On 16-May-2000 17:28:03 Daniel Reuter wrote: > Get the Printing-HOWTO at > http://metalab.unc.edu/mdw/HOWTO/Printing-HOWTO.html > There, all the steps are described. In short: > 1. install printer spooling software (usually lpr or lprng) > 2. install filter software (magicfilter or apsfilter, would be good > to > install all the tools, which they recommend (gs, jpeg-progs and the > like) > 3. run magicfilterconfig to configure your /etc/printcap file
I have done all these things, but I thought I still needed to obtain a driver for the printer, in order to print PostScript and formats other than ASCII text. > >> I am getting an Epson Stylus Color 740 and I will use the parallel >> connector until the 2.4 kernels are released. > > There was something about the Epson Stylus Color 740 on this list > just a > while ago. If it doesn't work, look at these mails or in the > archive. Thanks, I will check the archive. > >> I will need to recompile my kernel with printer support > > No you don't, because: > The lp-module and the parport-modules will get installed > during the installation of Debian (even if you didn't configure > them > during installation!), so if you didn't accidentally remove > them, you should just make sure, that they are loaded, when > printing. > (Try the program modconf to tell your system which modules to load > on > startup and to configure them). > Although it would not be a bad idea to recompile your kernel. It > usually > makes your system faster and the kernel smaller (as you can exclude > drivers, which you don't need). I have compiled a development kernel and I made sure to add parallel printer and USB support. I just obtained a script for iptables, so I can start using the 2.3 kernel. thanks -- Andrew
