Re: [orca-list] using a braille embosser under ubuntu 13.4 64 bit

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Couldn't you use a terminal program -- or is this only parallell?

Alex Midence <alex midence gmail com> wrote:

> I think you need drivers.  I don't see you getting very far without them and
> I can't imagine they'd come with any packages like foomatic.  
>
> Alex M
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: orca-list [mailto:orca-list-bounces gnome org] On Behalf Of Rusty
> Perez
> Sent: Monday, November 11, 2013 8:29 PM
> To: Orca screen reader developers
> Subject: [orca-list] using a braille embosser under ubuntu 13.4 64 bit
>
> Hi guys,
> I'm trying to use an Enabling Technologies Juliet printer.
> I don't expect that there will be any drivers, I just want to figure out a
> way to send a file to the parallel port. The embosser should know what to do
> from there.
>
> I've done the following from a command prompt:
>
> lpr -Plp0 "filename.brf"
>
> I get an error:
> "The printer or class does not exist."
>
> Any thoughts or suggestions?
>
> Thanks!
> Rusty
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