The last time i had to use a non-postscript printer with OpenBSD i used foomatic. Since i was not familiar with the software, it was a bit of a pain to set up. But like most other software on OpenBSD, once i had it configured properly it worked without any problems. Just curious, why don't you want to use foomatic?
I haven't tried using cups on OpenBSD, though i have successfully configured cups on Debian Linux, with commands similar to this: # gunzip -c /usr/share/ppd/Brother/Brother-HL-1430-hpijs.ppd.gz \ > /tmp/out.ppd # lpadmin -p lp -E -v /dev/lpt0 -P /tmp/out.ppd -D "Brother HL-1430" \ -L "Local Printer" # lpoptions -p lp -o page-left=18 -o page-right=18 \ -o page-top=18 -o page-bottom=18 -o cpi=12 -o lpi=7 On my machine there are 3 different PPD files for the Brother HL-1430, each with one of either hl1250, hpijs, or ljet4 in their name. I'm not sure which one you actually want but you should be able to find them online; if not e-mail me privately and i can send them to you (please note however that using files from random strangers on the internet poses significant security risks). On Friday 30 September 2005 07:12, you wrote: >I have been trying to setup a brother HL-1430 printer on OpenBSD 3.7 > but has been told it is near impossible. > >I have installed cups but I am not sure if it is better to use it. > >I can locate the printer on /dev/lpt0 and it's in dmesg. > > From that and getting some actually printing done, I haven't been > able to find anything usefull on google except this >http://www.jakemsr.com/openbsd/foomatic.html, which wasn't what I had > in mind. >Where to go from here? I have no prior experience with lp(d) but have >setup cupsd on other nix's before. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Dan Ramaley Network Programmer/Analyst (515) 271-4540 Dial Center 118, Drake University
