answering needs more info, I'll be glad to plug it in to >> a reply. Like smb.conf, apsfilterrc, & so forth. Thanks. >> Denny White >> > -- > Regards, > Eric Thanks. Got it installed but couldn't get it to work. Ran into some real problems with what it did regarding my old Star 2410 dot-matrix printer. I shouldn't have fooled with that to begin with. I had tried to set the old Star up with CUPS, but there was no mention of a driver for it, or even the brand of printer. I know some of the Epson drivers may work with it, but in the meantime, I kept getting something sent to that printer, even after I'd removed it from printcap & even rebooted. I fooled around with the files I could find in /var/spool & downward, moved some into a backup directory until I could get the old printer to behave, & then started putting the files back. Afterward, cups could no longer communicate with anything. I tried doing a deinstall & reinstall, but the problem persisted. So, it's all gone now, uninstalled. Will try again later with the other solution I received in another post. Thanks for trying to help. I think I've been eaten up by the dumbass in this issue. :) I know others have trouble too, sometimes, setting up printing, but I almost screwed my system up, just to print to a damned winblows puter! :) GnuPG key : 0x1644E79A | http://wwwkeys.nl.pgp.net Fingerprint: D0A9 AD44 1F10 E09E 0E67 EC25 CB44 F2E5 1644 E79A -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.1 (OpenBSD) iD8DBQFD+bUAy0Ty5RZE55oRAtVDAJ9w+r5DA5t2usGFMl7gWyazuLMJmQCfQhQa 5BO7cQZd4FHMUpV6eHyBycI= =ql/x -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----