On 9/7/07, Rik Tindall <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Chris's point is a necessary one.. > > Christopher Sawtell wrote: > > On 9/6/07, Rik Tindall <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> > >> SFD poster: > >> > >> http://clug.net.nz/index.php/Media > >> > >> My ancient Panasonic PostScript KX-P4455 no longer seems to work with > >> *nix :-/ > > Really, what's the problem? > > For BSD using lpd see:- > > http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/printing-intro-setup.html > > Is this the downside of 'quick, off the shelf' distros? Yes. imho _ none_ of them have got _everything_ working fully 100%.
> i.e. The advice I followed in retaining this printer - "anything marked > PostScript will work with Linux" - isn't so simple anymore? True. There are various "levels" of PostScript. Modern programs default to expect modern printes. Most allow you to output earlier levels, some don't, but you can convert the PostScript, or indeed pdf, to the PostScript desired by your printer using a command-line utility. The KX-P4455 > won't run off Ubuntu 6.06 or 7.04 - even though the P4450 is listed - > job seems to arrive, but not print. > > Have tried the KX-P5400 setup too, which uses a "Postscript" driver > rather than the P4450's "ljet3", but still no joy. Don't expect a ppd for a printer different from yours to work. > Should I use the "GhostScript pre-filtering" available for the P5400? > > Chris's link shows what kind of configuration help is traditionally > available, and the value of tradition. > > > And for all unices using the CUPS here is the required .ppd file:- > > http://fresh.t-systems-sfr.com/unix/src/privat2/cups-drivers-all-0.3.6.tar.gz:a/usr/share/cups/model/panasonic/p4455514.ppd > So I could just extract that folder and file into place? Start the CUPS daemon and then use the Web based configuration tool to install the ppd file appropriate for your printer. http://localhost:631 [ ... ] > >> And many thanks to Alan Wilkie for his great design work. > > > Indeed, it's really lovely. Any chance of re-sizing it to be 2 or 3-up > > on an A4 page? > > That can perhaps most easily be done at the copy shop. > > > Pity it has "Producer (Acrobat Distiller 3.0 for Windows)" in the file. > > What's its provenance? > Ok. The race is on then. Can anyone come up with something FOSS-made, > based upon Alan's poster design, or upon this?: What is the copyright on the "Dove and NZ world" image? Is there a print quality image file somewhere? > http://www.infohelp.co.nz/sfd7flyer.html Personally I don't like the moral overtones implicit in gnutux image. -- Sincerely etc. Christopher Sawtell
