From owner-freebsd-ports@FreeBSD.ORG Sat Apr 5 18:26:00 2008 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-ports@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 5698B1065670 for ; Sat, 5 Apr 2008 18:26:00 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from FreeBSD@insightbb.com) Received: from mxsf03.insightbb.com (mxsf03.insightbb.com [74.128.0.64]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id F29F58FC27 for ; Sat, 5 Apr 2008 18:25:59 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from FreeBSD@insightbb.com) X-IronPort-AV: E=Sophos;i="4.25,609,1199682000"; d="scan'208";a="292750554" Received: from unknown (HELO asav00.insightbb.com) ([172.31.249.124]) by mxsf03.insightbb.com with ESMTP; 05 Apr 2008 14:15:25 -0400 X-IronPort-Anti-Spam-Filtered: true X-IronPort-Anti-Spam-Result: AgIBAIJe90fQLicL/2dsb2JhbAAIqkg X-IronPort-AV: E=Sophos;i="4.25,609,1199682000"; d="scan'208";a="167084409" Received: from 208-46-39-11.dia.static.qwest.net (HELO [10.7.44.147]) ([208.46.39.11]) by asavout00.insightbb.com with ESMTP; 05 Apr 2008 14:16:03 -0400 From: Steven Friedrich To: freebsd-ports@freebsd.org User-Agent: KMail/1.9.7 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Disposition: inline Date: Sat, 5 Apr 2008 14:16:01 -0400 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Message-Id: <200804051416.01776.FreeBSD@insightbb.com> Subject: FreeBSD 7-RELEASE + CUPS + gutenprint + Epson Stylus CX8400 (fixed path) X-BeenThere: freebsd-ports@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Porting software to FreeBSD List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sat, 05 Apr 2008 18:26:00 -0000 No response from -questions... I can't get this printer to work at all. I've been to cups.org, avasys.jp, and http://www.linux-foundation.org/en/OpenPrinting to no avail. I already had cups installed and working under FreeBSD from a LONG time ago. I used to use it with an HP DeskJet 560C. Later, I bought a Brother monochrome laser with BR-Script (their version of postscript). That printer was EASY to get working, because Brother supplied a .ppd file. I googled my tail off. The OpenPrinting database said to use gutenprint, which I didn't have installed, so I installed it and in cups, I removed the printer and re-added it using the gutenprint ppd apropriate for the CX8400. When I print a test page, it just prints garbage. This printer is a USB printer and I added device ulpt and it shows up with usbdevs: addr 1: UHCI root hub, Intel uhub0 addr 1: UHCI root hub, Intel uhub1 addr 1: UHCI root hub, Intel uhub2 addr 1: UHCI root hub, Intel uhub3 addr 2: USB Receiver, Logitech ums0 addr 1: EHCI root hub, Intel uhub4 addr 2: USB2.0 MFP(Hi-Speed), EPSON ulpt0 umass0 It works under WinXP Pro and I bought this printer because it was pretty cheap and I needed one quickly. But Epson put a lot of money into CUPS and I can't believe this is so friggin' hard to get it to work. I think the handbook could use some more troubleshooting info for usb printers. This printer, from what I read on the Internet, will support printing us-ascii, so I tried to send an ls -l > /dev/ulpt0 device, but it didn't even print that. I also noted that the gutenprint users manual says I should have an epson backend in /usr/local/libexec/cups/backend. I don't have one. How do I get it there? What am I missing?