From owner-freebsd-ports@FreeBSD.ORG Mon May 14 16:41:32 2012 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-ports@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [69.147.83.52]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 2BC88106566C for ; Mon, 14 May 2012 16:41:32 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from edwinlculp@gmail.com) Received: from mail-bk0-f54.google.com (mail-bk0-f54.google.com [209.85.214.54]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 9FFBE8FC0A for ; Mon, 14 May 2012 16:41:31 +0000 (UTC) Received: by bkvi18 with SMTP id i18so4218812bkv.13 for ; Mon, 14 May 2012 09:41:30 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=20120113; h=mime-version:in-reply-to:references:date:message-id:subject:from:to :cc:content-type; bh=ZXyPU4rkAHvcFO5+JA3qxfcfjYXAyInx3LcN6JqD4ck=; b=w95GRrvLkCCOz8kHikB+kKzWbHpB3yElaOsiqxnbkrhciBX8K3bP2Ze6b2Vx806exX +ZMifxajcNYz5hT6I9v2j4oZzuXI0Vt91LirxTIriFw/a85mpDHmEF4jKhyp1P7e2Jq3 TizRs4QjmGk5By8xhlvCImaQmpYJTTe1xR+qK+67UwEcc86qcSsYnT8gkemHQEJxXt6R ezwuT3ox67A2E6HBUkOCQhJ3abm9IIpi/suEkJIvKl83MKrwSa05Nk5+14Ju6brasWTB q4lE/bRBdxZH69BUaz7g4NLtnC5FLCAn0Gdlwj9JT90qvYMSWBsgwGYlO5sM+rx6Ug7u rhAA== MIME-Version: 1.0 Received: by 10.205.132.13 with SMTP id hs13mr3267577bkc.78.1337013690587; Mon, 14 May 2012 09:41:30 -0700 (PDT) Received: by 10.204.171.135 with HTTP; Mon, 14 May 2012 09:41:30 -0700 (PDT) In-Reply-To: <74.C1.26116.48030BF4@smtp01.insight.synacor.com> References: <74.C1.26116.48030BF4@smtp01.insight.synacor.com> Date: Mon, 14 May 2012 11:41:30 -0500 Message-ID: From: "Edwin L. Culp W." To: Thomas Mueller Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 X-Content-Filtered-By: Mailman/MimeDel 2.1.5 Cc: freebsd-ports@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Can't get hplip to work on HP LaserJet 1212nf MFP X-BeenThere: freebsd-ports@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Porting software to FreeBSD List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 14 May 2012 16:41:32 -0000 2012/5/13 Thomas Mueller > I built hplip from the ports on both the old and new computer, FreeBSD 8.2 > i386 and 9.0 amd64 respectively, and can't get either of them to work, > either on USB or Ethernet. > > I commented out "device ulpt" in the kernel config file, but got "No > devices found" in the USB setup, even though the printer was recognized by > system messages and usbconfig. When I connected the printer on the new > computer via USB, ulpt.ko automatically loaded (how to prevent that?), but > I got the same "No devices found" even when ulpt.ko was renamed to ulpt2.ko > so it would not be found and loaded (a kludge). > > The printer was found when connected by Ethernet, but the binary plugin > installation failed consistently, some complaint of /etc/issue or > hp-plugin-install not found. > > By way of comparison, I also built hplip3 from pkgsrc in NetBSD 5.1_STABLE > amd64; this was actually pkgsrc-wip (http://pkgsrc-wip.sourceforge.net). > That was version 3.11.1. I got "No devices found" both with USB and > Ethernet; could still try again with Ethernet, getting the printer IP > address from either dmesg.boot or logging in to wireless router, though > this is a slender chance. > > hplip versions for FreeBSD are 3.11.1 on the old computer and 3.11.5 on > the new computer. I do intend to update my 9.0-STABLE installation on the > new computer and then portupgrade or portmaster this and other ports, but > fear more of the same frustration. Would I need to exclude ulpt module as > well as kernel config "device ulpt" line, or can ulpt.ko be prevented from > automatically loading, or would that make no difference? > > Are HP printers especially recalcitrant to setting up, or especially > USB-quirky, as opposed to other brands such as Lexmark, Samsung, Brother, > Xerox and Canon? > > Other things I intend to try are with Wine; I also intend to try on Linux, > possibly on NetBSD if I can get that to install and run on the new > computer. Linux is home base for hplip and much or most other open-source > (quasi-)Unix software. > > Tom > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-ports@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-ports > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-ports-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" > I have the exact same model sitting here with me and have been trying to get it to work again. I can't really understand why it doesn't. It did work for me perfectly for a couple of months and then my computer's motherboard died and after the change, I haven't been able to get it to work again. It finds its IP through dhcp and but I can't get it to react. My previous email to the list is at: http://lists.freebsd.org/pipermail/freebsd-questions/2012-April/240116.html We should be able to get it going. I haven't looked at it for a couple of weeks (Just long enough to have forgotten what I have done) so I'll try again from zero and let you know if I have any luck. ed