From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Sat Mar 11 16:45:14 2006 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org 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 07C9B16A41F; Sat, 11 Mar 2006 16:45:14 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from chris@chrismaness.com) Received: from ns1.internetinsite.com (ns1.internetinsite.com [208.179.97.2]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id BA5A743D48; Sat, 11 Mar 2006 16:45:13 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from chris@chrismaness.com) Received: from [192.168.4.2] (68-190-198-174.dhcp.ccmn.ca.charter.com [68.190.198.174]) by ns1.internetinsite.com (8.13.4/8.13.4) with ESMTP id k2BGjCuu010109; Sat, 11 Mar 2006 08:45:13 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from chris@chrismaness.com) Message-ID: <4412FE98.9000707@chrismaness.com> Date: Sat, 11 Mar 2006 08:45:12 -0800 From: Chris Maness User-Agent: Thunderbird 1.5 (X11/20060217) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: marko@freebsd.org References: <4412FE49.2080009@chrismaness.com> In-Reply-To: <4412FE49.2080009@chrismaness.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Epson C66 doesn't work with Epson drivers (print/pips-sc65_66s port) 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, 11 Mar 2006 16:45:14 -0000 Chris Maness wrote: > I originally posted this in -ports but despite some suggestions it is > still a problem. Hopefully someone here may be able to shed some light? > > I'm (now) running > > *FreeBSD* postie 4.10-RELEASE *FreeBSD* 4.10-RELEASE #0: Tue May 25 > 22:47:12 > GMT 2004 r... > @perseus.cse.buffalo.edu:/usr/obj/usr/src/sys/GENERIC > i386 > > I got my Epson C66 Photo up and running using CUPS, ESP Ghostscript, and > the gimp-print drivers (using C64 since C66 isn't listed explicitly). It > all works and I exported it through Samba and printed successfully from > a Windows box :-) > > Then I found that the Epson KOWA drivers were in the ports - > print/*pips*-sc65_66s - so installed them as they are better drivers, > changed the configuration in CUPS as per readme-sc65_66s-cups but the > *printer* wouldn't work. > > I deleted the *printer* and re-added it from scratch but still it won't > work. When I click Print Test Page in CUPS the *printer* head "shuffles" > which shows there is some communication with the *printer* but it just > shows "Processing..." for a while then the job appears under Completed > Jobs with a status of "aborted". > > I've set CUPS to log at debug2 level but that doesn't show anything > useful (to me anyway): > > D [06/Sep/2004:20:08:51 +0100] [Job 32] cups->ppd = 0x83f5400 > D [06/Sep/2004:20:08:51 +0100] [Job 32] cups->ppd->flip_duplex = 0 > D [06/Sep/2004:20:08:51 +0100] [Job 32] width = 827, height = 1039 > D [06/Sep/2004:20:08:51 +0100] [Job 32] PageSize = [ 612 792 ], > HWResolution = [ 100 100 ] > D [06/Sep/2004:20:08:51 +0100] [Job 32] HWMargins = [ 8.400 35.400 8.400 > 8.400 ] > D [06/Sep/2004:20:08:51 +0100] [Job 32] matrix = [ 1.389 0.000 0.000 > -1.389 -11.667 1088.333 ] > d [06/Sep/2004:20:08:51 +0100] PID 689 exited with no errors. > d [06/Sep/2004:20:08:51 +0100] PID 690 exited with no errors. > D [06/Sep/2004:20:08:51 +0100] UpdateJob: job 32, file 0 is complete. > d [06/Sep/2004:20:08:51 +0100] UpdateJob: Removing fd 9 from InputSet... > D [06/Sep/2004:20:08:51 +0100] CancelJob: id = 32 > D [06/Sep/2004:20:08:51 +0100] StopJob: id = 32, force = 0 > D [06/Sep/2004:20:08:51 +0100] StopJob: *printer* state is 3 > d [06/Sep/2004:20:08:51 +0100] StopJob: Freeing status buffer... > d [06/Sep/2004:20:08:51 +0100] SaveJob: Closing file 7... > d [06/Sep/2004:20:08:51 +0100] SaveJob: Closing file 7... > > The ekpstm program (Status Monitor) shows a "Communication Error" and > the *pips*-sc65_66s program shows "*Cannot **communicate* with a > *printer*" on > the Utility tab. > > Can anyone offer any help/advice on this please? > > BTW, the port appears to be missing a build dependency for autoconf253 - > my build stopped part way through as it couldn't find > /usr/local/bin/autoconf253. > > Thanks. > > Regards, > > Mark > > > Did you every get this resolved? (I know this post was very old)