Date: Wed, 12 Mar 2008 12:25:54 -0700 From: "Kevin Downey" <redchin@gmail.com> To: "Chuck Robey" <chuckr@chuckr.org> Cc: FreeBSD-Questions@freebsd.org, Gligor Lucian <gligor_lucian@yahoo.com> Subject: Re: USB printer Message-ID: <1d3ed48c0803121225v5a44876am64e7b89494c77e4c@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <47D82B8C.1060402@chuckr.org> References: <212181.35000.qm@web43142.mail.sp1.yahoo.com> <47D82B8C.1060402@chuckr.org>
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On Wed, Mar 12, 2008 at 12:14 PM, Chuck Robey <chuckr@chuckr.org> wrote: > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > Hash: SHA1 > > Gligor Lucian wrote: > > > > David Kelly <dkelly@hiwaay.net> wrote: >On Mon, Mar 10, 2008 at 12:59:38PM -0700, Gligor Lucian >wrote: > >>> Does FreeBSD support a USB printer? > > > >> Yes. > > > > You know, while there are printing utils that actually work on FreeBSD, I > can't personally recommend CUPS. I keep on trying to get it to work on > FreeBSD efvery year or so, then I need to go over to one of my other > systems. Last one I tried was an Epson Stylus C84, but I've also tried HP > officejets, and I just can't get locally attached printers to work with > cups. I can get them to work with things like apsfilter very well, but > either someone is going to have to fix the Cups port (it builds, but > nothing locally runs) or stop recommending it. > > Or, does anyone else have it working on FreeBSD? Sure would like to hear > about it, but I've been trying for a long time now, with no success. > > > Thank you very much for your answer. > > All the best, Gligor Lucian. > > I have CUPS working on my laptop and desktop. I don't have a local printer installed. I am using CUPS to access printers shared from a windows machine. Works fine, except this morning I noticed a pdf not printing correctly but I believe that is Evince's fault. -- The Mafia way is that we pursue larger goals under the guise of personal relationships. Fisheye
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