Date: Mon, 23 Oct 2000 00:06:05 +1100 From: Danny <dannyh@idx.com.au> To: Mark Hummel <mhumm@ispchannel.com>, Philipp Huber <uebs@gmx.at>, FSD <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Re: Ink Jet Printing in FBSD??? Message-ID: <00102300104201.00372@freebsd.freebsd.org> References: <39F1BEB0.7B3E8741@ispchannel.com>
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-Obviously, it has done nothing because you need to start up lpd - In the /usr/local/etc/rc.d/ - Create a startup script which will start /usr/sbin/lpd On Sun, 22 Oct 2000, Mark Hummel wrote: > Philipp, > > Thanks for the reply. I installed apsfilter (which automatically installed > ghostscript and several other print utilities and fonts). It took more than 2 > hours to download (cable modem at 50KBps) and compile on my 200Mhz AMD computer > running FBSD4.1.1R and KDE destop. > > Now that it's installed, what do I do to print? I brought up the KDE word > processor or notepad program, but my Lexmark did nothing. > > Mark > > Philipp Huber wrote: > > > On Fri, Oct 20, 2000 at 06:03:55PM -0500, Mark Hummel wrote: > > > I have a Lexmark 5700 inkjet printer. What port or ports do I need to > > > install in order to use my printer? I've read the FAQ and even tried > > > what the handbook describes, but I found out it only applies to line > > > printers like dot matrixes and such. > > > > > > > have a look at the ports ghostscript, apsfilter. you might also want to try > > gimp-print (for ghostscript, my epson 760 works perfectly with it). > > http://gimp-print.sourceforge.net > > > > Philipp > > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > > with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message > > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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