From owner-freebsd-questions Mon Nov 16 16:07:47 1998 Return-Path: Received: (from majordom@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) id QAA10754 for freebsd-questions-outgoing; Mon, 16 Nov 1998 16:07:47 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG) Received: from resnet.uoregon.edu (resnet.uoregon.edu [128.223.144.32]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) with ESMTP id QAA10723 for ; Mon, 16 Nov 1998 16:07:41 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu) Received: from localhost (dwhite@localhost) by resnet.uoregon.edu (8.8.8/8.8.8) with ESMTP id QAA11715; Mon, 16 Nov 1998 16:07:09 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu) Date: Mon, 16 Nov 1998 16:07:08 -0800 (PST) From: Doug White To: Aaron Parmelee cc: questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: trying to set up printing In-Reply-To: <3.0.5.32.19981114164459.009af530@net66.com> Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Sender: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG On Sat, 14 Nov 1998, Aaron Parmelee wrote: > hello there: > > i have a HP DeskJet 712c printer connected to port LPT1(i assume this is > a parallel port, let me know if i am wrong). the kernel has been configured > to reflect this. however, i cannot get it to print. i have been following > the freebsd handbook on printing, using lptest, etc, but i can't get > anything to go. does anyone know if this printer can print plain text, post > script, HP's PCL? the printer documentation is mickey mouse, for families > connecting this to the family pc. it does not mention printer language. The HP DeskJet 7xx series is a WinPrinter. It will not work with FreeBSD until someone writes a driver. Doug White Internet: dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu | FreeBSD: The Power to Serve http://gladstone.uoregon.edu/~dwhite | www.freebsd.org To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message