From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Wed Mar 12 19:37:55 2008 Return-Path: Delivered-To: FreeBSD-Questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id B5E611065671 for ; Wed, 12 Mar 2008 19:37:55 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from sonicy@otenet.gr) Received: from aiolos.otenet.gr (aiolos.otenet.gr [195.170.0.93]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 43CEC8FC16 for ; Wed, 12 Mar 2008 19:37:55 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from sonicy@otenet.gr) Received: from [192.168.0.1] (athedsl-83591.home.otenet.gr [87.203.79.213]) by aiolos.otenet.gr (8.13.8/8.13.8/Debian-3) with ESMTP id m2CJblCf010816; Wed, 12 Mar 2008 21:37:47 +0200 Message-ID: <47D8310B.2010501@otenet.gr> Date: Wed, 12 Mar 2008 21:37:47 +0200 From: Manolis Kiagias User-Agent: Thunderbird 2.0.0.12 (X11/20080227) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: Chuck Robey References: <212181.35000.qm@web43142.mail.sp1.yahoo.com> <47D82B8C.1060402@chuckr.org> In-Reply-To: <47D82B8C.1060402@chuckr.org> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Cc: FreeBSD-Questions@freebsd.org, Gligor Lucian Subject: Re: USB printer X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 12 Mar 2008 19:37:55 -0000 Chuck Robey wrote: > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > Hash: SHA1 > > Gligor Lucian wrote: > >> David Kelly 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. >> >> >> >> --------------------------------- >> Looking for last minute shopping deals? Find them fast with Yahoo! Search. >> _______________________________________________ >> freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list >> http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions >> To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" >> I have cups working on my system, printing on locally attached USB printers. I have followed the instructions in dekstopBSD wiki: http://desktopbsd.net/wiki/doku.php?id=doc:printing (though I used ports and not packages) I still have some issues if I disconnect / reconnect the printer, the permissions are not set correctly (although devfs is running). I might be missing some configuration step, but have not researched further yet. Generally speaking, printing works.