Date: Sat, 21 Oct 2000 09:13:21 -0700 From: "Heredity Choice" <stork@QNET.COM> To: "Philipp Huber" <uebs@gmx.at>, <questions@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: RE: Ink Jet Printing in FBSD??? Message-ID: <000a01c03b79$d70737f0$afc6ddd1@STORK> In-Reply-To: <20001021123817.B243@tori.mini.net>
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I also have a Lexmark 5700 printer and wrote to Lexmark asking how it can be used with FreeBSD. They said it is "host dependant," meaning it is a WINprinter that requires a driver which utilizes the computer's CPU and cannot be used under FreeBSD. This is true of all Lexmark inkjet printers but not the Lexmark Optra, which is a laser printer. I think the only way to print to a Lexmark 5700 from FreeBSD is through a Windows printserver. There are some Hewlett Packard inkjet printers, including all the older ones, which work with DOS, and will probably work with FreeBSD. A Macintosh printer might do well. You can also get some leads by searching on the Internet for "Linux printers." As for the Lexmark 5700, it can be used for a planter or a rather cumbersome paperweight. Paul Smith > -----Original Message----- > From: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG > [mailto:owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG]On Behalf Of Philipp Huber > Sent: Saturday, 21 October, 2000 03:38 AM > To: questions@FreeBSD.ORG > Subject: Re: Ink Jet Printing in FBSD??? > > > On Fri, Oct 20, 2000 at 06:03:55PM -0500, Mark Hummel wrote: > > I have a Lexmark 5700 inkjet printer. What port or ports do I need to > > install in order to use my printer? I've read the FAQ and even tried > > what the handbook describes, but I found out it only applies to line > > printers like dot matrixes and such. > > > > have a look at the ports ghostscript, apsfilter. you might also > want to try > gimp-print (for ghostscript, my epson 760 works perfectly with it). > http://gimp-print.sourceforge.net > > Philipp > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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