From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Mar 25 18:07:22 2008 Return-Path: <owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG> Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 4CD94106566B for <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org>; Tue, 25 Mar 2008 18:07:22 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from lars@larseighner.com) Received: from mail.team1internet.com (mail.team1internet.com [216.110.13.10]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 26AD18FC13 for <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org>; Tue, 25 Mar 2008 18:07:22 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from lars@larseighner.com) Received: by mail.team1internet.com (Postfix, from userid 12346) id 8A5AD16B538; Tue, 25 Mar 2008 12:50:35 -0500 (CDT) Received: from larseighner.com (unknown [216.110.13.95]) by mail.team1internet.com (Postfix) with SMTP id 5F02E16B584; Tue, 25 Mar 2008 12:50:32 -0500 (CDT) Received: by larseighner.com (nbSMTP-1.00) for uid 1001 lars@larseighner.com; Tue, 25 Mar 2008 12:47:03 -0500 (CDT) Date: Tue, 25 Mar 2008 12:47:01 -0500 (CDT) From: Lars Eighner <luvbeastie@larseighner.com> X-X-Sender: lars@debranded.6dollardialup.com To: Isaac Mushinsky <itz@mushinsky.net> In-Reply-To: <bbe9e35d0803251010v55ab39cfq202c0621cddb251e@mail.gmail.com> Message-ID: <20080325124534.G36940@qroenaqrq.6qbyyneqvnyhc.pbz> References: <bbe9e35d0803250912s7f596c7bsbe546e19de83c43a@mail.gmail.com> <20080325180833.058f8841.herbert.raimund@gmx.net> <bbe9e35d0803251010v55ab39cfq202c0621cddb251e@mail.gmail.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII; format=flowed X-Sanitizer: Anomy and SpamAssassin mail filter - see http://www.6dollardialup.com/support/spaminfo.html X-Spam-Status: No, hits=-2.6 required=10.0 tests=EMAIL_ATTRIBUTION,FVGT_u_HAS_2LETTERFLDR,IN_REP_TO, OACYS_SINGLE,QUOTED_EMAIL_TEXT,REFERENCES,RM_bw_Generic, SIGNATURE_SHORT_DENSE,SPAM_PHRASE_01_02,TO_BE_REMOVED_REPLY version=2.43 X-Spam-Level: Cc: herbert langhans <herbert.raimund@gmx.net>, freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: What is a good printer/all-in-one? X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions <freebsd-questions.freebsd.org> List-Unsubscribe: <http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions>, <mailto:freebsd-questions-request@freebsd.org?subject=unsubscribe> List-Archive: <http://lists.freebsd.org/pipermail/freebsd-questions> List-Post: <mailto:freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> List-Help: <mailto:freebsd-questions-request@freebsd.org?subject=help> List-Subscribe: <http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions>, <mailto:freebsd-questions-request@freebsd.org?subject=subscribe> X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 25 Mar 2008 18:07:22 -0000 On Tue, 25 Mar 2008, Isaac Mushinsky wrote: > Yes, I saw that. But FreeBSD is not linux, and using multiple drivers for > the same device is more of a problem for us. HPLIP, on the other hand, > requires bare ugen, not loading ulpt or uscanner or perhaps even umass, a > very unnatural and cumbersome thing for me (I want umass, and I also > sometimes use a Nikon photo film scanner, which work via sane). You can use umass devices with HPLIP, but you must load umass after the printer has attached as a ugen device. Then you can attach and detach umass devices as much as you please. You seem to imply there is a conflict between uscanner devices, but I don't see what that conflict might be. Uscanner will not grab the scanner function of a multifunction printer with hplip. It doesn't appear there is a conflict of executable names either. > > Thus I am looking for a network device, or if USB, then it should appear as > separate uscanner/ulpt/umass. > > On Tue, Mar 25, 2008 at 1:08 PM, herbert langhans <herbert.raimund@gmx.net> > wrote: > >> Hi Isaac, >> this is a good start: >> http://www.linux-foundation.org/en/OpenPrinting >> >> In the 'printer' section you find a ranking and evaluation how the >> printers do on unixoid systems. >> >> Cheers >> herbs >> >> mount -t wbush /dev/whitehouse /dev/nul >> >> >> On Tue, 25 Mar 2008 12:12:52 -0400 >> "Isaac Mushinsky" <itz@mushinsky.net> wrote: >> >> > My 10-year-old deskjet being out of ink and probably not worth a >> replacement >>> cartridge (it works, but makes some mechanical noise lately), I am >>> considering a reasonable replacement, preferably with scanning/copy >>> possibilities. >>> >>> I tried to get Photosmart C4280, but while I was trying a faulty >> printcap on >>> it, it lost its mind permanently (says 'incompatible print cartridges', >> and >>> does not respond to the button combinations that HP support thinks >> should >>> reset it). Besides, you can either attach it as ulpt or uscanner device, >> or >>> play with hplip drivers as a generic device, but it seems too >>> confusing. It was a waste of time and money for me and I am going to >> return >>> it. >>> >>> Requirements: >>> 1. Reasonable physical size (should not be much larger than the old >>> deskjet). >>> 2. Either network/lpd or USB, scanner should be well supported by sane. >> If >>> used via USB, it should be a compound device (i.e. printer, scanner and, >> if >>> there, the umass device should appear as separate devices to avoid >>> kld-loading and unloading modules). I heard Epsons show up as compound >>> devices? any HP laserjets? >>> 3. Reasonable maintenance cost (maybe a laser printer, I do not care for >>> color printing that much). >> > _______________________________________________ >>> freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list >>> http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions >>> To unsubscribe, send any mail to " >> freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" >>> >> _______________________________________________ >> freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list >> http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions >> To unsubscribe, send any mail to " >> freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" >> > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" > > -- Lars Eighner http://www.larseighner.com/index.html 8800 N IH35 APT 1191 AUSTIN TX 78753-5266