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Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc Path: euryale.cc.adfa.oz.au!newshost.anu.edu.au!harbinger.cc.monash.edu.au!simtel!news.sprintlink.net!eskimo!kline From: kline@eskimo.com (Gary Kline) Subject: Re: I know it's not sexy but it's about this printer............. X-Nntp-Posting-Host: eskimo.com Message-ID: <DIM7HD.95H@eskimo.com> Sender: news@eskimo.com (News User Id) Organization: Eskimo North (206) For-Ever X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL2] References: <817141958.10508@org29.demon.co.uk> <494ttu$rad@peabody.Colorado.EDU> Date: Sat, 25 Nov 1995 19:58:25 GMT Lines: 37 Sean Kelly (kelly@emu.fsl.noaa.gov) wrote: > In article <817141958.10508@org29.demon.co.uk>, > Stuart M Pringle <stuartp@org29.demon.co.uk> wrote: > >This is the third time I have tried to get info from this conference about > >setting up a printer under FreeBSD 2.0.5 with no detailed responses so far. > Okay, you asked for it! :-) > For the most detailed response possible, use your favorite web browser > and go directly to > http://www.freebsd.org/handbook/printing.html > where you'll find complete, thorough, verbose, and long winded > instructions with specific examples for a number of printers, > including PCL-based Hewlett Packards. Hi, Very nice (and clear) advice. I assume that when I surf into the http address, there will be similar clues to get my brand new FreeBSD working with my DeskJet 500. My old system is a 386 SVR4 that I've tuned and tweaked to the max. I have the printer working with Ghostscript to print *.ps files. Is it the same with FreeBSD 2.0.5? Will I need to build a similar setup or is there a more direct means of getting my DeskJet to do PostScript output with FreeBSD?? Thanks for any information! gary kline kline@tera.com kline@tao.thought.org