>-----Original Message----- >From: Ryan Coleman [mailto:[email protected]] >Sent: Thursday, December 08, 2011 9:03 AM >To: Patrick Mahan >Cc: FreeBSD Questions >Subject: Re: CUPS and IPP/JD/LPD > >I keep getting garbage text when I connect to my Lanier here at work... an >LD520C. > >I used to be able to print to it but never in color... not the end of the >world but I want to be able to print to it again. > >On Dec 8, 2011, at 10:59 AM, Patrick Mahan wrote: > >>> -----Original Message----- >>> From: [email protected] [mailto:owner-freebsd- >>> [email protected]] On Behalf Of Ryan Coleman >>> Sent: Thursday, December 08, 2011 8:41 AM >>> To: FreeBSD Questions >>> Subject: CUPS and IPP/JD/LPD >>> >>> I have a printer that doesn't support IPP. The leasing agency wants to >>> charge me $1400 to "install" the Postcript driver on it but I'm looking >at >>> another solution, if possible: CUPS. >>> >>> I have a MacBook and we have a number of iOS devices around the office >here >>> that people would love to be able to print from... but AirPrint requires >an >>> IPP-compatible printer. >>> >>> Is there a way to convert or translate IPP to either LPD or JetDirect? >>> >>> -- >>> Ryan >>> >> >> Ryan, >> >> I use JetDirect with my Apple devices. I print to a HP OfficeJet 7310 >all-in-one >> with no problems. >> >> I had and older HP Color inkjet (930?) that was hooked up for a while to a >Fedora >> Core box that was using LPD that worked as well. >>
Ryan, What does the garbage text look like? PCL? or Postscript? I'm not familiar with the Lanier printers. Patrick ---------------------------------------------------- Patrick Mahan Lead Technical Kernel Engineer Adara Networks Disclaimer: The opinions expressed here are solely the responsibility of the author and are not to be construed as an official opinion of Adara Networks. _______________________________________________ [email protected] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[email protected]"
