Date: Fri, 24 Jul 2015 12:48:22 +0200 From: Bernt Hansson <bah@bananmonarki.se> To: Warren Block <wblock@wonkity.com> Cc: Thomas Mueller <mueller6724@bellsouth.net>, freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Ulpt problems. Message-ID: <55B217F6.1000603@bananmonarki.se> In-Reply-To: <alpine.BSF.2.20.1507232131490.46367@wonkity.com> References: <55B0BE81.70208@bananmonarki.se> <884706.24465.bm@smtp116.sbc.mail.ne1.yahoo.com> <55B1A2D3.9040707@bananmonarki.se> <alpine.BSF.2.20.1507232131490.46367@wonkity.com>
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On 2015-07-24 05:37, Warren Block wrote: > On Fri, 24 Jul 2015, Bernt Hansson wrote: > >> It seems that one needs ulpt, otherwise the printer isn't found. >> So I added to /boot/loader.conf ulpt_load="YES" then the printer is >> found by cups and hplip. >> >> But I do not want to use cups so I deinstalled it. Cups can't print a >> testpage so I resorted to lpd. >> Which can't print anything, so back to cups that too can't print >> anything. So I'm stuck. > > The ulpt module is loaded by /etc/devd/usb.conf. The file says > "please do not edit", and I don't know how those modules are disabled. > >> Printer is HP laserjet P2055d > > That printer supports PostScript directly, so following the LPD setup > in the Handbook is the easiest course. Deinstall CUPS first, because > it has not-quite-compatible commands with the same names as the real > ones. > > If the printer has a network interface, that is the preferred > connection. But USB will work, too. > > Now that it finds the printer it's not printing anything with cups or lpd. I'm using apsfilter and lpd. Hplip is deinstalled so is cups. But no cigar.
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