Date: Tue, 01 Mar 2005 00:11:26 -0500 From: bsdnooby <bsdnooby@optonline.net> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: 6 hours of trying to configure my printer. Message-ID: <4223F97E.2090401@optonline.net>
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Is there an easy way to configure a printer? I've spent over 6 hours so far, and all I can print is 2 blank sheets of paper whenever I try to print something. I was using fluxbox-devel and an HP Deskhet 940c, but I also just tried installing Gnome2 in the hopes it would have a printer config applet - which it doesn't. I've been trying to follow the instructions in my "FreeBSD Unleashed (2nd ED)" book, the online FreeBSD handbook, and some online resources. Basically, I want to be able to print from within X11 apps - like print a webpage from within Firefox. I'm not sure if I should be using CUPS or the lpr method, though I'm pretty sure my printer is not a Postscript printer and I must use Ghostsrcipt at some point. I created some filters, installed ghostscript-gnu, made an entry in /etc/printcap, and am running the lpd daemon. I thought I might have hosed my system by following too many different instructions, so I tried to back out my changes so I could start over. I think I got everything back to the original state. Any suggestions on getting a local deskjet printer to work with fluxbox and Firefox? I'd also like to be able to print from AbiWord and Gnumeric, if possible. thx
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