Re: cups issue, unsupported format
On Sat, Dec 6, 2008 at 4:03 AM, Michael Powell wrote: > af300...@gmail.com wrote: > > > Hi, > > > > I'm working on getting cups working and I've installed the "hplip" port > > and the cups program used that to install the printer. At least, there > was > > an "HPLIP" in a list in one of the pages during the setup. My printer is > > an old HP LaserJet 4+ which I've connected through the parallel port. My > > URI for the printer is parallel:/dev/lp0. When I went to do the test page > > I got this error, "Unsupported format 'application/postscript'." Here's > > the problem, I chose a driver which, though I don't remember the full > > string in cups, was a 4/5 PCL driver. So, why is it trying to print using > > postscript? > > > > It's been a while since I've done a virgin cups install so I'm not real > current on what it might be like now. You start out with installing the > /usr/ports/print/cups metaport and this should pull in a few other sub > ports as dependencies. > > The port cups-pstoraster is what coverts postscript print output into > PCL, utilizing (IIRC) one of the ghostscript ports. Perhaps your install > may be incomplete. In the past I've just installed the metaport and it > happily sucked everything else in automagically. > > -Mike > > > > ___ > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to " > freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org" > Truly sad that it took me this long to get to this, but thanks for the tip. I installed that port and everything indeed does work much better. Took me some doing but I've finally got my LJ4+ printing. Cool! Now, though, I've got to go and buy a new toner/drum :-(. Andy -- A: Because it messes up the order in which people normally read text. Q: Why is it such a bad thing? A: Top-posting. Q: What is the most annoying thing on usenet and in e-mail? ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org"
Re: cups issue, unsupported format
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Hi, > > I'm working on getting cups working and I've installed the "hplip" port > and the cups program used that to install the printer. At least, there was > an "HPLIP" in a list in one of the pages during the setup. My printer is > an old HP LaserJet 4+ which I've connected through the parallel port. My > URI for the printer is parallel:/dev/lp0. When I went to do the test page > I got this error, "Unsupported format 'application/postscript'." Here's > the problem, I chose a driver which, though I don't remember the full > string in cups, was a 4/5 PCL driver. So, why is it trying to print using > postscript? > It's been a while since I've done a virgin cups install so I'm not real current on what it might be like now. You start out with installing the /usr/ports/print/cups metaport and this should pull in a few other sub ports as dependencies. The port cups-pstoraster is what coverts postscript print output into PCL, utilizing (IIRC) one of the ghostscript ports. Perhaps your install may be incomplete. In the past I've just installed the metaport and it happily sucked everything else in automagically. -Mike ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
cups issue, unsupported format
Hi, I'm working on getting cups working and I've installed the "hplip" port and the cups program used that to install the printer. At least, there was an "HPLIP" in a list in one of the pages during the setup. My printer is an old HP LaserJet 4+ which I've connected through the parallel port. My URI for the printer is parallel:/dev/lp0. When I went to do the test page I got this error, "Unsupported format 'application/postscript'." Here's the problem, I chose a driver which, though I don't remember the full string in cups, was a 4/5 PCL driver. So, why is it trying to print using postscript? Andy ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
