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    From Louis Epstein@21:1/5 to All on Mon May 20 02:39:30 2024
    It's my intention to switch my printing from an
    HP Officejet 5610 to an Epson ET-4850.

    What printer driver port needs to be installed?

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  • From Steven G. Kargl@21:1/5 to Louis Epstein on Mon May 20 14:12:03 2024
    On Mon, 20 May 2024 02:39:30 +0000, Louis Epstein wrote:

    It's my intention to switch my printing from an
    HP Officejet 5610 to an Epson ET-4850.

    What printer driver port needs to be installed?


    How are you connecting to the printer? USB, RJ45,
    wireless, or parallel printer port?

    --
    steve

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  • From The Doctor@21:1/5 to Steven G. Kargl on Mon May 20 16:09:16 2024
    In article <v2flnj$13v0$1@dont-email.me>,
    Steven G. Kargl <sgk@REMOVEtroutmask.apl.washington.edu> wrote:
    On Mon, 20 May 2024 02:39:30 +0000, Louis Epstein wrote:

    It's my intention to switch my printing from an
    HP Officejet 5610 to an Epson ET-4850.

    What printer driver port needs to be installed?


    How are you connecting to the printer? USB, RJ45,
    wireless, or parallel printer port?


    Are you using CUPS?

    --
    steve



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  • From Louis Epstein@21:1/5 to The Doctor on Tue May 21 18:55:03 2024
    The Doctor <doctor@doctor.nl2k.ab.ca> wrote:
    In article <v2flnj$13v0$1@dont-email.me>,
    Steven G. Kargl <sgk@REMOVEtroutmask.apl.washington.edu> wrote:
    On Mon, 20 May 2024 02:39:30 +0000, Louis Epstein wrote:

    It's my intention to switch my printing from an
    HP Officejet 5610 to an Epson ET-4850.

    What printer driver port needs to be installed?


    How are you connecting to the printer? USB, RJ45,
    wireless, or parallel printer port?


    Are you using CUPS?

    It's installed,I assume it's doing the job
    when allowed (the old printerscannercopierfax
    insists that it has no paper,which appears to
    be a hardware problem with paper detection).

    --
    steve



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    at least as tall as before...or terror has triumphed.

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  • From Louis Epstein@21:1/5 to Steven G. Kargl on Tue May 21 18:53:10 2024
    Steven G. Kargl <sgk@removetroutmask.apl.washington.edu> wrote:
    On Mon, 20 May 2024 02:39:30 +0000, Louis Epstein wrote:

    It's my intention to switch my printing from an
    HP Officejet 5610 to an Epson ET-4850.

    What printer driver port needs to be installed?


    How are you connecting to the printer? USB, RJ45,
    wireless, or parallel printer port?

    The current printer uses USB.
    Apparently the new one expects wireless or Ethernet
    (going by what's on the box,I have not unpacked).

    -=-=-
    The World Trade Center towers MUST rise again,
    at least as tall as before...or terror has triumphed.

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  • From Steven G. Kargl@21:1/5 to Louis Epstein on Wed May 22 01:08:29 2024
    On Tue, 21 May 2024 18:53:10 +0000, Louis Epstein wrote:

    Steven G. Kargl <sgk@removetroutmask.apl.washington.edu> wrote:
    On Mon, 20 May 2024 02:39:30 +0000, Louis Epstein wrote:

    It's my intention to switch my printing from an
    HP Officejet 5610 to an Epson ET-4850.

    What printer driver port needs to be installed?


    How are you connecting to the printer? USB, RJ45,
    wireless, or parallel printer port?

    The current printer uses USB.
    Apparently the new one expects wireless or Ethernet
    (going by what's on the box,I have not unpacked).

    If you're doing wireless, give the printer a static IP
    address (assuming you're on a home network). You can
    then use either lpd or cups to print. See the handbook
    on how to set up the queues.

    --
    steve

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  • From Louis Epstein@21:1/5 to Steven G. Kargl on Wed May 22 01:47:17 2024
    Steven G. Kargl <sgk@removetroutmask.apl.washington.edu> wrote:
    On Tue, 21 May 2024 18:53:10 +0000, Louis Epstein wrote:

    Steven G. Kargl <sgk@removetroutmask.apl.washington.edu> wrote:
    On Mon, 20 May 2024 02:39:30 +0000, Louis Epstein wrote:

    It's my intention to switch my printing from an
    HP Officejet 5610 to an Epson ET-4850.

    What printer driver port needs to be installed?


    How are you connecting to the printer? USB, RJ45,
    wireless, or parallel printer port?

    The current printer uses USB.
    Apparently the new one expects wireless or Ethernet
    (going by what's on the box,I have not unpacked).

    If you're doing wireless, give the printer a static IP
    address (assuming you're on a home network). You can
    then use either lpd or cups to print. See the handbook
    on how to set up the queues.


    Wasn't planning to do wireless (my IP address block is
    linked to a different upstream circuit than the wireless
    hotspot).I see that the box does say "Hi-Speed USB" in
    one place though "Wireless Ethernet" are emphasized.


    -=-=-
    The World Trade Center towers MUST rise again,
    at least as tall as before...or terror has triumphed.

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  • From DaveG@21:1/5 to Louis Epstein on Fri May 24 11:09:07 2024
    On Wed, 22 May 2024 01:47:17 +0000, Louis Epstein wrote:

    I see that the box does say "Hi-Speed USB" in
    one place though "Wireless Ethernet" are emphasized.

    I'd have been quite surprised if it didn't have USB so you should
    be fine connecting with that. The emphasis on "Wireless" is just
    marketing because so many users, home users especially just call
    any and all forms of wireless connection "WiFi" these days and
    marketing push that "convenience" of not having "old fashioned"
    wires :-)

    If you are using CUPS, it should "just work" simply by adding the
    printer (or the nearest make/model you can find) from the web
    interface.

    --
    ad astra tabernamque

    Don't feed the trolls. You might catch something nasty.

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  • From John D Groenveld@21:1/5 to nospam@nospam.net on Fri May 24 14:23:45 2024
    In article <nz_3O.42941$4KKf.41662@fx13.ams1>,
    DaveG <nospam@nospam.net> wrote:
    If you are using CUPS, it should "just work" simply by adding the
    printer (or the nearest make/model you can find) from the web
    interface.

    If the printer is IPP compliant, the OP may be able:
    # lpadmin -p myprinter -E -v ipp://myprinter.local/ipp/print -m everywhere

    See lpadmin(8) <URL:https://man.freebsd.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=lpadmin&apropos=0&sektion=0&manpath=FreeBSD+14.0-RELEASE+and+Ports&arch=default&format=html>
    John
    groenveld@acm.org

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  • From Louis Epstein@21:1/5 to John D Groenveld on Sat May 25 17:57:55 2024
    John D Groenveld <groenveld@acm.org> wrote:
    In article <nz_3O.42941$4KKf.41662@fx13.ams1>,
    DaveG <nospam@nospam.net> wrote:
    If you are using CUPS, it should "just work" simply by adding the
    printer (or the nearest make/model you can find) from the web
    interface.

    If the printer is IPP compliant, the OP may be able:
    # lpadmin -p myprinter -E -v ipp://myprinter.local/ipp/print -m everywhere

    See lpadmin(8) <URL:https://man.freebsd.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=lpadmin&apropos=0&sektion=0&manpath=FreeBSD+14.0-RELEASE+and+Ports&arch=default&format=html>
    John
    groenveld@acm.org

    In any event,an attempt to install the
    print/epson-inkjet-printer-escpr2
    port
    failed because it couldn't find the directory /usr/ports/devel/cmake-core/work/cmake-3.29.3

    (I have a
    /usr/ports/devel/cmake-core/work/cmake-3.28.3
    directory instead).

    Is this a simple matter of upgrading cmake-core?

    -=-=-
    The World Trade Center towers MUST rise again,
    at least as tall as before...or terror has triumphed.

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  • From Louis Epstein@21:1/5 to Louis Epstein on Tue May 28 02:03:06 2024
    Louis Epstein <le@main.lekno.ws> wrote:
    John D Groenveld <groenveld@acm.org> wrote:
    In article <nz_3O.42941$4KKf.41662@fx13.ams1>,
    DaveG <nospam@nospam.net> wrote:
    If you are using CUPS, it should "just work" simply by adding the
    printer (or the nearest make/model you can find) from the web
    interface.

    If the printer is IPP compliant, the OP may be able:
    # lpadmin -p myprinter -E -v ipp://myprinter.local/ipp/print -m everywhere >>
    See lpadmin(8)
    <URL:https://man.freebsd.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=lpadmin&apropos=0&sektion=0&manpath=FreeBSD+14.0-RELEASE+and+Ports&arch=default&format=html>
    John
    groenveld@acm.org

    In any event,an attempt to install the
    print/epson-inkjet-printer-escpr2
    port
    failed because it couldn't find the directory /usr/ports/devel/cmake-core/work/cmake-3.29.3

    (I have a
    /usr/ports/devel/cmake-core/work/cmake-3.28.3
    directory instead).

    Is this a simple matter of upgrading cmake-core?

    I was able to do a pkg install of cmake-core
    and a port make install of
    print/epson-inkjet-printer-escpr2
    (which has no pkg).

    Have not tried printing yet.

    -=-=-
    The World Trade Center towers MUST rise again,
    at least as tall as before...or terror has triumphed.

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