Date: Mon, 29 Mar 2010 06:04:29 -0600 (MDT) From: Warren Block <wblock@wonkity.com> To: Steve Brownjohn <Steve.Brownjohn@hackney.gov.uk> Cc: freebsd-usb@freebsd.org Subject: Re: ulpt0 and cheap ink-jet printer Message-ID: <alpine.BSF.2.00.1003290601310.84573@wonkity.com> In-Reply-To: <D4036A150CAA5C4C847F10154FA373490BD967B2@MAIL2.ad.hackney.gov.uk> References: <D4036A150CAA5C4C847F10154FA373490BD967B2@MAIL2.ad.hackney.gov.uk>
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On Mon, 29 Mar 2010, Steve Brownjohn wrote: > I'm having no luck in getting a cheap HP printer - DeskJet 3940 - to > work with FreeBSD 8. It shows up as connected to ulpt0, but won't > respond to lp / lpr even with appropriate printcap settings. > > I'm guessing that the fact that I can't # cat file > /dev/ulpt0 has > something to do with it, perhaps the printer requires a filter to print > anything. > > At a pinch, I'll go down the HPLIP route - CUPS on its own didn't work, > even with a ulpt-less kernel - but I only want to print plain text > files! Deskjet 3940 is LIDIL (host-based), so HPLIP is pretty much required. -Warren Block * Rapid City, South Dakota USA
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