From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Sat Jul 17 08:17:46 2004 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 7ABF316A4CE for ; Sat, 17 Jul 2004 08:17:46 +0000 (GMT) Received: from lorna.circlesquared.com (host217-45-219-83.in-addr.btopenworld.com [217.45.219.83]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id E0C1D43D4C for ; Sat, 17 Jul 2004 08:17:45 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from peter@circlesquared.com) Received: from circlesquared.com (localhost.circlesquared.com [127.0.0.1]) i6H8H4cv052685; Sat, 17 Jul 2004 09:17:05 +0100 (BST) (envelope-from peter@circlesquared.com) Message-ID: <40F8E080.1010600@circlesquared.com> Date: Sat, 17 Jul 2004 09:17:04 +0100 From: Peter Risdon User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (X11; U; FreeBSD i386; en-US; rv:1.6) Gecko/20040611 X-Accept-Language: en-us, en MIME-Version: 1.0 To: ecrist@secure-computing.net References: <200407170226.19474.ecrist@secure-computing.net> In-Reply-To: <200407170226.19474.ecrist@secure-computing.net> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: First time CUPS user, config problems? X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sat, 17 Jul 2004 08:17:46 -0000 Eric Crist wrote: > Hello list. > > I'm trying to use CUPS for the first time, with all the good things I've > heard/read about it on this list. I'm mainly trying to use it as I've got an > OfficeJet G85 that I've never used with FreeBSD and linuxprinting.org has a > 'mostly' working driver. > > Here's what I've done thus far: > > I've installed CUPS, and have a running daemon. I can login and install > printers. I've downloaded the recommended the correct .ppd file according to > linuxprinting.org, and tried installing the foomatic scripts it says I need. > > When I try to print a test page, I get no output what-so-ever and no > indication on the printer anything has even happened. > > I don't know where the CUPS logfile would be, so I can't read that. > > Anyone have any ideas? Cups installs /usr/local/bin/lp and /usr/local/bin/lpr and leaves /usr/bin/lp and /usr/bin/lpr in place. Back these up, symlink the cups versions into their places and try again. If you want to verify you have a properly running Cups before you do this, use the web interface (http://localhost:631) to print a test page. It ought to work. HTH Peter. > > I also have a Brother HL-1440 that I've gotten working with apsfilter and lpd > (it's a remote printer off a hardware printserver), but I'd like to get it > working in CUPS, as it seems much easier to configure margins and such. > > Thanks for your help! >