Date: Mon, 21 Feb 2005 22:24:11 -0600 From: Brian John <brianjohn@fusemail.com> To: Roland Smith <rsmith@xs4all.nl>, freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: trouble printing Message-ID: <421AB3EB.4000506@fusemail.com> In-Reply-To: <20050215165007.GB9582@slackbox.xs4all.nl> References: <3151.209.87.176.132.1108400766.fusewebmail-19592@www.fusemail.com> <20050214174253.GC65365@slackbox.xs4all.nl> <42117D33.80002@fusemail.com> <20050215165007.GB9582@slackbox.xs4all.nl>
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Roland Smith wrote:
>On Mon, Feb 14, 2005 at 10:40:19PM -0600, Brian John wrote:
>
>
>>Ok, I installed apsfilter and pnm2ppa. I've been looking on the net and
>>I'm starting to get overwhelmed in documentation. Could you at least
>>help me get started setting this up? Is there any hope that I will be
>>able to get this printer to work as well (and easy) as it works in Windows?
>>
>>
>
>I'll try. :-)
>
>You should start with the apsfilter handbook, chapter 4. Read this
>carefully before starting setup. Start the setup
>utility with '/usr/local/share/apsfilter/SETUP' (without the '') as root.
>
>The spool directory is probably somewhere in /var/spool/lpd. (I can't
>see here, I use CUPS instead of the standard lpr). IIRC, if you give the
>printer a name, (e.g. deskjet710), the spool directory should be
>/var/spool/lpd/deskjet710.
>
>The apsfilter manual mentions ppa printers, so I assume it's in the list
>that SETUP presents to you.
>
>I can't remember if apsfilter actually writes /etc/printcap for you, but I
>think so.
>
>You'll also need §9.3 of the FreeBSD handbook.
>
>Let me know how it works out, or if you have problems.
>
>Good luck,
> Roland
>
>
Ok, I tried this and I'm still having problems. Sorry it took me so
long, I've been trying to work out other problems :(. When I try to
print a test page through apsfilter setup, nothing happens. I think I
have everything setup, here is what my setup looks like:
==================================================================
A P S F I L T E R S E T U P -- MAIN MENUE --
==================================================================
(D) Available Device Drivers in your gs binary
(R) Read Ghostscript driver documentation (devices.txt)
(1) Printer Driver Selection [ppa/710]
(2) Interface Setup [parallel]
(3) Paper Format [letter]
(4) Printing Quality [medium]
(5) Color Mode [full]
(6) Print Resolution in "dots per inch" [300x300]
(7) Default Printing Method [auto]
Any other ideas that might be able to help me out?
Thanks again very much for the help
/Brian
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