Re: Installing a printer
From: Joris Huizer (jorishuizer_at_planet.nl)
Date: 09/29/04
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Date: Wed, 29 Sep 2004 22:28:22 +0200 To: debian-user@lists.debian.org
Byron Nilsen wrote:
> This must be a well-worn question. I just installed woody. The
> installation did not stop to inquire about my specific printer make/model
> which is an older (ca 1990) Canon BJ-200ex. It did install a generic
> dot-matix driver which works for ASCII text, and as near as I can tell,
> several PostScript type drivers. I am certain that the correct driver is
> on one of the seven CDs I have but don't know how to identify it.
> Apt-get requires a specific package name. How do I identify which
> package to use for this particular printer?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Byron Nilsen
>
>
Have a look at http://linuxprinting.org/cups-doc.html for general cups
installation howto and use this driver:
http://linuxprinting.org/show_driver.cgi?driver=bj200&fromprinter=Canon-BJ-200
(assuming a BJ-200ex is compatible with Canon-BJ-200 -- as that one
didn't show up in their data base)
As for packages, if you want to try cups, use the cupsys packages (I
think?) and the cupsomatic-ppd package;
If the driver you need is not in gs, compile gs from the esp-gs sources
-- that's easier than compiling an other gs source (in my experience anyway)
HTH,
Joris
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