Date: Thu, 28 Feb 2008 14:32:53 -0600 From: Paul Schmehl <pauls@utdallas.edu> To: questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Configuring a HP Laserjet 1018 USB printer on KDE Message-ID: <8E3F243265EFB32E07CFFEFF@utd65257.utdallas.edu> In-Reply-To: <47C6FC44.8060508@math.arizona.edu> References: <200802281006.19701.rfalang@twcny.rr.com> <47C6FC44.8060508@math.arizona.edu>
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--On Thursday, February 28, 2008 11:24:04 -0700 Predrag Punosevac
<punosevac@math.arizona.edu> wrote:
> User &Robert Falanga wrote:
>> First am new using freebsd and would like help getting the printer
>> configured. After installing and staarting CUPS. When I go to SETTINGS >
>> Peripherals > printers I get:
>>
> That is not the way to configure printer on vanilla FreeBSD. If you want to
> use something like that
> install PC-BSD or DesktopBSD.
>
Well, I beg to differ with you. That's one way to do it. Yours is another.
> To install the printer do the following
> 1. Alter permission on the device nodes chmod 0660 /dev/ulpt0
>
> 2. chgrp cupsd /dev/ulpt0
>
> 3. Add yourself to cupsd group by editing file /etc/groups
>
I didn't have to do any of this.
> 4. Move the commands of the native lpd printing system so that you can use
> CUPS commands
> mv /usr/bin/lp /usr/bin/lp.bak
> mv /usr/bin/lpr /usr/bin/lpr.bak
> mv /usr/bin/lpq /usr/bin/lpq.bak
> mv /usr/bin/lprm /usr/bin/lprm.bak
>
This is good advice, *if* the cups install has not already overwritten the base
for you.
.if defined(CUPS_OVERWRITE_BASE)
if test -e /usr/bin/lp; then ${CHMOD} -h 0 /usr/bin/lp; fi
if test -e /usr/bin/lpq; then ${CHMOD} -h 0 /usr/bin/lpq; fi
if test -e /usr/bin/lpr; then ${CHMOD} -h 0 /usr/bin/lpr; fi
if test -e /usr/bin/lprm; then ${CHMOD} -h 0 /usr/bin/lprm; fi
if test -e /usr/sbin/lpc; then ${CHMOD} -h 0 /usr/sbin/lpc; fi
.endif
# ls -lsa /usr/bin/lp*
4 -r--r--r-- 1 root wheel 2590 Feb 21 12:59 /usr/bin/lp
26 -r-Sr-Sr-- 1 root daemon 25876 Feb 21 12:59 /usr/bin/lpq
30 -r-Sr-Sr-- 1 root daemon 29368 Feb 21 12:59 /usr/bin/lpr
26 -r-Sr-Sr-- 1 root daemon 24600 Feb 21 12:59 /usr/bin/lprm
>
> 4. Restart cupsd for instance by adding cupsd_enable="YES" into your
> /etc/rc.conf at the same time
> disable lpd daemon by adding lpd_enable="NO"
>
Also good advice.
> 5. Reboot
>
> 6. Point the web-browser to http://localhost:631 to add the printer
>
Unfortunately, this didn't work for me. I got the source code for the page
displayed in my browser. If I added a ? to the end (http://localhost:631/?),
then the page was displayed.
> NOTE:
>
> 1. Your printer is using foo2zjs reversed engineered driver which you must
> compile from ports. People
> have reported mixed results with the driver! You have to compile the driver
> before you start adding the printer.
>
Seems to me, for HP printers, the hpijs driver is the right choice. print/hpijs
> 2. You might need to disable your firewall or at least port 631 which is used
> by Internet Printing Protocol (IPP)
> which is in turned used by CUPS.
>
Only if you want to be a print server. If you're just printing from a
workstation, you don't need to worry about incoming traffic on 631.
>> Unable to retrieve the printer list. Error message received from manager:
>> Connection to CUPS server failed. Check that the CUPS server is correctly
>> installed and running. Error: localhost: read failed (14).
This sounds like he didn't put cupsd_enable="YES" in /etc/rc.conf.
>> If I use LPR/LPRng things seem to be going well until I get to the screen
>> asking for URI: I have no clue as to what it is asking for.
>>
You might have to uninstall and reinstall cups. I did. The first time didn't
work for some reason.
I used KDE's control center to set up the printer as well as the printer
manager. Everything worked fine after the initial failure and the subsequent
reinstall.
--
Paul Schmehl (pauls@utdallas.edu)
Senior Information Security Analyst
The University of Texas at Dallas
http://www.utdallas.edu/ir/security/
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