On Sat, Feb 24, 2007 at 08:13:21AM -0700, Bob Beck wrote: > * Tang Tse <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [2007-02-24 04:38]: > > Hi, > > > > Thanks for your answear. So best i use linux for a printer server? > > > > No, I've used the CUPS/ghostscript mashups to attempt > to make hundred dollar inkjets work on linux. similarly handbuilt > them on openbsd. neither with any reliable success. it's all unmitigated > crap. That was about the time I threw the inkjets in the garbage > and bought a 300 dollar lexmark color laser printer that speaks > lpd and groks postscript. hang it behind an openbsd box as a spooler > to keep it safe and I've never had any more aggravation, compared > to the screwing up every second time the cups/ghostscript crap > was used. > > Trust me - here's a nickel kid. buy a real printer that > speaks lpd and postscript. You'd rather spend your time doing > something useful like picking the lint out of your navel than > dealing with the frustrations of cups/ghostscript and unsupportable > crappy printers.
I came in late on this thread, but maybe I can add a little... First, I tried the whole CUPS thing. It's probably good for something, but I've had nothing but trouble with it even on Linux. I tried various things to get my $100 inkjet working and had pretty much given up when I found: http://www.onlamp.com/pub/a/bsd/2004/07/08/FreeBSD_Basics.html Being that the last time I worried about printers was the late 80s / early 90s, all the CUPS docs, and stuff about filters, and everything else just confused me. There's a lot of info in man pages, but there are about 50 of them you need to read and understand to get printing working. With Dru's article, I was able to get my HP inkjet working with lpd, foomatic, etc., in about 30 minutes. No CUPS, no weird crap, just good ol' lp stuff. Worked nice, good color... -- Darrin Chandler | Phoenix BSD Users Group [EMAIL PROTECTED] | http://bsd.phoenix.az.us/ http://www.stilyagin.com/darrin/ |
