From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Aug 17 22:45:33 2004 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 0EA0B16A4CE for ; Tue, 17 Aug 2004 22:45:33 +0000 (GMT) Received: from sccimhc92.asp.att.net (sccimhc92.asp.att.net [63.240.76.166]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 9796843D45 for ; Tue, 17 Aug 2004 22:45:32 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from StevenFriedrich@insightbb.com) Received: from [192.168.1.239] (12-202-28-183.client.insightbb.com[12.202.28.183]) by sccimhc92.asp.att.net (sccimhc92) with ESMTP id <20040817224528i9200924g1e>; Tue, 17 Aug 2004 22:45:32 +0000 From: Steven Friedrich To: "FreeBSD-Questions" Date: Tue, 17 Aug 2004 18:40:38 -0400 User-Agent: KMail/1.6.2 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Disposition: inline Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Message-Id: <200408171840.38184.StevenFriedrich@InsightBB.com> Subject: Getting CUPS configured on FreeBSD X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 17 Aug 2004 22:45:33 -0000 I set up CUPS over a year ago and got it to work partially. I've been wrestling it again and I've read all the CUPS docs and tutorials on varios Linux sites. I have an HP560C (which needs LF to CR/LF translation) on parallel port /dev/lpt0. If anyone has a HP manual on the 560C, I'd like to know the definitions for the two switch banks on the front of the printer. I'm pretty sure one of those switches will enable auto LF to CR/LF translation. Originally, I used only CUPS software and I can print from various X apps (I use mostly KDE apps). I want to also be able to print from a shell, but all I get is some garbage. Do I need to use cups-lpd? I tried, but it didn't print anything intelligable (is that spelt right?). I've manipulated/authored printcap entries before, but CUPS took over that file anyway. A year ago, I noticed that CUPS web interface wouldn't let me choose a parallel port unless the printer was turned on before I booted. Now it doesn't allow me to specify a parallel port at all. But I CAN hand-edit /usr/local/etc/cups/printers.conf and set it to a valid parallel URI.