Date: Thu, 3 Dec 2009 12:11:21 -0600 From: Steve Randall <srandall52@gmail.com> To: freebsd-ports@freebsd.org Subject: Re: The new cups ports seem to not recognize or I don't know how to configure usb printers. Message-ID: <20091203121121.374b7d14@locust.local> In-Reply-To: <20091202084306.121847d0zp3fztwk@econet.encontacto.net> References: <20091202084306.121847d0zp3fztwk@econet.encontacto.net>
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On Wed, 02 Dec 2009 08:43:06 -0600 eculp <eculp@encontacto.net> wrote: > I haven't had a problem like this with cups in years. I updated cups > yesterday and can no longer print, install, reinstall usb printers. In > admin/add a printer I have no local options only: > > Other Network Printers: Internet Printing Protocol (http) > Internet Printing Protocol (ipp) > LPD/LPR Host or Printer > AppSocket/HP JetDirect > > No input for discription, location, etc. The usb printers are > recognized when connected or disconnected by the kernel. > > I am seeing this on both up to date current and 7.2 Stable. I am > going through the documentation hoping to find the problem. If not, > what is the best way to go back to the previous port? ports-mgmt/portdowngrade. However... I had the same problem. It looks like CUPS now uses libusb to access USB printers. I guess that means it no longer uses devices like /dev/ulptx, but instead (on 8.0, at least) /dev/usb/x.x.x. (I don't know about 7 stable, which I assume still has the old USB stack?) CUPS still needs permission to access the device, but now it has to be specified in a different place. HTH
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