Printing from KDE - Windows XP server ...
I think I have everything setup right, but when I try and print a test page, on the windows side, it says 'Size 64.0 KB/3.70MB' ... so its not printing, cause it hasn't receivd the whole file ... I'm running KDE 3, CUPs installed, on FreeBSD 6.x ... is there something obvious I'm overlooking, to get that test to actually print? :) thanks ... Marc G. Fournier Hub.Org Networking Services (http://www.hub.org) Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Yahoo!: yscrappy ICQ: 7615664 ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Printing from KDE
On Thu, 10 Jul 2003 03:29 pm, Brett Glass wrote: The owners of the machine installed FreeBSD 4.8, with KDE as supplied as a FreeBSD package on the install disk. This package installs the KDE utlities package as a dependency. However, the utilities package does not include the KJettool utility, nor is that utility available as a separate port. How very odd. I obtained my KDE by upgrading to v 3.0.3 via the ports (yes I know I could upgrade further, but if it ain't broke ...). BTW it is the KLJettool not KJettool. FWIW here is the command that the KDE widget invokes. kljettool -caption %c %i %m Perhaps you could locate kljettool? when I try this it gives: /usr/local/bin/kljettool /usr/local/share/apps/kljettool /usr/local/share/apps/kljettool/pics /usr/local/share/apps/kljettool/pics/kljetlogo.png plus doc files icons and so on -- Regards, Brian ___ [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Printing from KDE
At 11:50 PM 7/6/2003, Brian Astill wrote: That shouldn't be an issue. Utilities-KJettool is designed for HP Laserjets. Have you tried that? Can't. It won't run on anything but Linux. (Yet another reason why the BSDs should have their own, non-GPLed desktop.) --Brett Glass ___ [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Printing from KDE
On Thu, 10 Jul 2003 02:16 pm, Brett Glass wrote: At 11:50 PM 7/6/2003, Brian Astill wrote: That shouldn't be an issue. Utilities-KJettool is designed for HP Laserjets. Have you tried that? Can't. It won't run on anything but Linux. Brett - that simply isn't so. I run FBSD 4.8/KDE3.0 and only mentioned it to you after invoking it myself. It certainly WILL run. Whether it is effective for you is another matter of course. -- Regards, Brian ___ [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Printing from KDE
The owners of the machine installed FreeBSD 4.8, with KDE as supplied as a FreeBSD package on the install disk. This package installs the KDE utlities package as a dependency. However, the utilities package does not include the KJettool utility, nor is that utility available as a separate port. After I saw your message, I tried to install the utility separately, but could not find the utility except as an RPM. If one goes to the KDE code repository and looks in the CVS tree, one finds that the branch with BSD support is empty. All that's there is a comment saying that BSD support didn't work and was discontinued. So, perhaps an earlier version of KDE for FreeBSD had the utility, but the current one does not. --Brett ___ [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Printing from KDE
As most folks here know, I'm not a great fan of KDE, because it is GPLed and also highly specific to Linux (many of its features simply don't work under FreeBSD). However, I've been asked to get KDE working on a few FreeBSD systems belonging to a client, and am trying to muddle through for their sake. One of the things I simply haven't been able to figure out yet, and can't find any documentation for, is how to set up printing from KDE on FreeBSD. KDE's docs claim that it has an Add printer wizard, but this utility seems to be absent from the FreeBSD port... as are the drivers for specific printers (in this case, they need to print to HP LaserJets using PCL4). Does anyone out there know (a) where the missing utility and drivers are; and (b) how to configure them? --Brett ___ [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Printing from KDE
One of the things I simply haven't been able to figure out yet, and can't find any documentation for, is how to set up printing from KDE on FreeBSD. KDE's docs claim that it has an Add printer wizard, but this utility seems to be absent from the FreeBSD port... as are the drivers for specific printers (in this case, they need to print to HP LaserJets using PCL4). Does anyone out there know (a) where the missing utility and drivers are; and (b) how to configure them? Forsake the wizard for ports/print/apsfilter and lpd KDE works perfectly for me, but I had 2 KDE related printing problems... First: many programs default to A4 paper size, and Second: in konqueror the default print to UNIX LPD Print System option was using some strange set of options, that would not work. I changed the setting to Print Through an External Program and just set it to lpr and it works fine. _ MSN 8 helps eliminate e-mail viruses. Get 2 months FREE*. http://join.msn.com/?page=features/virus ___ [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Printing from KDE
On Mon, 7 Jul 2003 09:13 am, Brett Glass wrote: KDE's docs claim that it has an Add printer wizard, but this utility seems to be absent from the FreeBSD port.. Don't be too excited. I installed my HP Deskjet 6122 using this system - seemed to be flawless - but the printer still won't print! :-) . as are the drivers for specific printers (in this case, they need to print to HP LaserJets using PCL4). That shouldn't be an issue. Utilities-KJettool is designed for HP Laserjets. Have you tried that? -- Regards, Brian ___ [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
