Date: Thu, 24 Nov 2016 00:02:07 +0800 From: Ben Woods <woodsb02@gmail.com> To: Patrick Mahan <mahan@mahan.org> Cc: FreeBSD Mailing List <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: Having trouble printing to my HP OJ Pro 8600 all-in-one Message-ID: <CAOc73CBfDy0YcjX7Cfr1S0Rf=iWJ9PcrjpWhca3wNrv7EDRx6Q@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <4c557a01-6267-bb61-3a2e-62d5b9408b77@mahan.org> References: <b63c46fd-b586-bab9-f053-13fbc2e515cc@mahan.org> <CAOc73CBFjbGo_jjBQmfsWshBPsHhpZNmS-V1x_3t%2B%2BQnHz=awg@mail.gmail.com> <4c557a01-6267-bb61-3a2e-62d5b9408b77@mahan.org>
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On 23 November 2016 at 14:58, Patrick Mahan <mahan@mahan.org> wrote: > On 11/22/16 9:06 PM, Ben Woods wrote: > >> On 23 November 2016 at 12:22, Patrick Mahan <mahan@mahan.org> > >> <mailto:mahan@mahan.org>> wrote: > >> > >> All, > >> > >> System info: > >> > >> CPU: Intel I7 w/8 cpus @ 3.20 GHz > >> MEM: 12 Gbytes > >> HDD: 1 TB Seagate Barracuda (FreeBSD is on a 500G partition) > >> OS: FreeBSD 9.3-RELEASE-p21 > >> > >> I just update my binary packages (after much much pain) since they > were > >> so out of date. One of the items that seemed to drastically was > CUPS. > >> I had CUPS-2.0.1 and now have CUPS-2.2.1, but it seems I have lost > all > >> printing ability. I re-installed all available cups packages > (except client, > >> can't see where that exists) along with gutenprint and hplip. I > see on > >> the ports page that there a secondary package called hplip-plugins > but > >> pkg will not install it as it says it cannot find any package > matching > >> that name. > >> > >> Cups sees the printer, it seems up, but when I attempt to print a > test > >> page, I get the following error: > >> > >> Unable to print test page: > >> > >> Unsupported format "text/plain". > >> > >> Looking in /usr/local/etc/cups and I don't see any definition for > >> "text/plain". Also, the cups filter in the .ppd for the printer > >> is set to "application/vnd.cups-raster 0 hpcups", but I can find > >> no definition of vnd.cups-raster nor hpcups. > >> > >> Tried googling and most of the solutions are targeted for Linux > >> platforms and are packages that I no longer see in the ports tree. > >> > >> Any pointers, suggestions, how to's are appreciated. This has been > >> the main print server in my office and a couple of colleagues with > >> Apple devices (iPads, iPhones and Macbooks) depend on it for > printing. > >> > >> Thanks, > >> > >> Patrick > >> > >> > >> > > > > On 22 November 2016, Ben Woods <woodsb02@gmail.com> wrote: > > What make/model of printer do you have? Is it supported with or without > the > > plugin (check at link below): > > http://hplipopensource.com/hplip-web/supported_devices/index.html > > > > Yep, it's supported. I forgot to mention it earlier, but it is a > HP OfficeJet Pro 8600 aio. > > > > > Have you tried removing the printer from the config, and re-adding it? > > > > I've been hesitant to do so as I also support the AirPrint via the avahi > daemon > and I was hoping not to mess with any of that, but if I gotta, I gotta. > > > hplip-plugin is not available as a package because of license > restrictions. It > > can be installed from ports (make sure the hplip-plugin ports version > matches the > > hplip package version). > > http://www.freshports.org/print/hplip-plugin > > http://hplipopensource.com/node/309 > > > > Don't follow the instructions on how to install the plugin from the hplip > > website, just install it from ports if required. > > > > Ah that explains it, maybe the description could be updated to include this > tidbit of information. I just update the ports tree, so I'll go build it > there. > > > Regards, > > Ben > > Thanks for the help, > > Patrick > > Hi Patrick, According to that hplip website the OfficeJet pro 8600 doesn't require the plugin to work: "Driver plug-in: None See note8 <http://hplipopensource.com/hplip-web/models/officejet/officejet_pro_8600.html#note8>; ." The 8600 is one of the models of printer which used to come with a PPD driver in the print/hplip package, however it no longer does. Instead the PPD driver is dynamically generated at the time the printer is added (hence me recommending removing and then re-adding the printer). See the details in the bug report below where another user has a similar problem with the same printer: https://bugs.freebsd.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=214686 Regards, Ben -- From: Benjamin Woods woodsb02@gmail.com
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