From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Sat Feb 25 22:04:00 2012 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 86B2A1065672 for ; Sat, 25 Feb 2012 22:04:00 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from freebsd@edvax.de) Received: from mx01.qsc.de (mx01.qsc.de [213.148.129.14]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 442A58FC16 for ; Sat, 25 Feb 2012 22:04:00 +0000 (UTC) Received: from r56.edvax.de (port-92-195-185-71.dynamic.qsc.de [92.195.185.71]) by mx01.qsc.de (Postfix) with ESMTP id 46F693DBB5 for ; Sat, 25 Feb 2012 23:03:59 +0100 (CET) Received: from r56.edvax.de (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by r56.edvax.de (8.14.5/8.14.5) with SMTP id q1PM3wMR007077 for ; Sat, 25 Feb 2012 23:03:58 +0100 (CET) (envelope-from freebsd@edvax.de) Date: Sat, 25 Feb 2012 23:03:58 +0100 From: Polytropon To: FreeBSD Message-Id: <20120225230358.096ceeb9.freebsd@edvax.de> In-Reply-To: <20120225165536.082b0b4e@scorpio> References: <20120225221433.cba3d0dd.freebsd@edvax.de> <20120225165536.082b0b4e@scorpio> Organization: EDVAX X-Mailer: Sylpheed 3.1.1 (GTK+ 2.24.5; i386-portbld-freebsd8.2) Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Subject: Re: Installing Samsung CLX-2160 color laser printer on USB using CUPS X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list Reply-To: Polytropon List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sat, 25 Feb 2012 22:04:00 -0000 On Sat, 25 Feb 2012 16:55:36 -0500, Jerry wrote: > On Sat, 25 Feb 2012 22:14:33 +0100 > Polytropon articulated: > > > I have a problem installing a Samsung CLX-2160 color > > laser printer using CUPS. In the http://localhost:631 > > web-based configuration, none of the methods that are > > supposed to be used for installing a printer works. > > USB sucks on FreeBSD. In regards to some devices - yes, I fully agree. > Sorry, I don't care who gets pissed off about > that remark. I don't. It's not the first time I get annoyed by USB. :-) > Apparently, your printer only supports USB. Sadly yes, it's the "no-letter" variant (no N for networked or W for wireless). CUPS seems to be unable to detect that printer even though it is connected (as I could print to it without CUPS successfully). However, CUPS always seemed to have some trouble with connected _local_ printers, I remember that it was impossible to install a locally connected parallel printer (needed for specific forms), and it was also impossible to install a printer that's _currently_ not connected (even though I knew all its paramters). > If you have > just purchased it, I might recommend returning it and getting one that > is wireless ready. No such deal, I got this printer as "payment" (others would say, for free), just purchased new toner cartridges, and the "press button and make a color copy" function works quite well. As I've mostly used this printer as a "dull copier", I thought I could _easily_ (in CUPS's terminology!) use it as a printer. Ha ha. :-) I _never_ would buy a USB printer, and I would also never buy something that doesn't talk PS (or at least PCL). > Believe me, you will appreciate the flexibility that > offers. Regular wired networking printer would have been fine too. I use my HP Laserjet 4000 duplex that way - works like a charm, out of the box, no fiddling with annoying details. However, that HP is _office_ equipment, while the Samsung is for living room use. :-) -- Polytropon Magdeburg, Germany Happy FreeBSD user since 4.0 Andra moi ennepe, Mousa, ...