On Thu, Mar 20, 2008 at 11:47:16AM -0700, Predrag Punosevac wrote:
> Gary Kline wrote:
> > Not to bore anyone, but my finding may be of interest.
> > Predrag pointed me at a Brother lpr/printcap setup for Linux--
> > will wonders never cease?, :-). The URL is
> >
> > http://solutions.brother.com/linux/en_us/index.html
> >
> > and had configurations (binaries, not plaintext) for Redhat
> > andDebian. I managed to install, and thus unpack, the *deb
> > (is that cpio?) on my Ubuntu desktop.
> >
> > Very late last night it occurred to me that the reason no
> > /dev/lpt0 was that my parallel cable isn't plugged into my new
> > printer. The test pages work via the cat5 <-> switch; this
> > HTML helped me configure the 5250. When I another geek over
> > here to plug things together, I'll be able to test the
> > /etc/printcap. Here it is, as auto-installed by dpkg -i::
> >
> >HL5250DN:\
> > :mx=0:\
> > :sd=/var/spool/lpd/HL5250DN:\
> > :sh:\
> > :lp=/dev/usb/lp0:\
> > :if=/usr/local/Brother/lpd/filterHL5250DN:
> >
> > Most of this will port to FreeBSD easily. The Brother directory
> > is full of two subdirs each with a number of files. The input
> > filter, "filterHL5250DN" and other /bin/sh scripts in lpd/
> > will take some porting. Soooooooo: is printcap the best way to
> > go? What about IPP?
> IPP is internet printing protocol spoken by CUPS spooling system. Your
> printer speaks both IPP and LPR native
> printing protocol spoken by LPD. I honestly would not bother much with
> all that nonsense from Brother web-site.
The HTML was local. Unless http://10.47.0.116/printing/main.html
was a copy of their homepage, or part of. May-be; I didn't watch
my router.
>
> Since you have Ubuntu and FreeBSD machine to make things as simple as
> possible attach printer directly to the network (that is why you have DN
> extension in the name of your printer) and make it printer server.
That's just why I wanted this printer. And when I buy a newer
ThinkPad, that'll make three desktops.
>
> Ubuntu comes with CUPS which speaks IPP and adding printing should be
> matter of selecting it in the Gnome printer
> manager.
I tried to get CUPS working back in '05 when I first tried
Ubuntu. After several hours of breaking concrete with my head,
I found an old lpr for Debian and it worked [ with my lpr/lpd
deskjet here]. Whoever have CUPS working must either (a) have
sold their soul to the Devil or (b) been personslly blessed by
Zeus. I have it here somewhere under KDE (andor Gnome);
over my head!
> You could edit printcap file for remote printer on your FreeBSD box.
> Look the FreeBSD Handbook
> section 9.4.3.
>
> If you want to have identical set up on FreeBSD machine as on the Ubuntu
> machine add the CUPS.
> Do not forget to hide native LPD commands (example mv /usr/bin/lp
> /usr/bin/lp.bak)
Hmmmmmmm. and hmmmmm. First time I ever heard that tip.
>
> You need to edit file /usr/local/etc/cups/client.conf on FreeBSD to
> enable client printing.
> Start CUPS daemon and
> then go to http://localhost:631 and add the printer. You can find PPD
> file for the printer on
> http://openprinting.org/printer_list.cgi
>
> Just follow the documentation for CUPS client setup
> http://www.cups.org/doc-1.1/sam.html
>
You know, I'm about to publish a how-to with many examples on "how
to play|copy|mod" you CD's/DVD's/<whatever>" for **FreeBSD**.
Most things just-work on linux; that's perfectly fine IMHO.
I've stuck with the BSD's for 13 years because of the stability.
Am thinking that perhaps if we had more "toys"[*] we would gain
users.
I'll try afsprint (as per suggestion by David Kelly, up-queue),
then __shudder__ CUPS. Maybe be able to cobble together a howto
for things-printer.
enjoy!
gary
>
>
> Cheers,
> Predrag
>
>
[*] not meant in a pejorative sense. but having spent most of my career
in the supercomputer world, games, music, videos, graphics, &c were
toys. flames to /dev/null, guys.
--
Gary Kline [EMAIL PROTECTED] www.thought.org Public Service Unix
http://jottings.thought.org http://transfinite.thought.org
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