From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Wed Feb 18 07:44:25 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 9DC9C106564A for ; Wed, 18 Feb 2009 07:44:25 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from remegius@comcast.net) Received: from QMTA02.emeryville.ca.mail.comcast.net (qmta02.emeryville.ca.mail.comcast.net [76.96.30.24]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 8825F8FC0C for ; Wed, 18 Feb 2009 07:44:25 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from remegius@comcast.net) Received: from OMTA06.emeryville.ca.mail.comcast.net ([76.96.30.51]) by QMTA02.emeryville.ca.mail.comcast.net with comcast id HKHs1b00L16AWCUA2KkSKy; Wed, 18 Feb 2009 07:44:26 +0000 Received: from localhost ([76.102.24.75]) by OMTA06.emeryville.ca.mail.comcast.net with comcast id HKkR1b00A1dCpWs8SKkRJG; Wed, 18 Feb 2009 07:44:26 +0000 Date: Tue, 17 Feb 2009 23:44:34 -0800 From: Rem P Roberti To: prad Message-ID: <20090218074434.GQ1126@bsd.remdog.net> Mail-Followup-To: prad , freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline User-Agent: Mutt/1.4.2.3i Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: printer hp officejet pro k8600 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: Wed, 18 Feb 2009 07:44:25 -0000 > > > Do you have devfs.rules in your /etc directory that has this contained > > within: > > > > [system=10] > > add path 'unlpt*' mode 0660 group cups > > add path 'ulpt*' mode 0660 group cups > > add path 'lpt*' mode 0660 group cups > > > > There is a whole permissions thing that has to be correct or cups > > won't play. > > > i don't have a /etc/devfs.rules only a /etc/devfs.conf > our lexmark T616 works just fine though through cups. > > i can put /etc/devfs.rules in, but would i require a reboot afterwards? When I installed cups, right at the end of the installation process, there was a notice instructing that you have to create a devfs.rules file in /etc with the above contained within. Also, there has to be this entry in the rc.conf file: devfs_system_ruleset="system" It seems to me that there was another instruction, but I can't remember what it was. I don't want to lead you down the proverbial path here, but I followed those instructions, installed both of my printers with ppd files, and everything went swimmingly. Previous to that I could never get the printers to work. I would try to print a test page and get a "permission denied" message, or some such thing. I may have saved the instructions from the installation process. I'll look for them, and if I find the whole thing I'll post it here. --Rem