From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Sun May 16 20:21:16 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 9673716A4CE for ; Sun, 16 May 2004 20:21:16 -0700 (PDT) Received: from gemini.lunarpages.com (gemini.lunarpages.com [64.235.234.128]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id EADA443D3F for ; Sun, 16 May 2004 20:21:15 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from miles@lubin.us) Received: from ool-43566766.dyn.optonline.net ([67.86.103.102] helo=localhost.localdomain) by gemini.lunarpages.com with asmtp (Exim 4.34) id 1BPYgl-0005ig-NM; Sun, 16 May 2004 20:21:15 -0700 Date: Sun, 16 May 2004 23:21:07 -0400 From: Miles Lubin To: david.telyas@stofanet.dk Message-Id: <20040516232107.77ddde50.miles@lubin.us> In-Reply-To: <20040516190136.AD65216A4DA@hub.freebsd.org> References: <20040516190136.AD65216A4DA@hub.freebsd.org> X-Mailer: Sylpheed version 0.9.10 (GTK+ 1.2.10; i386-portbld-freebsd4.9) Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-AntiAbuse: This header was added to track abuse, please include it with any abuse report X-AntiAbuse: Primary Hostname - gemini.lunarpages.com X-AntiAbuse: Original Domain - freebsd.org X-AntiAbuse: Originator/Caller UID/GID - [0 0] / [47 12] X-AntiAbuse: Sender Address Domain - lubin.us X-Source: X-Source-Args: X-Source-Dir: cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: HP Printer not working? 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: Mon, 17 May 2004 03:21:16 -0000 On Thu, 03 Jun 2004 21:48:22 +0200, David Telyas wrote: >I have an i386 running FreeBSD 5.2.1 and KDE, but I can't get my printer >working. It's a HP Deskjet 5550 connected via USB. I've heard about lpd >and cups, but don't know which one to use or what the difference is. So >can anyone guide a Windows user to an easy howto? I just set up my deskjet 5550 connected by USB today with CUPS. It worked perfectly in 5 minutes. All I needed to do was connect to the CUPS server and set up the printer on /dev/ulpt0 with the new deskjet driver (built in). It was so easy it was almost plug and play! Follow http://www.freebsddiary.org/cups.php and you will be fine. Dont forget to change PATH or it wont work. Miles