Date: Wed, 14 Sep 2005 19:30:55 -0400 From: Gerard Seibert <gerard-seibert@suscom.net> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: freebsd-questions Digest, Vol 110, Issue 54 Message-ID: <20050914192047.51A9.GERARD-SEIBERT@suscom.net> In-Reply-To: <20050914202134.910D516A420@hub.freebsd.org> References: <20050914202134.910D516A420@hub.freebsd.org>
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On Wed, 14 Sep 2005 20:49:28 +0200, FreeBsdBeni <freebsdbeni@spymac.com> Replied to: Re: Deep in printer hell. With these words of wisdom: > > On Wednesday 14 September 2005 09:58, WOB wrote: > > When JFK said, "We choose to go to the moon in this decade and do the > > other things, not because they are easy, but because they are hard..", I > > always wondered what exactly "the other things" were. Apparently, one > > of them is printer configuration under FreeBSD. > > > > If I am using a HP Deskjet 940 connected via parallel cable, is there > > not some simple way of configuring this printer? > > > > Is it really necessary to follow all the steps in the handbook - just to > > print? The "Basic Setup" instructions are 15 pages printed. Assuming > > you can print them. > > > > I got this printer working 6 months ago under FreeBSD, and apparently my > > many notes on it are too many. Now I'm starting from scratch, to > > redocument it, and it just seems like there should be a simpler way. > > > > I'm using 5.4, Fluxbox, Abiword, and Firefox - that's it. > > > > Eventually I will figure it out again, I just wanted to know if there > > was some simple script I could run, or "preferred short-cut" for setting > > up desktop printer. I realize the handbook is written to be precise and > > server-centric, but I just want to print Yahoo driving directions, and > > other such things. > > > > thanks > > For my HP (PhotoSmart) I had to install /print/cups, /print/foomatic-filters > and /print/hpijs and then configured the printer using the .ppd file from > www.linuxprinting.org. Now I can print from within every program. > Mine is a usb printer, but I suppose your parallel printer should work in a > similar way. > Hope this helps. > -- > Beni. *************** REPLY SEPARATOR *************** On 9/14/2005 7:20:47 PM Gerard Seibert Replied: I have a Canon S630 connect to a WinXP box via USB. I was able to use 'apsfilter' after several tries to actually print to the printer. I was never able to get it to work from within KDE, or any other application. It is my personal opinion, and I know that others will disagree with me, but Microsoft has a far superior method of adding and configuring printers when compared to any of the other OS's. For the life of me, I cannot figure out why other OS's cannot simplify the installation of a printer as Microsoft has done. It just does not have to be that hard. I really believe that some serious work should be put into simplifying printer installation. Within a matter of a few seconds, I was able to get the other computers on my network to print to my main printer, except for the FreeBSD box.
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