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From: Warren Block <wblock@wonkity.com>
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Subject: Re: ulpt0 and cheap ink-jet printer
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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