jggimi and shep,
Thank you for your helpful responses.
Reading 'The lpd Printing Daemon' in MW Lucas Absolute OpenBSD (p. 306) initially gave me the impression that printing was only a PPD file, printcap config and Postscript printer away from reality. After having difficulty with my setup, I began to consider that perhaps the author had to assume a certain amount of base knowledge from his readers and printer specific driver requirement was part of that. Glad to find that if the printer understands Postscript and I can get a hold of a PPD file then printing is possible.
I also assumed that the Canon D1150 was Postscript compatible, but have no evidence of that.
I'm looking at the Canon D1100 spec sheet PDF for the first time, and there it is: UFR II for all models except the D1180, which uses PCL 5e/6. Quick research confirms UFR II is canon specific and not an open standard. Listing the PDF URL for future reference:
http://www.usa.canon.com/CUSA/assets..._SpecSheet.pdf
Let me know if the following should have a new thread:
Going forward I have access to an HP Laserjet 2100. According to HP's spec page:
http://h20564.www2.hp.com/hpsc/doc/p...mr_na-bpl07828
... this model has HP Postscript emulation. Can I consider that to mean it's a Postscript printer?
Thank you for the quick responses.