I`ve a Laser printer (HP-1018) that lacks AMiGA drivers (it`s a host-based printing language, only WinXP drivers ).

But I`ve tried something that worked perfectly on an emulated AMiGA: using WinUAE, set with Ghostscript on the PC side, and general PS printer on the WB side, I`ve managed to print text & graphics.


The question:

Is it possible to do this with a real AMiGA? Streaming the PS data from the Amiga side through LAN to the PC, where the printer is connected.
Acrobat PDF printer & Ghostscript is installed on the PC side.

(AMIGA PS->PC GS/PDF->1018 driver->Printer )

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Louis: Pretty much.

@Cass

Install LPR server on PC side and use lpr.device on amiga side...

You could also try using samba (printer declared in samba prefs).

I guess there's several solution. Personally i choose Brother laser printers (ethernet model with usb and // connectic) so i could send my .ps file on network, via // or usb cable, via ftp or even email ! So no problems of "windows only printers"... but i still need a decent support of my MFC 8460 in FxScan

Arnaud
an AmigaOS and MorphOS user (and Zindoze / Linux / MacOSX)

@Cass

I provided some instructions how to do this in this thread http://amigaworld.net/modules/newbb/viewtopic.php?topic_id=17620&forum=14#265585

Is this what you are looking for?

@Sandpiper


Thanks !!!! It really works great ! That's exactly what I needed


The PC-part was exactly as documented on the link. I shouldn't install extra scripts and utilities as I'd like to use the already installed ones on my computers (MS-Shared Printers & Volumes on PC-side + GS, and Samba on AMiGA).
On the AMiGA side I've installed the PSPool rexx script, edited to fit my config, and set a PS generic driver as default printer (prefs). Great results for gfx & text. I'll have to check now margins/borders, and typefaces (greek fonts?!).

Thanks again

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Ordell Robbie: Is she dead, yes or no?
Louis: Pretty much.

@Cass

Quote:

I'll have to check now margins/borders, and typefaces (greek fonts?!)

The OS4Final version of the PostScript printer driver always prints in the
current system default charset. So when your printer has builtin PostScript
fonts which include greek glyphs, simply select greek as preferred language
in the Locale prefs editor before printing a greek (ISO-8859-7) text.

@Cass

You're welcome. Nice to see you got it working.