Date: Sun, 19 Sep 2010 10:57:01 -0400 From: Jerry <freebsd.user@seibercom.net> To: FreeBSD <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: The nightmarish problem of installing a printer Message-ID: <20100919105701.23154ed2@scorpio> In-Reply-To: <BLU0-SMTP17573252716E97D716D7087DC7D0@phx.gbl> References: <AANLkTim89g-u-S4D0q-a_BgiG7Oy57dB-BDznN74g29A@mail.gmail.com> <BLU0-SMTP7A4725D1203FFE302ED8CDC7C0@phx.gbl> <20100919073426.5d7f6bc6@scorpio> <BLU0-SMTP17573252716E97D716D7087DC7D0@phx.gbl>
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On Sun, 19 Sep 2010 15:50:32 +0200 dan <glimp@live.com> articulated: > On 19.09.2010 13:34, Jerry wrote: > > On Sat, 18 Sep 2010 23:27:13 +0200 > > dan<glimp@live.com> articulated: > > > >> 2 - HP Photosmart C3180. > >> Once I installed HPLIP and adjusted some permissions I used a hp sw > >> tool to update the CUPS printers' database (all with the > >> __default__ 8.1 kernel). I then Succesfully printed a test page > >> and successfully tested the device as a scanner (blank scanning of > >> the plate). > >> > >> > >> The "annoying" and computer-time-consuming part was recompiling gtk > >> and qt with CUPS support, that was not the default when I first > >> installed everything. > >> In the end, CUPS was also easy to use to share the 1st printer in > >> our small and simple network. > > > > I used the HPLIP port in conjunction with CUPS to get my home c6180 > > printer working. The FAX portion sucks, and probably always will. I > > just FAX from one of my Windows machines when the need arises. The > > printing thought is adequate. I still have not figured out how to > > get the CF, XD, etc ports to work with FreeBSD. They do work with > > Windows, so I know that they are working correctly. Luckily, I > > rarely utilize them anyway. > > > > I was wondering what "hp sw tool to update the CUPS printers' > > database" you are referring to. > > > > Sorry :-) The statement is obviously a bit ambiguous - if not > incorrect. I used "hp-setup" (one of those kde applications included > in HPLIP): it tries to discover printers on the usb bus and then a > suitable ppd file for the printer one chooses to install. Later, when > all the required data are collected it adds the chosen printer in > CUPS (like if one selects "Add a printer" in CUPS - Section > Administration). I am familiar with that. I thought that you had discovered something new. > There are many hp tools installed under /usr/local/bin - including a > device manager that seems to work fine with kde4. This last one is so > "in love" with this system that even if it has not been asked to do > so every time I start up kde I find it always loaded. > > For a test SD card that I had and I wanted to read: I turned off the > printer, inserted the card and then I turned on the printer (stupid, > eh ? :-) ). After these huge efforts ;) I found the card (ready to be > mounted) under /dev/msdosfs/ . Well, I am not about to go through that BS. For the few times that I actually do need that functionality, I will just use my Windows machines. I would file a bug report against this behavior except that I don't have the slightest idea where to file the bug report; i.e., FreeBSD, KDE/Gnome, someone else, all the above? It becomes more than mildly infuriating, although users of Windows do have a nice laugh from time to time. -- Jerry ✌ FreeBSD.user@seibercom.net Disclaimer: off-list followups get on-list replies or get ignored. Please do not ignore the Reply-To header. __________________________________________________________________ Hawkeye's Conclusion: It's not easy to play the clown when you've got to run the whole circus.
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