Date: Fri, 29 Mar 2002 17:50:43 +0000 From: Scott Mitchell <scott.mitchell@mail.com> To: Paul Fraser <pjfraser@bigpond.net.au> Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: HP DeskJet 810C under FreeBSD 4.5 Message-ID: <20020329175043.A8371@fishballoon.dyndns.org> In-Reply-To: <20020327191200.K384-100000@neptune.localdomain>; from pjfraser@bigpond.net.au on Wed, Mar 27, 2002 at 07:14:12PM %2B1000 References: <20020327191200.K384-100000@neptune.localdomain>
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On Wed, Mar 27, 2002 at 07:14:12PM +1000, Paul Fraser wrote: > Hello, > > I've installed FreeBSD 4.5, and am trying to set up my HP DeskJet 810C > (connected via /dev/lpt0) under it. I can talk to the Printer (eg, lptest > > /dev/lpt0 works), but I have a few problems.. > > The text runs off the page (A4) in one single line, I have stair-stepping > text, and whenever I print from within KDE or another app, it seems to > screw up completely and print one page containing what looks like the > start of Postscript, then prints about 5 pages of nothing (Just blank > pages). > > Would anybody be able to help me set this printer up? > > Thanks in advance! Install the print/apsfilter port (or package). It's slightly painful to configure, but once that's done, printing is a breeze... Scott -- =========================================================================== Scott Mitchell | PGP Key ID | "Eagles may soar, but weasels Cambridge, England | 0x54B171B9 | don't get sucked into jet engines" scott.mitchell@mail.com | 0xAA775B8B | -- Anon To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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