Date: Fri, 2 Mar 2012 14:13:13 +0100 From: "siefke_listen@web.de" <siefke_listen@web.de> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Brother Printer Message-ID: <20120302141313.4d02f3eb.siefke_listen@web.de> In-Reply-To: <4F50BFB5.6040003@herveybayaustralia.com.au> References: <20120302122543.0dc89556.siefke_listen@web.de> <20120302065220.2b4fa8f9@scorpio> <20120302131554.25016adc.siefke_listen@web.de> <4F50BFB5.6040003@herveybayaustralia.com.au>
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Hello, On Fri, 02 Mar 2012 22:40:21 +1000 Da Rock wrote: > Are you sure its just a script? Any clue as to what shell it is using? > Bash? I do believe there should be some binaries there somewhere as well. Yes im sure. I have a ppd File, they linked to /usr/local/libexec/brlpdwrapperMFC730 and thats a shell scipt. Bash, its start with #! /bin/sh. > Do you know what printer language it is using? This was mostly obscured > on the net, but I presume GDI. Yes the printer use GDI. I have try other Brother Printer Driver, but thats most end in empty letter print without end. > You'll be lucky if you get an answer, but it will invariably be "no. > Piss off, its not worth our time". That makes me really angry. I understand it even if software companies keep your code closed, every programmer has to eat too. But why not give hardware manufacturers enough information so that other programmers can assemble a capable driver, is beyond my understanding. > Its always hard to give up on a piece of hardware that _should_ work. > Depends how hard you want to work to get it to operate: you can probably > get one of those old pdp systems they've mentioned here recently to run > FreeBSD, but it will take a lot of work :) But you do have a lot of help > here... I know FreeBSD now for 4 years. I started on my servers, then I am also change the Ubuntu Desktop (shame) to Freebsd. Only now I have installed Gentoo, because FreeBSD will not run some programms. Gentoo comes very close to Freebsd. The community from FreeBSD is really the best i see. The community of Freebsd share the knowledge, without making to smart. PS. When u want see the scripts i can send it. Its really all shell scripts. Regards Silvio
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