On Mon, Jan 05, 2009 at 05:44:03PM +0100, Erwan David wrote: > On Mon, Jan 05, 2009 at 05:36:35PM CET, Torfinn Ingolfsen > <[email protected]> said: > > On Sun, 04 Jan 2009 23:14:22 +0100 > > Harald Weis <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > Is there a way to install the SCX-4200 printer on a FreeBSD box ? > > > The printer is delivered with the install software required for Linux. > > > And CUPS does not seem to "know" it. > > > > As always, check OpenPrinting.org first: > > http://openprinting.org/show_printer.cgi?recnum=Samsung-SCX-4200 > > > > It is not always sufficient. My Brother DCP-540 CN is said to work > perfectly, but only with brother binary linux drivers, under linux. I > did not find any way to make it work under freeBSD.
This should be a FAQ: do yourself a favor and get a printer that supports postscript. It will work with little effort with most UNIX-based program (because they usually support postscript output) and with most spoolers. A postscript printer is probably a bit more expensive than others, but if your printer doesn't work it doesn't matter how affordable is was; it is just an expensive paperweight. Roland -- R.F.Smith http://www.xs4all.nl/~rsmith/ [plain text _non-HTML_ PGP/GnuPG encrypted/signed email much appreciated] pgp: 1A2B 477F 9970 BA3C 2914 B7CE 1277 EFB0 C321 A725 (KeyID: C321A725)
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