Date: Sun, 12 Aug 2001 15:39:39 -0700 From: John Merryweather Cooper <jmcoopr@webmail.bmi.net> To: Jim Freeze <jim@freeze.org> Cc: Mike Meyer <mwm@mired.org>, questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: What is the magical incantation necessary to print to /dev/ulpt0 Message-ID: <20010812153938.E39719@johncoop> In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.4.32.0108121828070.94319-100000@www.stelesys.com>; from jim@freeze.org on Sun, Aug 12, 2001 at 15:33:54 -0700 References: <20010812132727.C59678@johncoop> <Pine.BSF.4.32.0108121828070.94319-100000@www.stelesys.com>
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On 2001.08.12 15:33 Jim Freeze wrote: > On Sun, 12 Aug 2001, John Merryweather Cooper wrote: > > > > Actually, for the Z51 that assertion is false. It emulates an HP 500C > > quite nicely. > > > > Wow, how sure are you about this? When I was at lexmark I worked on the > Z51. I also know a little about the HP data format, and I think that the > odds of them being compatible is virtually zero. > > The z-series printers are host-based printers. Than means that the > computer must format the data for the printer. Since HP printheads are > different than lexmark printheads, I would expect the output (especially > when data is shingled) to be garbled. > > Jim > > > > ========================================================= > Jim Freeze > jim@freeze.org > --------------------------------------------------------- > No comment at this time. > http://www.freeze.org > ========================================================= I'm 100% sure (tested). I got a Z51 (as opposed to a nearly-identical Z52) for this exact reason. Then manual expressly states that it understands and will emulate an HP 500C automaticaly. It certainly does for me--but only connected to /dev/lpt0--I want it working for /dev/ulpt0. ;) jmc To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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