From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Wed Aug 3 17:35:59 2011 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 10698106566B for ; Wed, 3 Aug 2011 17:35:59 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from pldrouin@gmail.com) Received: from mail-gx0-f182.google.com (mail-gx0-f182.google.com [209.85.161.182]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id C85438FC08 for ; Wed, 3 Aug 2011 17:35:58 +0000 (UTC) Received: by gxk28 with SMTP id 28so767419gxk.13 for ; Wed, 03 Aug 2011 10:35:58 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=mime-version:sender:in-reply-to:references:date :x-google-sender-auth:message-id:subject:from:to:cc:content-type; bh=8ItErIGiZKN3bzs79UNrhhflHubB+ZGcgFJouehXuMc=; b=DmvtFaNELCSullW1ynkjgxUVtmkerRABZp3/STiP+DC1DoKUZYX426UMVq6EB22W7O nuPmBk/Jsm+aJ/SL3gyHLkK48F8fh4GwjuBmxKJ8qeQ1N6T9bQ3e1DgE+Uak3A6XjEDB bluqM+UQ9uxsXPySJE6KDR2cxZh3iTJr4klrY= MIME-Version: 1.0 Received: by 10.142.149.18 with SMTP id w18mr150508wfd.162.1312391403120; Wed, 03 Aug 2011 10:10:03 -0700 (PDT) Sender: pldrouin@gmail.com Received: by 10.68.55.228 with HTTP; Wed, 3 Aug 2011 10:10:03 -0700 (PDT) In-Reply-To: <4E397A48.8070600@onetel.com> References: <4E397A48.8070600@onetel.com> Date: Wed, 3 Aug 2011 13:10:03 -0400 X-Google-Sender-Auth: kxHjj4y8FVJ1Ku8XdOvOfz5-vUg Message-ID: From: Pierre-Luc Drouin To: Chris Whitehouse Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Cc: User Questions Subject: Re: printing to Kyocera FS-1030D X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 03 Aug 2011 17:35:59 -0000 Hi, I would install CUPS and use the PPD file recommended on openprinting.org (http://www.openprinting.org/printer/Kyocera/Kyocera-FS-1030D). Cheers, Pierre-Luc On Wed, Aug 3, 2011 at 12:41 PM, Chris Whitehouse wrote: > Hi, > > before I use up too many trees experimenting, could some kind soul tell me > how I can get OpenOffice to print to this printer. This is the first time I > have tried to get anything printed from FreeBSD. > > I'm following the handbook. I think the basic setup is ok, I can get text > printed using eg > # lptest 20 5 | lpr -Plp > > If I try to print the postscript program given in the handbook > %!PS > 100 100 moveto 300 300 lineto stroke > 310 310 moveto /Helvetica findfont 12 scalefont setfont > (Is this thing working?) show > showpage > > # cat |lpr -Plp > > I get the whole text of the file not just "Is this thing working?". > > The printer has various emulations, it is set to PCL 6 and I can't change it > (not my printer) > > Printing from OpenOffice just produces screeds of garbage, starting with > %!PS so I presume the text of the postscript that OO has produced. > > The bit I'm stuck on is in section 9.4.1.3 Simulating PostScript on Non > PostScript Printers (which I presume is what I need), specifically setting > the device. gs -h doesn't show this printer or any Kyocera printer. So > either what should I set Device to, or how do I get ghostscript to know > about this printer? > > I'm using 8.1-RELEASE, openoffice.org-3.2.1, ghostscript8-8.71_6 > > thanks > > Chris > > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" >