From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Sat Dec 8 05:57:06 2007 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 E0A0016A419 for ; Sat, 8 Dec 2007 05:57:05 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from amistry@am-productions.biz) Received: from mail.united-ware.com (am-productions.biz [69.61.164.22]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 850A013C448 for ; Sat, 8 Dec 2007 05:57:05 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from amistry@am-productions.biz) Received: from [192.168.1.100] (adsl-68-254-12-161.dsl.wotnoh.ameritech.net [68.254.12.161]) (authenticated bits=0) by mail.united-ware.com (8.13.8/8.13.8) with ESMTP id lB864HT0081583 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA bits=256 verify=NO); Sat, 8 Dec 2007 01:04:18 -0500 (EST) (envelope-from amistry@am-productions.biz) From: Anish Mistry Organization: AM Productions To: caldari_halo Date: Sat, 8 Dec 2007 01:01:13 -0500 User-Agent: KMail/1.9.7 References: <18265.33716.292978.508655@jerusalem.litteratus.org> <200712071533.47603.amistry@am-productions.biz> <475A2D94.6050805@hotmail.com> In-Reply-To: <475A2D94.6050805@hotmail.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/signed; boundary="nextPart1959825.aTJl8D2Ce8"; protocol="application/pgp-signature"; micalg=pgp-sha1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Message-Id: <200712080101.21883.amistry@am-productions.biz> X-Virus-Scanned: ClamAV 0.91.2/5034/Fri Dec 7 17:44:43 2007 on mail.united-ware.com X-Virus-Status: Clean Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: help wanted configuring HPLIP 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: Sat, 08 Dec 2007 05:57:06 -0000 --nextPart1959825.aTJl8D2Ce8 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Disposition: inline On Saturday 08 December 2007, caldari_halo wrote: > Anish Mistry wrote: > > On Friday 07 December 2007, Robert Huff wrote: > >> Predrag Punosevac writes: > >>> > I've got it installed, see the post-install configuration > >>> > message, and have questions about how it will interact with > >>> > existing printers. > >>> > >>> You might want to repeat your message as attachments are > >>> stripped by the FreeBSD mail server. > >> > >> Didn't send an attachment. > >> Here's the scenario: > >> Computer in question is runnong -CURRENT and already has CUPS > >> installed for the (parallel attached) LaserJet 6mp. > >> I now have access to a PSC 7xx, which I would like to use 0 >> % for color printing and the rest for scanning. As far as i can > >> tell sane by itself does not have the ability to do this, but it > >> concert with HPLIP it does. > >> First question: is this correct? Not just connect to the PSC, > >> but use both devices at once> If not, then I just abort the > >> whole plan. > >> After seeing the post-installation message for HPLIP, I wat to > >> understand what I'm doing before messing with devfs.=20 > >> (Revuilding the kernel is no biggie, though I don't think > >> that'll be necessary.) And, frankly, configuring CUPS is usually > >> as pleasant as aggrssive dysentery. > > > > You should be fine since your other printer is a parallel port > > printer. The HPLIP port doesn't configure parallel port printers > > so just use the normal CUPS configuration. There are some issues > > with the PSC printers and getting attached as umass devices.=20 > > Search the archives for more info. Basically a real solution for > > the umass issue won't appear until the HPS USB stack grows > > "generic device access for already claimed usb devices" support > > sometime next year. > > I've read the last couple of replies, and they have been sort of > discouraging. I have a HP PSC 1610, which mounts itself as a umass > device, instead of ugen. Its connected via USB (instead of > parallel, in the other guys case). I recompiled the kernel (using > 6.2 here) without ulpt support, just like Daniel Steinbrook's howto > said. I > installed/configured cups and hpijs (donot need hplip) as well. Are > you saying that I'm at a dead end as far as getting my printer to > work under FBSD? Like a said to Robert, it should be pretty simple to tweak the umass=20 driver to not attach as umass for your printer. All you should need=20 is in umass_match_proto is an if() statement that checks for you=20 printer ID and then returns UMATCH_NONE =2D-=20 Anish Mistry amistry@am-productions.biz AM Productions http://am-productions.biz/ --nextPart1959825.aTJl8D2Ce8 Content-Type: application/pgp-signature; name=signature.asc Content-Description: This is a digitally signed message part. -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v2.0.4 (FreeBSD) iD8DBQBHWjMxxqA5ziudZT0RAp8LAKCkFk5S698+P15MENG6Vg1JbJ5wXACfaOsM 9AhcwIP8aoyjVF33r+kUa38= =bL4u -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --nextPart1959825.aTJl8D2Ce8--