Date: Fri, 04 Dec 2009 12:49:10 -0600 From: eculp <eculp@encontacto.net> To: freebsd-ports <freebsd-ports@freebsd.org> Subject: The new cups ports seem to not recognize usb printers on FreeBSD 7.2-STABLE Message-ID: <20091204124910.11215lzimo1iaagw@econet.encontacto.net> In-Reply-To: <20091202084306.121847d0zp3fztwk@econet.encontacto.net> References: <20091202084306.121847d0zp3fztwk@econet.encontacto.net>
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At the end of this email I'm referencing a previous email that I sent =20 about this before checking if the problem was the new BSD stack and it =20 appears that it is. I just checked with my FreeBSD 9.0-CURRENT laptop =20 and it finds the USB printer perfectly and prints as expected. It =20 would seem that I'm going to have to upgrade all my 7.2-STABLE servers =20 to either 8.0 or 9.0 that all have usb printers that are being shared =20 by others through cups. I assume that either of the two would be =20 equally problematic. I hadn't wanted to upgrade just yet but now I =20 see little choice. I've almost always run current on them and upgrade =20 less than on my laptop and have never had any major problem since 4.0 =20 or maybe before. That makes my upgrading seamless although a bit risky. I wonder, if anyone who has upgraded, could give me a suggestion as to =20 which method to use cvsup or burn a cd/dvd and I will need to =20 recompile all ports and the first thing that pops into my mind is the =20 example in the portmaster manual page. One other question, "Shouldn't this have a notation in UPGRADING and =20 maybe a work around?" Thanks for any suggestions, ed Reference: Re: The new cups ports seem to not recognize or I don't =20 know how to configure usb printers. Quoting eculp <eculp@encontacto.net>: > I haven't had a problem like this with cups in years. I updated cups =20 > yesterday and can no longer print, install, reinstall usb printers. =20 > In admin/add a printer I have no local options only: > > Other Network Printers: =09Internet Printing Protocol (http) > Internet Printing Protocol (ipp) > LPD/LPR Host or Printer > AppSocket/HP JetDirect > > No input for discription, location, etc. The usb printers are =20 > recognized when connected or disconnected by the kernel. > > I am seeing this on both up to date current and 7.2 Stable. I am =20 > going through the documentation hoping to find the problem. If not, =20 > what is the best way to go back to the previous port? > > Thanks, > > ed > >
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