From owner-freebsd-hardware@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Jan 8 12:58:25 2008 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-hardware@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id F36B716A46B for ; Tue, 8 Jan 2008 12:58:24 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from billschoolcraft@yahoo.com) Received: from wiliweld.com (wiliweld.com [64.62.229.147]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with SMTP id E9DA513C442 for ; Tue, 8 Jan 2008 12:58:24 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from billschoolcraft@yahoo.com) Received: from 198.144.209.22 ([198.144.209.22]) by wiliweld.com for ; Tue, 8 Jan 2008 04:38:17 -0800 Message-ID: <47836EB8.60402@yahoo.com> Date: Tue, 08 Jan 2008 04:38:16 -0800 From: Bill Schoolcraft User-Agent: Thunderbird 1.5.0.8 (X11/20060911) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: Neeku Shamekhi References: <97ca98bc0801080232x7aaf028i88fda32fb419e978@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <97ca98bc0801080232x7aaf028i88fda32fb419e978@mail.gmail.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Mailman-Approved-At: Tue, 08 Jan 2008 13:14:49 +0000 Cc: freebsd-hardware@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Printer Configuration with CUPS X-BeenThere: freebsd-hardware@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: General discussion of FreeBSD hardware List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 08 Jan 2008 12:58:25 -0000 Neeku Shamekhi wrote: > Hi, > > I can't find out a way to configure my USB printer on FreeBSD 6.2. I used > the instructions on this link: http://www.freebsddiary.org/cups.php it > installed something; but some commands had error and I couldn't figure it > out. Could you please give me a step by step instruction to do this? > > Thanks in advance. > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-hardware@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-hardware > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-hardware-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" > > Yep, had some releases of FreeBSD where CUPS just fires up so easy and prints that one would want make "CUPS" T-Shirts for all... Then, doing the exact same thing that worked for years fails... (shrug) I then just go to my other Unix like boxes that configured instantly, print the document I need "now" then come back when I have an hour or three free and re-read the same docs etc... Having the same issue with SunOS 5.10 (x86) right now too... worked on other prior releases, then "blah" -- go figure. -- Bill Schoolcraft <> http://billschoolcraft.com ~ "There is no danger of developing eyestrain from looking on the bright side of things!"