Date: Tue, 27 Jun 2006 18:16:59 -0400 From: Anish Mistry <mistry.7@osu.edu> To: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Cc: Roland Smith <rsmith@xs4all.nl>, Ivan Asmer <asmer.free@gmail.com> Subject: Re: Canon PIXMA support Message-ID: <200606271817.15708.mistry.7@osu.edu> In-Reply-To: <20060627183812.GA70584@slackbox.xs4all.nl> References: <fa9e93a30606270927h15bb5792j319cda0ce0c1958d@mail.gmail.com> <20060627183812.GA70584@slackbox.xs4all.nl>
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[-- Attachment #1 --] On Tuesday 27 June 2006 14:38, Roland Smith wrote: > On Tue, Jun 27, 2006 at 07:27:50PM +0300, Ivan Asmer wrote: > > Hello everyone. > > > > I'm interesting how to run my canon pixma iP 1500 under my honest > > freebsd. As I found in internet this is impossible. Who can say > > more? Here is how some Linux folks got it working. http://forum.linspire.com/viewtopic.php?p=534013&; > > If it's not listed at the following link, you're probably out of > luck: > > http://www.freestandards.org/printing/public/printer_list.cgi?make= >Canon > > In general, check compatibility with FreeBSD before you buy. If you > can afford one, get a printer that understands the Postscript > printing language and has a parallel port. That will Just Work. Most HP printers (99%) are supported (including faxing and scanning) via hplip (HP's Official Linux/Unix Driver) in the ports. Check hplip.sourceforge.net for the compatibility list. -- Anish Mistry [-- Attachment #2 --] -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.3 (FreeBSD) iD8DBQBEoa5rxqA5ziudZT0RAvSrAJ4/mA+2LaiivLjhn2FVDGpV3ZvanACeOHCV GqG7XISNkkcvd0ZG5bP3ml8= =MrN0 -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----
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