thank you... I'll work around your informations and suggestion I'll give you a feedback about ...
On Sun, Jun 26, 2022 at 10:03 AM Tim via users < users@lists.fedoraproject.org> wrote: > Hi Angelo > > > I recently bought a pantum p2500 printer. > > I was able to install it, and can use it from OS Windows (dual boot). > > > > I use Fedora ..., and the drivers available for linux OS are for > > ubuntu only .. (Pantum Ubuntu Driver V1.1.84-1). > > That's a GDI (Graphical Device Interface) kind of printer, only > designed to work on Windows. It relies on Windows generating the > entire bitmap of what will be printed, in the manner that particular > printer requires, then dumping that to the printer, along with some > instructions, but most of the work is done on the computer. With a > windows driver handling the specifics of that particular printer. > > As far as I can see, GDI isn't like a common printer language, it just > means a bitmap graphics dump is done on the computer to the printer. > It doesn't matter if you printing pictures or just plain text, the > computer generates the page as a huge bitmap and sends that to the > printer. Brute force and ignorance. > > When it comes to other printer languages, if you send text to print, > the printer is sent that text along with, font, sizing and positioning, > instructions. Very quick to print. Same kind of thing with printing > images, send the image along with print layout instructions. > > > N.B. I had also thought about using Pantum 2500 as a network printer > > and using it through Windows .. but I have doubts that it will work, > > because (I think it is necessary that windows) is running or Linuz > > can call the print server .. > > You'd need Windows to do a conversion between some common printer > language (that you could send to Windows) for it to convert to what > that printer requires. I have no clues on how to approach that. > > Have a look at this thread, see if you can follow the info about > extracting the files from the debian package and manually putting them > where they're needed on Fedora: > > > https://www.linuxquestions.org/questions/linux-hardware-18/pantum-p2207-laser-printer-install-problems-with-fedora-4175660311/ > > The second to last comment sounds promising. > > -- > > uname -rsvp > Linux 3.10.0-1160.66.1.el7.x86_64 #1 SMP Wed May 18 16:02:34 UTC 2022 > x86_64 > > Boilerplate: All unexpected mail to my mailbox is automatically deleted. > I will only get to see the messages that are posted to the mailing list. > > _______________________________________________ > users mailing list -- users@lists.fedoraproject.org > To unsubscribe send an email to users-le...@lists.fedoraproject.org > Fedora Code of Conduct: > https://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/project/code-of-conduct/ > List Guidelines: https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines > List Archives: > https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/users@lists.fedoraproject.org > Do not reply to spam on the list, report it: > https://pagure.io/fedora-infrastructure >
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