Re: Still Can't Print

[Jacob Meuser <jakemsr_(_at_)_jakemsr_(_dot_)_com>]

On Sun, Dec 14, 2003 at 09:55:48PM -0500, Duane A. Damiano wrote:
> Okay guys, what's the trick to printing with OpenBSD?
> 
> I've got OpenBSD 3.4 installed on a 600 MHz Athlon connected to an
> HP-694C DeskJet printer.  Here are the key points:
> 
> 1.  No hardware problem because Linux prints fine on the same system.
> 
> 2.  I am able to print a simple text file by doing
>         cat <file name> > /dev/lpt0
> 
> 3.  apsfilter does not work.  I've tried several different drivers in
>     the setup program.  When I try to print the test page I get either
>     nothing, or nonsense characters.
> 
> 4.  In response to my earlier posting, someone suggested using cups.
>     cups is not in my ports tree, so I downloaded the ports tgz file
>     from www.etc.msys.ch/ports/cups/ and extracted it in
>     /usr/ports/print.  Here's what happens when I do a "make install":
> 
> [swing cups]# make install
> ===>  Checking files for cups-1.1.20rc5
> >> cups-1.1.20rc5-source.tar.bz2 doesn't seem to exist on this system.
> >> Attempting to fetch /usr/ports/distfiles/cups-1.1.20rc5-source.tar.bz2 

1.1.20 has been released, just change that in cups/Makefile

> Is anyone out there printing with OpenBSD?  Please tell me how you're 
> doing it.

Yes, with CUPS.  I've used apsfilter & made my own filters with the
built-in lpr/lpd also.

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