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On 2015-07-24 05:37, Warren Block wrote:
> On Fri, 24 Jul 2015, Bernt Hansson wrote:
>
>> It seems that one needs ulpt, otherwise the printer isn't found.
>> So I added to /boot/loader.conf ulpt_load="YES" then the printer is 
>> found by cups and hplip.
>>
>> But I do not want to use cups so I deinstalled it. Cups can't print a 
>> testpage so I resorted to lpd.
>> Which can't print anything, so back to cups that too can't print 
>> anything. So I'm stuck.
>
> The ulpt module is loaded by /etc/devd/usb.conf.  The file says 
> "please do not edit", and I don't know how those modules are disabled.
>
>> Printer is HP laserjet P2055d
>
> That printer supports PostScript directly, so following the LPD setup 
> in the Handbook is the easiest course.  Deinstall CUPS first, because 
> it has not-quite-compatible commands with the same names as the real 
> ones.
>
> If the printer has a network interface, that is the preferred 
> connection.  But USB will work, too.
>
>
Now that it finds the printer it's not printing anything with cups or lpd.
I'm using apsfilter and lpd. Hplip is deinstalled so is cups. But no cigar.