On Tuesday 27 June 2006 14:38, Roland Smith wrote: > On Tue, Jun 27, 2006 at 07:27:50PM +0300, Ivan Asmer wrote: > > Hello everyone. > > > > I'm interesting how to run my canon pixma iP 1500 under my honest > > freebsd. As I found in internet this is impossible. Who can say > > more? Here is how some Linux folks got it working. http://forum.linspire.com/viewtopic.php?p=534013&;
> > If it's not listed at the following link, you're probably out of > luck: > > http://www.freestandards.org/printing/public/printer_list.cgi?make= >Canon > > In general, check compatibility with FreeBSD before you buy. If you > can afford one, get a printer that understands the Postscript > printing language and has a parallel port. That will Just Work. Most HP printers (99%) are supported (including faxing and scanning) via hplip (HP's Official Linux/Unix Driver) in the ports. Check hplip.sourceforge.net for the compatibility list. -- Anish Mistry
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