gs and stp
Hi Debian users, I am wondering if there is any ghostscript GhostScript 5.50 or gs-aladdin 6.50 with the gimp print stp driver compiled in as a dep packet ? And also if there is anyone that has this working with pdq. Best regards Joakim
Re: gs and stp
Joakim Svensson wrote: > > Hi Debian users, > > I am wondering if there is any ghostscript > GhostScript 5.50 or gs-aladdin 6.50 with > the gimp print stp driver compiled in as a > dep packet ? I had one built once upon a time for a version of gs-aladdin, but seem to have lost it. Since then, the one I had installed got "upgraded", so I'm in the position of trying to build one anew. But look what I found on SourceForge a few days ago: http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=1537&release_id=19032 There's a deb in there (gs 5.10)! I've upgraded to that; however I haven't tried it yet because: (1) It requires a lot of really recent (unstable) libraries, like libc6. I even had to upgrade xfree, and I haven't got that working again yet. First things first. (2) I'll have to create the proper magicfilter for it, which I'll try to do this time using the resources (foomatic) at www.linuxprinting.org. Or I may go with CUPS this time. > And also if there is anyone that has this > working with pdq. > If I switched from lprng, it would probably be to CUPS, though I could be persuaded otherwise...
Re: gs and stp
"Keith G. Murphy" wrote: > > Joakim Svensson wrote: > > > > Hi Debian users, > > > > I am wondering if there is any ghostscript > > GhostScript 5.50 or gs-aladdin 6.50 with > > the gimp print stp driver compiled in as a > > dep packet ? > > I had one built once upon a time for a version of gs-aladdin, but seem > to have lost it. Since then, the one I had installed got "upgraded", so > I'm in the position of trying to build one anew. > > But look what I found on SourceForge a few days ago: > > http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=1537&release_id=19032 > > There's a deb in there (gs 5.10)! I've upgraded to that; however I > haven't tried it yet because: > > (1) It requires a lot of really recent (unstable) libraries, like > libc6. I even had to upgrade xfree, and I haven't got that working > again yet. First things first. > > (2) I'll have to create the proper magicfilter for it, which I'll try to > do this time using the resources (foomatic) at www.linuxprinting.org. > Or I may go with CUPS this time. > OK, finally got everything working. I went with CUPS (because folks seem enthusiastic about it, and I thought it would be fun to try). I installed that gs w/stp deb from SourceForge, the cupsomatic filter from www.linuxprinting.org, and the Epson 740 ppd file from the same place. It all works quite nicely. At this point, I am adjusting the different parameters to get the printer to more accurately reproduce images, in terms of colors, brightness, etc., matching what I see on the screen. (Not that it's bad right now). To do this, I needed to install xpp, since the CUPS web-based configuration cannot handle numeric configuration values. There is a fix to xpp needed; a logical link was not made. Renzo Bagnati posted this fix a few days ago: ln -s /usr/lib/libcups.so.2 /usr/lib/libcups.so
gs and stp drivers
I recently bought an Epson Color Photo 780 printer because I read it is well supported under linux-- specifically gimp-print. I use debian, and the latest drivers for gs were not part of woody/sid (it appears the maintainer is waiting for a later release of gs, which is more modular). Wanting my printer to work well, I rolled my own deb, and the printer works great (the deb will provide all existing functionality for gs, along with the new stp driver). If anyone wants the deb for gs-5.50 with the new stp drivers, let me know. Jamie Strandboge PS-- I should note that I used lprng and apsfilter to get it going. -- "The goal of Computer Science is to build something that will last at least until we've finished building it." -- Author unknown Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] GPG/PGP Public Key ID: 26384A3A GPG/PGP Fingerprint:D9FF DF4A 2D46 A353 A289 E8F5 AA75 DCBE 2638 4A3A
Re: gs and stp drivers
#include James D Strandboge wrote on Fri Aug 17, 2001 um 07:52:52AM: > I recently bought an Epson Color Photo 780 printer because I read it I use 680 (aka 777) but the quality of the drivers is the same. First: don't take cupsys-driver-gimpprint from Sid, it's broken. Take the Woody version, 4.1.7. > is well supported under linux-- specifically gimp-print. I use debian, > and the latest drivers for gs were not part of woody/sid (it appears the > maintainer is waiting for a later release of gs, which is more modular). For what? gimp-print does the job with the current gs. apt-get install kups cupsys-driver-gimpprint. Run kups and configure. > PS-- I should note that I used lprng and apsfilter to get it going. You are forced to use them if you _want_ gs (with stp/gimpprint support). But I recomend to drop them and use CUPS instead. Gruss/Regards, Eduard. -- >> Ein Gehirn wäscht das andere.
Re: gs and stp drivers
On Fri, Aug 17, 2001 at 03:02:54PM +0200 or thereabouts, Eduard Bloch wrote: > > PS-- I should note that I used lprng and apsfilter to get it going. > > You are forced to use them if you _want_ gs (with stp/gimpprint > support). But I recomend to drop them and use CUPS instead. > Well, I guess that is the issue then. I want to use lprng because I have been using it for some time and it is installed throughout my LAN. Though I will probably look more into cups in the future. Jamie Strandboge -- "The goal of Computer Science is to build something that will last at least until we've finished building it." -- Author unknown Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] GPG/PGP Public Key ID: 26384A3A GPG/PGP Fingerprint:D9FF DF4A 2D46 A353 A289 E8F5 AA75 DCBE 2638 4A3A
Re: gs and stp drivers
#include James D Strandboge wrote on Fri Aug 17, 2001 um 10:09:50AM: > Well, I guess that is the issue then. I want to use lprng because I > have been using it for some time and it is installed throughout my LAN. > Though I will probably look more into cups in the future. FYI: cupsys-bsd package has an server program emulating the lpd server. Same for client programs: lpr, lpq, lprm. Gruss/Regards, Eduard. -- www42:~ # mv /mnt/c/windows/win.com /dev/null mv: /dev/null: data refused
Re: gs and stp drivers
Eduard Bloch wrote: > > #include > James D Strandboge wrote on Fri Aug 17, 2001 um 07:52:52AM: > > I recently bought an Epson Color Photo 780 printer because I read it > > I use 680 (aka 777) but the quality of the drivers is the same. > First: don't take cupsys-driver-gimpprint from Sid, it's broken. Take > the Woody version, 4.1.7. > > > is well supported under linux-- specifically gimp-print. I use debian, > > and the latest drivers for gs were not part of woody/sid (it appears the > > maintainer is waiting for a later release of gs, which is more modular). > > For what? gimp-print does the job with the current gs. > > apt-get install kups cupsys-driver-gimpprint. Run kups and configure. > AFAIK, it's more precise to say that cupsys-driver-gimpprint includes the program 'rastertoprinter' which is itself a version of gs, with the stp driver. Correct me if I'm wrong. > > PS-- I should note that I used lprng and apsfilter to get it going. > > You are forced to use them if you _want_ gs (with stp/gimpprint > support). But I recomend to drop them and use CUPS instead. > Yes, I would have saved a lot of time if I'd gone this route in the first place. But I got an education. ;-)
