Re: Dmesg output confusion/printer problems

2004-10-27 Thread Nathan Kinkade
On Tue, Oct 26, 2004 at 08:56:12AM -0700, MrBluez wrote: > Sorry to be impatient but I'm really curious about this stuff. I'm > trying to get my printer (HP LaserJet 4L) to function in Free BSD > 5.2.1. I'm following the handbook's instructions verbatim because I > can't reliably get the printer

Dmesg output confusion/printer problems

2004-10-26 Thread MrBluez
Sorry to be impatient but I'm really curious about this stuff. I'm trying to get my printer (HP LaserJet 4L) to function in Free BSD 5.2.1. I'm following the handbook's instructions verbatim because I can't reliably get the printer to print (even plain text). The handbook isn't appears to be out

Re: Printer problems

2004-07-12 Thread Jon Drews
Hello Earl: Linux Printing Org does not show your particular printer: All Compaq printers http://www.linuxprinting.org/printer_list.cgi?make=Compaq Linux Printing Org lists the availability of CUPS drivers. You may be able to get it working with CUPS. I have a short tutorial here for NetBSD. I

Re: Printer problems

2004-07-11 Thread Eric Crist
On Sunday 11 July 2004 22:58, Earl Larsen wrote: > I tried to get my printer to work. But when I do lptest > /dev/lpt0. I get > no out put. I checked and have everything correct. So I am thinking that my > printer is not compatible. I have a Compaq IJ700. I am unable to find if > this printer is co

Printer problems

2004-07-11 Thread Earl Larsen
I tried to get my printer to work. But when I do lptest > /dev/lpt0. I get no out put. I checked and have everything correct. So I am thinking that my printer is not compatible. I have a Compaq IJ700. I am unable to find if this printer is compatible. I am running FreeBSD 4.10. Grep ppc0 /var/r

Re: HP JetDirect EX printer problems ...

2003-11-13 Thread Alex de Kruijff
On Wed, Nov 12, 2003 at 05:13:06PM -0500, David Bein wrote: > Hello ... > > I have an older J2383 Jet Direct box which I am trying to setup > for a FreeBSD 4.9/x86 box. I have tried various things in /etc/printcap, > but still I get nothing reasonable. I know the box is working because > if I te

Re: HP JetDirect EX printer problems ...

2003-11-12 Thread Dan Nelson
In the last episode (Nov 12), David Bein said: > I have an older J2383 Jet Direct box which I am trying to setup for a > FreeBSD 4.9/x86 box. I have tried various things in /etc/printcap, > but still I get nothing reasonable. I know the box is working because > if I telnet to port 9100 on the Jet D

Re: HP JetDirect EX printer problems ...

2003-11-12 Thread Larry Rosenman
--On Wednesday, November 12, 2003 17:13:06 -0500 David Bein <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Hello ... I have an older J2383 Jet Direct box which I am trying to setup for a FreeBSD 4.9/x86 box. I have tried various things in /etc/printcap, but still I get nothing reasonable. I know the box is work

HP JetDirect EX printer problems ...

2003-11-12 Thread David Bein
Hello ... I have an older J2383 Jet Direct box which I am trying to setup for a FreeBSD 4.9/x86 box. I have tried various things in /etc/printcap, but still I get nothing reasonable. I know the box is working because if I telnet to port 9100 on the Jet Direct and type in some lines and then quit