Newbie Needs Printer Advice

2004-05-21 Thread Clyde Wilson
I have a printer that hooks up to my USB port. If I do a 'echo OK /dev/usb/lp0' I don't get any output. Is there something I need to do to get the right device? -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: Newbie Needs Printer Advice

2004-05-21 Thread Joris Huizer
Clyde Wilson wrote: I have a printer that hooks up to my USB port. If I do a 'echo OK /dev/usb/lp0' I don't get any output. Is there something I need to do to get the right device? You can find information about all sorts of printers at http://linuxprinting.org/ Also, make sure you have

Re: Newbie Needs Printer Advice

2004-05-21 Thread welly hartanto
--- Clyde Wilson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I have a printer that hooks up to my USB port. If I do a 'echo OK /dev/usb/lp0' I don't get any output. Is there something I need to do to get the right device? Are you using udev ? which kernel is your system running ? Several days ago,

Re: Newbie Needs Printer Advice

2004-05-21 Thread Clyde Wilson
welly hartanto wrote: --- Clyde Wilson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I have a printer that hooks up to my USB port. If I do a 'echo "OK" /dev/usb/lp0' I don't get any output. Is there something I need to do to get the right device? Are you using udev ? which kernel is

Re: Newbie Needs Printer Advice

2004-05-21 Thread Clyde Wilson
Joris Huizer wrote: Clyde Wilson wrote: I have a printer that hooks up to my USB port. If I do a 'echo OK /dev/usb/lp0' I don't get any output. Is there something I need to do to get the right device? You can find information about all sorts of printers at http://linuxprinting.org/ Also,

Re: Newbie Needs Printer Advice

2004-05-21 Thread Joris Huizer
Clyde Wilson wrote: Joris Huizer wrote: Clyde Wilson wrote: I have a printer that hooks up to my USB port. If I do a 'echo OK /dev/usb/lp0' I don't get any output. Is there something I need to do to get the right device? You can find information about all sorts of printers at

Re: Newbie Needs Printer Advice

2004-05-21 Thread Clyde Wilson
Joris Huizer wrote: Clyde Wilson wrote: Joris Huizer wrote: Clyde Wilson wrote: I have a printer that hooks up to my USB port. If I do a 'echo OK /dev/usb/lp0' I don't get any output. Is there something I need to do to get the right device? You can find information about all sorts of

Printer advice EPSON 740

2000-11-01 Thread Joakim Svensson
Hello list, I am running woody and am about to get my EPSON 740 printer up and running. What are the prefered way to do this ? I am thinking Ghostscript gimp-print stp driver what else ? magicfilter what are PDQ,CUPS,LPD ? can it help me ? Has anyone done this ? Do I have to get gs source

Re: Printer advice EPSON 740

2000-11-01 Thread Christopher W. Aiken
I have set up my Epson 740 on Debian 2.2. Works perfectly. I set up three print queues (360x360, 720x720, 1440x720 resolutions). If you want I will email you instructions and GS drivers this evening when I get home from the office. Pretty simple. Probably about 15-20 minutes of work. email me

Re: Printer advice EPSON 740

2000-11-01 Thread Joakim Svensson
I'd love that! Thanks

Re: Printer advice EPSON 740

2000-11-01 Thread Pollywog
I set mine up using Magicfilter. Would you e-mail instructions to me also, if it's not too much trouble? I don't think my Epson 740 is set up correctly although it seems to work fine. thanks -- Andrew On 01-Nov-2000 Christopher W. Aiken wrote: I have set up my Epson 740 on Debian 2.2. Works

Re: Printer advice EPSON 740

2000-11-01 Thread Keith G. Murphy
Joakim Svensson wrote: Hello list, I am running woody and am about to get my EPSON 740 printer up and running. What are the prefered way to do this ? I am thinking Ghostscript gimp-print stp driver what else ? magicfilter what are PDQ,CUPS,LPD ? can it help me ? Has anyone done

Printer advice

1999-09-13 Thread Christian Dysthe
Hi, I need to purchase a printer for my Debian box. Of course I want one that will be easy to install and run from Linux without problems. Please advice when it comes to purchasing an ink printer in the $150-200 class. TIA -- Regards, Christian Dysthe

Re: Printer advice

1999-09-13 Thread Gustavo Gonzalez
Hi, Christian I think the series Epson Stylus Color exhibit several models at nice prices. After installing recode and magicfilter and using magicfilterconfig after deleting the current /etc/printcap file and the /var/spool/lpd/lp directory which are created by default, the installation is very

Re: printer advice

1998-09-27 Thread Kenneth Scharf
I am using an HP laser jet III that I got from a used computer store for $225. It was a reconditioned unit. Works great with ghostscript and magicfilter. For about $100 more I could have got the IIID version which prints on both sides of the paper (too bad, I wish I got a IIID before the last

Re: printer advice

1998-09-26 Thread Greg Norris
Thanx to everyone who passed along their comments and suggestions regarding my query on the HP LaserJer 6Lse printer. Based upon your recommendations, I went ahead and purchased it (though I did follow up on sume suggested alternatives, as well). I set it up yesterday, using lprng and

printer advice

1998-09-22 Thread Greg Norris
I'm planning to purchase a laser-printer in the near future, and am currently looking at a HP LaserJet 6Lse. I was wondering if anyone has used this model under Linux, and how well it performed if so. As near as I can tell it's not a winprinter, and it's print-language is Enhanced HP PCL 5

Re: printer advice

1998-09-22 Thread aqy6633
I'm planning to purchase a laser-printer in the near future, and am currently looking at a HP LaserJet 6Lse. I was wondering if anyone has used this model under Linux, and how well it performed if so. I use it with no problems here. Nice printer. Alex Y. -- _ _( )_ ( (o___

Re: printer advice

1998-09-22 Thread Michael Stutz
On Mon, 21 Sep 1998, Greg Norris wrote: Of course, any suggestions for alternate laser-printers which work well under Linux would also be greatly appreciated. The HP LaserJet 4M+ is a good printer with a lot of features. With magicfilter installed, it works like a charm. It's an older model,

Re: printer advice

1998-09-22 Thread Daniel Martin
[EMAIL PROTECTED] (Greg Norris) writes: As near as I can tell it's not a winprinter, and it's print-language is Enhanced HP PCL 5 (which I believe is a superset of postscript, but might well be mistaken on that point). No; it's a superset of HP's PCL (Printer Control Language) - a proprietary

Re: Printer Advice: HP 870C or Epson Stylus 800

1997-09-16 Thread Andy Spiegl
According to Civ Kevin F. Havener [EMAIL PROTECTED]: I'm contemplating buying one of the two subject printers. Has anyone out there used either of these two printers under Linux? Easy to use under Linux is the key criteria. Color printing is nice to have but most of my

Re: Printer Advice: HP 870C or Epson Stylus 800

1997-09-10 Thread Anthony Fok
On Tue, 2 Sep 1997, Civ Kevin F. Havener wrote: I'm contemplating buying one of the two subject printers. Has anyone out there used either of these two printers under Linux? Easy to use under Linux is the key criteria. Color printing is nice to have but most of my important

Printer Advice: HP 870C or Epson Stylus 800

1997-09-03 Thread Civ Kevin F. Havener
I'm contemplating buying one of the two subject printers. Has anyone out there used either of these two printers under Linux? Easy to use under Linux is the key criteria. Color printing is nice to have but most of my important printing needs are black and

RE: Printer Advice: HP 870C or Epson Stylus 800

1997-09-03 Thread Orn E. Hansen
On 03-Sep-97 Civ Kevin F. Havener wrote: I'm contemplating buying one of the two subject printers. Has anyone out there used either of these two printers under Linux? Easy to use under Linux is the key criteria. Color printing is nice to have but most of my important printing