Date: Tue, 02 Jun 2015 13:27:41 +0200 From: Patrick Hess <patrickhess@gmx.net> To: freebsd-ports@freebsd.org Cc: Thomas Mueller <mueller6724@bellsouth.net> Subject: Re: cups, and hplip too, fail to recognize printer when I try to print Message-ID: <2323011.3jCvCUZvQ4@desk8.phess.net> In-Reply-To: <9329.71691.bm@smtp113.sbc.mail.ne1.yahoo.com> References: <263570.73680.bm@smtp114.sbc.mail.ne1.yahoo.com> <4321846.9hHPBs9sCR@desk8.phess.net> <9329.71691.bm@smtp113.sbc.mail.ne1.yahoo.com>
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Thomas Mueller wrote: > I get Idle: Filter failed > on http://localhost:631 status page. Just looked up the data sheet and it seems like this "professional" printer doesn't even understand PostScript. Instead, it requires a filter that converts the PostScript used within the printing systems on any *nix box to whatever the printer can handle. I would assume that hplip did install the necessary filter, but either CUPS can't find it or the filter itself has an issue. One of the various log files in /var/log/cups might provide some more detailed information on what exactly is going on in the background. By the way, this is the exact reason why I don't buy printers without PostScript support any more. Getting this whole filter mess set up feels like an unnecessary pain that can easily be avoided by spending a few extra bucks. That's not of much help to you right now, of course, but maybe something to consider the next time you're looking to get a new printer. > But it still seems that /usr/local/sbin and /usr/local/bin in FreeBSD, > or /usr/pkg/sbin and /usr/pkg/bin in NetBSD, should properly be at the > front of the path I just deleted /usr/bin/lpr and /usr/bin/lp on my systems. Certainly not the proper way to handle things, so don't tell anybody... ;-) Patrick
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