on 1/19/04 10:43 AM, Roger Shufflebottom at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > At 10:22 -0600 19/1/04, Andre Ruegg wrote: >> Can I print to an Epson Stylus 600 connected to my Wallstreet's serial port >> from Jaguar? I have downloaded gimp-print but don't seem to be able to set >> up the printer. > > I tried for a long time to get my serial Stylus Color 850 to print > from both my TiBook (with a Keyspan adapter) and from a PPC G4 with a > serial PCI card. No luck with Gimp-print in jaguar. Best I could do > was boot in OS9 on the PPC and print. > .
Has anyone had success in using the method described at: http://www.applelinks.com/articles/2003/03/20030324122613.shtml and quoted below (the section I am referring to occurs about 3/4 of the way down the page). I have been able to install the serial backdoor and a printer that is recognized by Jaguar but when I attempt to print, I just get gobbledygook. I was so hopeful when I first heard the printer fire up. :-( Andre ******************************************* Re: Peter J Pederson's question about printing to his Epson Stylus Color 600 via a serial port in Jaguar. I can't stress enough how I'm flying by the seat of my pants in this area, but here's what he needs to do, as I understand it: 1. Download and install Gimp-print and ESP GhostScript from here: http://gimp-print.sourceforge.net/MacOSX.php3 Gimp-print is an ongoing project to provide drivers for hundreds of unsupported printers (Peter's printer is one of them); ESPGS has something to do with PostScript interpretation, and apparently is essential. 2. Now the slightly tricky part. A kind soul has made the pre-compiled serial support for CUPS available for download here:http://homepage.mac.com/laurentvonallmen/FileSharing3.html. (Without this, you would have to download the source code for CUPS, compile it in gcc in Developer Tools, etc, so it's a HUGE help ). Download the CSW2400.tar.gz-link.gz file, which is actually a complete kit for getting a Stylewriter 2400 to work. Peter can ignore most everything in that folder except the "serial" file, which needs to be moved into this OS X directory: usr/libexec/cups/backend. I'm sure you have to be logged in as "root" to do this, unless you know how to do it in Terminal. The directions in the CSW2400 package probably have some useful info about this. 3. Once this file is where it belongs, restart the computer and open any web browser. Type in this URL: localhost:631 This opens the Web interface to CUPS, and it's just a matter of following the steps, starting with "Add a Printer" to choose the printer and the right port. Once done, the printer SHOULD appear in Print Center. ******************************************* -- G-Books is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> G-Books list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/> --------------------------------------------------------------- >The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---------------------------------------------------------------
