> Hello all, > > I would like to get some advise on printing with apsfilter on 4.2. I > have an Epson CX5400 multifunction printer that I normally use with the > Gutenprint drivers and CUPS on other Unix systems. I am only using this > as a local printer, so I don't really need something as elaborate as > CUPS to do the job. > > Gutenprint is not available in ports, so I used ghostscript, which does > not include this printer as a supported device. I have been able to get > it to print somewhat in black and white using one of the drivers, but no > color. > > How feasible is it to use FreeBSD compatibility mode and Gutenprint, > etc. packages from FreeBSD to use with apsfilter to make this work? > > What are other folks using on OpenBSD? > > Thanks >
Hi Kim, I do not use LPD(apsfilter) on OpenBSD but rather CUPS which is in packages. That would probably be easy solution to your problem as you could get PPD file directly from http://www.linux-foundation.org/en/OpenPrinting without the need for compiling Gutenprint. I use on one of my older computers running FreeBSD apsfilter(LPD) but the printer attached to it is HP so the drivers are included in apsfilter package itself.(old hpjos driver package) For printers that need Gutenprint drivers in FreeBSD one has to compile Gutenprint with the tag without CUPS. I absolutely have no experience in running FreeBSD programs on OpenBSD which is possible of course. It just looks to me that it would be easier for you to use CUPS in the given situation. CUPS post installation configuration on OpenBSD is well-documented. If you get that Gutenprint rolling I would really like to hear from you how did you install FreeBSD packages on OpenBSD. Best, Predrag
