Date: Tue, 24 Feb 2015 16:05:10 +0100 From: Polytropon <freebsd@edvax.de> To: Andrew Gould <andrewlylegould@gmail.com> Cc: FreeBSD Questions <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: Using dotmatrix printer with (or without) CUPS for graphics printing Message-ID: <20150224160510.62fabf51.freebsd@edvax.de> In-Reply-To: <CAFKhKgr%2BTpsbpTjJEVP-ndSE9BxHSn6BGUR-LPj2EkKDGJ108Q@mail.gmail.com> References: <20150224145943.6216e9d3.freebsd@edvax.de> <CAFKhKgr%2BTpsbpTjJEVP-ndSE9BxHSn6BGUR-LPj2EkKDGJ108Q@mail.gmail.com>
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On Tue, 24 Feb 2015 08:31:30 -0600, Andrew Gould wrote: > Are PPD files cross-platform? If so, you could try adding the PPD file > manually during printer configuration. The related openprinting page for > your printer is here: > > http://www.openprinting.org/printer/Epson/Epson-LQ-570plus Many thanks! This actually is the _first_ time something related to CUPS works on the first try as expected! :-) I had to "guess" the device URI. For further reference, the following settings resulted in success: Driver: Epson LQ-570+ Foomatic/epson (recommended) (grayscale, 2-sided printing) Connection: parallel:/dev/lpt0 Defaults: job-sheets=none, none media=iso_a4_210x297mm sides=one-sided I haven't tried printing from Gimp, because that forces me to configure a _new_ printer, and the "Epson" category doesn't list old dotmatrix printers anymore. So printing to a file (PS) and then printing them via "lpr -PEpson_LQ_570+ file.ps" works perfectly; printing also works from xpdf or gv, so all I need is there. Again, thanks for your advice! -- Polytropon Magdeburg, Germany Happy FreeBSD user since 4.0 Andra moi ennepe, Mousa, ...
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