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Date:      Wed, 7 Aug 2013 07:12:52 +0200
From:      Polytropon <freebsd@edvax.de>
To:        Warren Block <wblock@wonkity.com>
Cc:        Juris Kaminskis <juris.kaminskis@gmail.com>, freebsd-questions@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: Setup HP Laserjet 1120m over network with LPD
Message-ID:  <20130807071252.af7e26f9.freebsd@edvax.de>
In-Reply-To: <alpine.BSF.2.00.1308062252580.43216@wonkity.com>
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On Tue, 6 Aug 2013 22:57:27 -0600 (MDT), Warren Block wrote:
> On Wed, 7 Aug 2013, Juris Kaminskis wrote:
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> > 2013. gada 6. aug. 23:17 "Warren Block" <wblock@wonkity.com> rakst?ja:
> >       On Tue, 6 Aug 2013, Juris Kaminskis wrote:
> >
> >             after several trials and errors and reading through FreeBSD=
 handbook I am
> >             at dead end on how to proceed further, hope someone can gui=
de me.
> >=20
> >
> >       Are you sure about that model number? =A0I can't find specs for a=
 Laserjet 1120M. =A0There is a Laserjet M1120. =A0It's a Winprinter.
> >
> >       The file entries are confusing and use some non-base programs. =
=A0You may be mixing the base system's lpr/lpd with the CUPS versions of th=
e same names from ports.
> >
> >       For plain lpr/lpd, I have this article:
> >       http://www.wonkity.com/~wblock/docs/html/lpdprinting.html
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> > Model number: HP LaserJet M1120n MFP
> >=20
> > I try your how-to in few days as it seems I need to redo whole config. =
I will post my results, thanks
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> The Laserjet M1120 is a winprinter, which means it does not understand=20
> plain text or common PDLs like PCL or PostScript.  There is=20
> print/foo2zjs in ports, but it's meant to be used with CUPS.  I have not=
=20
> tested it.

It seems that a HPLIP interface is available for this printer,
so it should probably work with CUPS and _maybe_ with the
normal means of printing (FreeBSD printer spooler plus a
printer filter that turns PS, the _default_ output language
for printing, into the specific non-standard language that
printer wants to be spoken to in).

http://hplipopensource.com/hplip-web/models/laserjet/hp_laserjet_m1120_mfp.=
html

http://foo2xqx.rkkda.com/

I'm using a similar approach for a terrible Samsung color
laserprinter (foo2qpdl-wrapper in my specific case) which
I could easily integrate with the already mentioned CUPS,
as well as the normal system's printer subsystem.

However, I also have not tested if it works for the M1120,
because I prefer to use printers that work, that's why I
don't own such a thing. :-)


--=20
Polytropon
Magdeburg, Germany
Happy FreeBSD user since 4.0
Andra moi ennepe, Mousa, ...



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