Date: Sat, 12 Apr 2008 12:27:30 GMT From: Steven Friedrich <StevenFriedrich@InsightBB.com> To: freebsd-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.org Subject: ports/122691: Epson and Canon backends missing from gutenprint port(s) Message-ID: <200804121227.m3CCRUoh073444@www.freebsd.org> Resent-Message-ID: <200804121230.m3CCU1Yw002464@freefall.freebsd.org>
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>Number: 122691 >Category: ports >Synopsis: Epson and Canon backends missing from gutenprint port(s) >Confidential: no >Severity: serious >Priority: high >Responsible: freebsd-ports-bugs >State: open >Quarter: >Keywords: >Date-Required: >Class: sw-bug >Submitter-Id: current-users >Arrival-Date: Sat Apr 12 12:30:01 UTC 2008 >Closed-Date: >Last-Modified: >Originator: Steven Friedrich >Release: 7-RELEASE >Organization: >Environment: FreeBSD laptop.StevenFriedrich.org 7.0-RELEASE FreeBSD 7.0-RELEASE #123: Thu Apr 3 22:10:13 EDT 2008 root@laptop.StevenFriedrich.org:/usr/obj/usr/src/sys/LAPTOP i386 >Description: I think the gutenprint ports, probably gutenprint-cups specifically, are missing backends for Canon and Epson printers. Here's the email I sent to -ports and -questions. No response from -questions... I can't get this printer to work at all. I've been to cups.org, avasys.jp, and http://www.linux-foundation.org/en/OpenPrinting to no avail. I already had cups installed and working under FreeBSD from a LONG time ago. I used to use it with an HP DeskJet 560C. Later, I bought a Brother monochrome laser with BR-Script (their version of postscript). That printer was EASY to get working, because Brother supplied a .ppd file. I googled my tail off. The OpenPrinting database said to use gutenprint, which I didn't have installed, so I installed it and in cups, I removed the printer and re-added it using the gutenprint ppd apropriate for the CX8400. When I print a test page, it just prints garbage. This printer is a USB printer and I added device ulpt and it shows up with usbdevs: addr 1: UHCI root hub, Intel uhub0 addr 1: UHCI root hub, Intel uhub1 addr 1: UHCI root hub, Intel uhub2 addr 1: UHCI root hub, Intel uhub3 addr 2: USB Receiver, Logitech ums0 addr 1: EHCI root hub, Intel uhub4 addr 2: USB2.0 MFP(Hi-Speed), EPSON ulpt0 umass0 It works under WinXP Pro and I bought this printer because it was pretty cheap and I needed one quickly. But Epson put a lot of money into CUPS and I can't believe this is so friggin' hard to get it to work. I think the handbook could use some more troubleshooting info for usb printers. This printer, from what I read on the Internet, will support printing us-ascii, so I tried to send an ls -l > /dev/ulpt0 device, but it didn't even print that. I also noted that the gutenprint users manual says I should have an epson backend in /usr/local/libexec/cups/backend. I don't have one. How do I get it there? What am I missing? >How-To-Repeat: I believe that no one can currently get an Epson or Canon printer to work under FreeBSD 7.0-RELEASE because the backends are missing from /usr/local/libexec/cups/backend. Install CUPS and gutenprint and try to configure an Epson Stylus CX8400 for example. >Fix: >Release-Note: >Audit-Trail: >Unformatted:
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