Date: Sun, 26 Jul 2015 09:20:19 -0600 (MDT) From: Warren Block <wblock@wonkity.com> To: Bernt Hansson <bah@bananmonarki.se> Cc: Thomas Mueller <mueller6724@bellsouth.net>, freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Ulpt problems. Message-ID: <alpine.BSF.2.20.1507260916120.4628@wonkity.com> In-Reply-To: <55B217F6.1000603@bananmonarki.se> References: <55B0BE81.70208@bananmonarki.se> <884706.24465.bm@smtp116.sbc.mail.ne1.yahoo.com> <55B1A2D3.9040707@bananmonarki.se> <alpine.BSF.2.20.1507232131490.46367@wonkity.com> <55B217F6.1000603@bananmonarki.se>
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On Fri, 24 Jul 2015, Bernt Hansson wrote: > On 2015-07-24 05:37, Warren Block wrote: >> On Fri, 24 Jul 2015, Bernt Hansson wrote: >> >>> It seems that one needs ulpt, otherwise the printer isn't found. >>> So I added to /boot/loader.conf ulpt_load="YES" then the printer is found >>> by cups and hplip. >>> >>> But I do not want to use cups so I deinstalled it. Cups can't print a >>> testpage so I resorted to lpd. >>> Which can't print anything, so back to cups that too can't print anything. >>> So I'm stuck. >> >> The ulpt module is loaded by /etc/devd/usb.conf. The file says "please do >> not edit", and I don't know how those modules are disabled. >> >>> Printer is HP laserjet P2055d >> >> That printer supports PostScript directly, so following the LPD setup in >> the Handbook is the easiest course. Deinstall CUPS first, because it has >> not-quite-compatible commands with the same names as the real ones. >> >> If the printer has a network interface, that is the preferred connection. >> But USB will work, too. >> >> > Now that it finds the printer it's not printing anything with cups or lpd. > I'm using apsfilter and lpd. Hplip is deinstalled so is cups. But no cigar. Please start by testing without any filters. Use the printcap file shown in https://www.freebsd.org/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/printing-lpd.html#printing-lpd-setup and test with the small PostScript sample at the end of https://www.freebsd.org/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/printing-lpd.html#printing-lpd-filters-ps2pcl
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