Date: Sat, 16 Apr 2005 10:43:05 -0500 (CDT) From: Lars Eighner <eighner@io.com> To: Andrea Riela <ml@nesys.it> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: about hpoj Message-ID: <20050416103842.V3139@goodwill.io.com> In-Reply-To: <b945a87be3419b6b77e4fcb0880c48e2@nesys.it> References: <b945a87be3419b6b77e4fcb0880c48e2@nesys.it>
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On Sat, 16 Apr 2005, Andrea Riela wrote: > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > Hash: SHA1 > > Hi folks, > > what I've to do to print correctly a file with my HP OfficeJet 7140xi through > a network connection? > I've installed the hpoj port, and I could see: > > elessar# ptal-hp device > Model name: officejet > Model number: 7140xi > Serial number: HU3BKFM0TC6L > Firmware version: GD206R > Firmware datecode: (unavailable) > > > but if I try with ptal-print < file, the printed page is incorrect :) > Maybe I need cups or something like that? Yes. And you might have to rebuild hpoj with cups support. The cups documentation is pretty tough going, but the FreeBDS diary has a step-by-step which is very helpful. Once it is set up, cups administration is easy with any browser (lynx will work). -- Lars Eighner eighner@io.com http://www.larseighner.com/index.html 8800 N IH35 APT 1191 AUSTIN TX 78753-5266
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