Re: use a printer whose drivers do not exist ..

[Angelo Moreschini]

thank you...

I'll work around your informations and suggestion
I'll give you a feedback about ...

On Sun, Jun 26, 2022 at 10:03 AM Tim via users <
users(a)lists.fedoraproject.org&gt; wrote:

>  Hi Angelo
>
>  > I recently bought a pantum p2500 printer.
>  > I was able to install it, and can use it from OS Windows (dual boot).
>  >
>  > I use Fedora ..., and the drivers available for linux OS are for
>  > ubuntu only .. (Pantum Ubuntu Driver V1.1.84-1).
>
>  That's a GDI (Graphical Device Interface) kind of printer, only
>  designed to work on Windows.  It relies on Windows generating the
>  entire bitmap of what will be printed, in the manner that particular
>  printer requires, then dumping that to the printer, along with some
>  instructions, but most of the work is done on the computer.  With a
>  windows driver handling the specifics of that particular printer.
>
>  As far as I can see, GDI isn't like a common printer language, it just
>  means a bitmap graphics dump is done on the computer to the printer.
>  It doesn't matter if you printing pictures or just plain text, the
>  computer generates the page as a huge bitmap and sends that to the
>  printer.  Brute force and ignorance.
>
>  When it comes to other printer languages, if you send text to print,
>  the printer is sent that text along with, font, sizing and positioning,
>  instructions.  Very quick to print.  Same kind of thing with printing
>  images, send the image along with print layout instructions.
>
>  > N.B. I had also thought about using Pantum 2500 as a network printer
>  > and using it through Windows .. but I have doubts that it will work,
>  > because (I think it is necessary that windows) is running or Linuz
>  > can call the print server ..
>
>  You'd need Windows to do a conversion between some common printer
>  language (that you could send to Windows) for it to convert to what
>  that printer requires.  I have no clues on how to approach that.
>
>  Have a look at this thread, see if you can follow the info about
>  extracting the files from the debian package and manually putting them
>  where they're needed on Fedora:
>
>
>
> https://www.linuxquestions.org/questions/linux-hardware-18/pantum-p2207-l...
>
>  The second to last comment sounds promising.
>
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