On May 14 03:19:13, Thomas Pfaff wrote:
> On Wed, 13 May 2009 16:20:30 -0700
> "Duane A. Damiano" <dada...@comcast.net> wrote:
>
> > I'm new to OpenBSD. I recently installed 4.5. It seems to be working
> > well except for this CUPS printing problem. My printer is an HP DeskJet
> > connected to the parallel port.
>
> Might just be me, but I hate CUPS.
Everybody in the world hates CUPS, including babies born today.
People lay awake nights wondering "geez, why would anyone use
such a piece of software".
> Try foomatic-rip together with
> the appropriate PPD and set up your /etc/printcap.
>
> Here's mine for
> a hp LaserJet 1010
>
> $ cat /etc/printcap
> lp|LaserJet:\
> :lp=/dev/ulpt0:\
> :af=/etc/foomatic/HP-LaserJet_1010-hpijs.ppd:\
> :if=/usr/local/bin/foomatic-rip:\
> :sd=/var/spool/output:\
> :lf=/var/log/lpd-errs:\
> :sh:
For the archives: to print on HP Color LaserJet 2600n,
the appropriate PPD files live in the print/foo2zjs package.
A working printcap ( after copying
/usr/local/share/foo2zjs/db/source/PPD/HP-Color_LaserJet_2600n.ppd.gz
to /etc/foomatic/HPLaserjet2600n.ppd ):
lp|HP Color laserJet 2600n:\
:lp=/dev/ulpt0:\
:af=/etc/foomatic/HPLaserjet2600n.ppd:\
:if=/usr/local/bin/foomatic-rip:\
:sd=/var/spool/output:\
:lf=/var/log/lpd-errs:\
:sh:
Jan
