From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Sat Feb 25 10:35:02 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 C00E816A420 for ; Sat, 25 Feb 2006 10:35:02 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from bsd@bathnetworks.com) Received: from lmail.bathnetworks.co.uk (mail.bathnetworks.com [84.92.24.252]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id A8C3E43D67 for ; Sat, 25 Feb 2006 10:34:53 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from bsd@bathnetworks.com) Received: (qmail 5068 invoked by uid 510); 25 Feb 2006 10:37:42 +0000 Received: from 192.168.0.108 by lmail.bathnetworks.co.uk (envelope-from , uid 508) with qmail-scanner-1.24-st-qms (clamdscan: 0.88/1261. spamassassin: 3.0.2. perlscan: 1.24-st-qms. Clear:RC:0(192.168.0.108):SA:0(-3.1/5.0):. Processed in 2.22661 secs); 25 Feb 2006 10:37:42 -0000 X-Spam-Status: No, hits=-3.1 required=5.0 X-Antivirus-MYDOMAIN-Mail-From: bsd@bathnetworks.com via lmail.bathnetworks.co.uk X-Antivirus-MYDOMAIN: 1.24-st-qms (Clear:RC:0(192.168.0.108):SA:0(-3.1/5.0):. Processed in 2.22661 secs Process 5061) Received: from usr002 (HELO ?192.168.123.115?) (bsd@bathnetworks.com@192.168.0.108) by lmail.bathnetworks.co.uk with SMTP; 25 Feb 2006 10:37:40 +0000 From: robert To: Alin Tuhut In-Reply-To: <44003164.5060204@gmail.com> References: <44002203.50905@gmail.com> <1140862089.9138.4.camel@localhost.localdomain> <44003164.5060204@gmail.com> Content-Type: text/plain Date: Sat, 25 Feb 2006 10:34:46 +0000 Message-Id: <1140863686.10348.1.camel@localhost.localdomain> Mime-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: Evolution 2.4.1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Cc: Free BSD Subject: Re: Install USB Printer on FreeBSD 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, 25 Feb 2006 10:35:02 -0000 On Sat, 2006-02-25 at 12:28 +0200, Alin Tuhut wrote: > > > robert wrote: > > On Sat, 2006-02-25 at 11:23 +0200, Alin Tuhut wrote: > > > > > Hello, > > > > > > I am trying with no luck setting up a an USB Xerox Phaser 3116 printer > > > on FreeBSD 6.0 > > > I have installed and enabled CUPS and from the CUPS web admin area I > > > have added the printer as USB Printer #1. > > > When I try to print a test page the printer makes a normal noise like it > > > is trying to get paper but it does not print. Just stops. > > > If I try to print a file nothing happens. > > > As far as I know the printer knows Postcript but in CUPS I could only > > > choose "RAW" when it asked about the driver. > > > > > > What should I do? > > > > > > Thanks. > > > > > > P.S. I'm sorry, I sent this without a subject in previous email. > > > > > > > Have you tried googling for this? > > > > A 10 second search found that it uses the same drivers as the Samsung > > ML1210 (probably re badged Xerox) which is listed on the linux printing > > site. > > > > > I have searched on google for various terms but have not found that. I > probably searched using other keywords. > Ok, so if I find the Samsung driver, can this be added and selected > from CUPS? > > Rob Alin Try http://www.linuxprinting.org/ it should give you all the info you need. Rob