Andy Kendall wrote:
I've just built my 6v2 box and all is going well so far. I've read the
manual and understand LPD and directly attached printers. The manual however
is pretty minimal when it comes to network-based printers, (netprint), and
only mentions LPRng and CUPS on a single page briefly. I understand this;
it's probably because they're not direct FreeBSD products but this doesn't
help a newb-to-FreeBSD like me. I only want to build the foundation system
once, so, any recommendations please on what to install/configure? (Hope
this doesn't start a bikeshed).
It's a single user system, for my own education (and enjoyment?) so it'll
almost certainly never print any graphics or host complicated databases,
etc. It's only got 512Mb RAM and a 10Gb HD so I don't have a huge resource
available.
The printers I have are a bullet-proof classic/HPLJ4 with internal JetDirect
card, and a new HPDeskjet 6980 (colour inkjet).
I'll counter the "so far" flow by suggesting you take a look at
apsfilter. I thought CUPS was a bit daunting looking for me as a
"newb", and picked apsfilter instead. Can't say I've never had printing
issues, but usually it was a matter of PEBKAC rather than the software's
fault.
It's in ports (/usr/ports/print/apsfilter), and the project site is
apsfilter.org --- which sings a number of praises, including MP3, Ogg
Vorbis and .WAV support (heh, yes, you're reading that correctly).
I imagine the drivers will have no problem with the old HP, but I'd
check on the new one before committing. Chances are it can be tweaked,
but I've found that some of the "really cheapo" HP's don't have support
in hpijs/gs ... if you can find that CUPS will support the printer and
apsfilter won't, don't use it. But Linuxprinting.org seems to indicate
that the 6980 is supposed by the hpijs driver (at least for basic color
printing of average documents).
Unless someone can come up with a good reason to use X-Windows I don't know
if I want to install it so that counts out LPRng?
Apologies if this is the wrong forum or invalid posting, please advise.
Many thanks
Andy. (newbness embodied)
Kevin Kinsey
--
All my life I wanted to be someone; I guess I should have been more
specific.
-- Jane Wagner
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