Date: Sat, 5 Aug 2000 11:13:51 +0100 From: Mark Ovens <marko@freebsd.org> To: "Mark A. Hummel" <mhumm@ispchannel.com> Cc: questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: I need a FBSD guru Message-ID: <20000805111350.B239@parish> In-Reply-To: <398B581D.33ABA823@ispchannel.com>; from mhumm@ispchannel.com on Fri, Aug 04, 2000 at 06:56:14PM -0500 References: <398B581D.33ABA823@ispchannel.com>
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On Fri, Aug 04, 2000 at 06:56:14PM -0500, Mark A. Hummel wrote: > > - Although my printer is recognized as well as the parallel port, the > printer doesn't print. I've gone through the setup in the book 3 > times. What's the trick? My Printcap looks okay and I've added an lpd > directory to /var/spool/output. > [snip] > ppc0: <Parallel port> at port 0x378-0x37f irq 7 on isa0 > ppc0: SMC-like chipset (ECP/EPP/PS2/NIBBLE) in COMPATIBLE mode > ppc0: FIFO with 16/16/16 bytes threshold > ppbus0: IEEE1284 device found /NIBBLE > Probing for PnP devices on ppbus0: > ppbus0: <Lexmark Lexmark 5700 > LEXWPS > I think the Lexmark 5700 is one of those dreaded WinPrinters. If you look at http://www.lexmark.com/US/Services/SelfService/FAQs/display/0,1197,MzgyXklua2pldCtUZWNobm9sb2d5XjU3MDArQ29sb3IrSmV0cHJpbnRlcl5ET1MrNSUyRXgrb3IraGlnaGVyJTJDK0RPUw==,00.html It states that to print from DOS apps that won't run from a Windows DOS box you have to boot "real" DOS, print to a file, reboot Windows, then print the file. If it can't print from vanilla DOS I can't see you having much success under Unix. Sorry. FWIW, HP are very good at stating on their website whether a printer will run under Unix or not (probably because of HP-UX). -- If I buy a copy of WinDelete, and it doesn't delete Windows, am I entitled to my money back? ________________________________________________________________ 51.44°N FreeBSD - The Power To Serve http://www.freebsd.org 2.057°W My Webpage http://ukug.uk.freebsd.org/~mark mailto:marko@freebsd.org http://www.radan.com To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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