From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Mon Apr 20 18:12:20 2009 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id A3B0710656DD for ; Mon, 20 Apr 2009 18:12:20 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from andrewlylegould@gmail.com) Received: from mail-fx0-f167.google.com (mail-fx0-f167.google.com [209.85.220.167]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 19D758FC1D for ; Mon, 20 Apr 2009 18:12:19 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from andrewlylegould@gmail.com) Received: by fxm11 with SMTP id 11so2129672fxm.43 for ; Mon, 20 Apr 2009 11:12:19 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=domainkey-signature:mime-version:received:in-reply-to:references :date:message-id:subject:from:to:cc:content-type; bh=+uWSgr2Nd5ZT+GSF3SFtlEfiSg7QI53P7hxNVtopT18=; b=Fq7NVrcIAz12BEwYeIjpNkko4TLEC65jil6zEZM/uCSjUz99J/10DJrSlpo15VBIQy /qBLLcT5Z0iWm4n1DPkVlRzz1e5Si+XNBYhgiBQTU+VNgmSGVtzyqdhlX9c4JoHH5oRA j6HwPdygadt4AMig3MRrMr8hPoQMcBbt+4vp8= DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; c=nofws; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=mime-version:in-reply-to:references:date:message-id:subject:from:to :cc:content-type; b=dkay59ZLlF1f26ocNSYXFPRE3/Md8f5BztwgiWQNkD9DlF4YiV5VFOSDHX8agCTnss OFf8LlOxazaS+yLrvSPIkltwzqvE7AYknztQSbuuL4GnH3zVomvQc+HOptYXR0SA+NxB G+nunVEB4pK1kVtRY3cP35EvztJ97FHzzs9BQ= MIME-Version: 1.0 Received: by 10.223.118.141 with SMTP id v13mr1721881faq.26.1240251138386; Mon, 20 Apr 2009 11:12:18 -0700 (PDT) In-Reply-To: References: <20090420145839.5D396A3DC7@maxine.cjones.org> <20090420175342.2B291A3E00@maxine.cjones.org> Date: Mon, 20 Apr 2009 13:12:17 -0500 Message-ID: From: Andrew Gould To: weif@weif.net Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Content-Filtered-By: Mailman/MimeDel 2.1.5 Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org, Ramiro Caso Subject: Re: Can you ACTUALLY print from FreeBSD? X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 20 Apr 2009 18:12:21 -0000 On Mon, Apr 20, 2009 at 1:11 PM, Andrew Gould wrote: > On Mon, Apr 20, 2009 at 12:53 PM, Keith Seyffarth wrote: > >> >> > > cups-base-1.3.9_3 Common UNIX Printing System >> > > cups-pdf-2.5.0 A virtual printer for CUPS to produce PDF files >> > > cups-pstoraster-8.15.4_2 Postscript interpreter for CUPS printing to >> non-= >> > PS printers >> > > gutenprint-cups-5.1.7_3 GutenPrint Printer Driver >> > > libgnomecups-0.2.3_1=2C1 Support library for gnome cups admistration >> > > hplip-2.8.2_4 Drivers and utilities for HP Printers and >> All-in-One = >> > device >> > >> > Just a question: do you have foomatic filters installed? OpenPrinting >> sugge= >> > sts them=2C and I don't see them above. >> >> yes: >> foomatic-filters-3.0.2_4 Foomatic wrapper scripts >> >> sorry I didn't list them previously. >> _______________________________________________ >> >> > > See the instructions here: http://am-productions.biz/docs/hplip.php > > One of the items is mentions is that hplip requires that ulpt be disabled > so that the printer appears as a 'ugen' device. I think this requires > recompiling the kernel. > > Also, remember that lpd has lp* files (in /usr/bin/ ?) that may conflict > with CUPS files of the same name in /usr/local/bin/. Did you rename/move > the lpd versions? > > I struggled with cups and hplip for weeks. PCBSD seems to have these > things working well; but for my FreeBSD server, I've switched from an HP > printer to a used postscript Okidata. > > Best of luck, > > Andrew > I should have added that the Okidata is printing via apsfilter. Andrew