Jacob Meuser wrote:
On Fri, Nov 09, 2007 at 01:20:14PM -0700, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
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?
probably more of a hassle than running -current, IMO.
What are other folks using on OpenBSD?
I don't have a working printer anymore but, I have used Epson printers
with OpenBSD for years. there are now ports for:
print/gutenprint
print/ijs
print/foomatic-finters
print/foomatic-db
print/foomatic-db-engine
in -current, which allow the easy integration of gutenprint drivers
with the standard ghostscript port/package. these drivers can then
be used with lpd, CUPS, direct printing, or whatever way you prefer.
but please read the messages that are displayed when the packages
are installed!!
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.
not true.
plus, with the foomatic-db* packages, there is no need to go searching
for PPD files.
Dear Jacob,
Could you please give me some more explanations. Are you saying that the
Epson printers will not work with CUPS even if the appropriate PPD files
are reachable by CUPS.
My HP printers have always been able to work that way (just by
downloading PPD file from Linux Printing on the third page of CUPS
web management tool) in both FreeBSD and OpenBSD. I am not talking about
simple text or ps files. I am talking about printing images from
browsers and gimp as well as printing from applications like xdvi or
xpdf (I obviously use TeX).
Yes, I am aware that foomatic-db can generate PPD files for you. I have
never used it though. Could you post some link or how to use
foomatic packages. I would really like to learn.
Any strong opinion on LPD vs LPRng vs CUPS issue? I am not a
professional system administrator and there is way too much Linux and
CUPS around me for my taste. I want to hear from the serious people what
are the benefits of one system over the another.
Thanks
Predrag
