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Date:      Mon, 13 Apr 1998 23:08:12 -0700
From:      unsafe at any speed <erich@compecon.com>
To:        Narana Kannappan <narana@cisco.com>
Cc:        stable@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: Printing with hp deskjet 722c
Message-ID:  <3532FD4C.8A62813A@compecon.com>
References:  <Pine.BSF.3.96.980413163033.4849A-100000@portwwwbus.tc.cc.va.us> <199804140448.VAA02246@jewel-ss20.cisco.com>

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Narana Kannappan wrote:
> 
> Hello,
> 
>    I'm haveing trouble printing from my hp deskjet 722c printer.
> 
>    Here are the details
> 
>    * running 2.2.5
>    * printer connected to /dev/lpt0. dmesg recognises it.
>    * lptest > /dev/lpt0 does NOT provide any output.
>    * printer works fine on win-95.
>    * info on win-95 says that 2-way communication to printer is
>       working correctly.
> 
> -any suggestions ?

I am pretty sure you're out of luck printing to a DeskJet 722c
from FreeBSD. It is one of HP's Windows-only printers and is
completely dependent on the Windows driver even to print plain
text.

Eric Hedstrom
erich@compecon.com

p.s. this should be in -questions.

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