On Sat Jul 08 2000 at 11:25, Simon Maycock wrote:
> Dear all,
>
> I am desperatly trying to fall in love with Linux, but it sometimes
> seems like an uphill battle! I have two printers:
>
> 1) HP LaserJet 3150 (fax/scanner/printer/...etc.) which is attached to
> a external JetDirect 170X print server, using IP.
> 2) Canon BJC 5100, which I wanted to attach to my Linux box.
>
> I have been trying to find config information and all I have found is
> info that seems to say neither work with Linux...
>
> LJ 3150 - http://www.linuxprinting.org/show_printer.cgi?recnum=266185
> BJC 5100 - http://www.linuxprinting.org/show_printer.cgi?recnum=21536
>
> Is that it, end of story! Do I have to buy another printer or is there
> any alternatives?
Use them in some sort of emulation mode. I've had both these
printers working with linux in the past. If they do postscript,
then just set them up as a generic postscript printer.
Easy.
Redhat distributions come with printtool, and I've never had it fail
to get a printer going (local or network).
> Plain text would be a start, but I really want to use Staroffice.
If postscript can be converted (eg, by ghostscript) into a language
that the printers can understand, then you'll be able to use your
printers with everything.
> Please help. Thanks,
>
> Simon
Did you read the printing HOWTO?
Cheers
Tony
