Date: Wed, 27 Jul 2011 19:29:47 -0500 From: Antonio Olivares <olivares14031@gmail.com> To: Ross <basarevych@gmail.com> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: printing to a HP Deskjet 812C printer Message-ID: <CAJ5UdcP%2BzgboZ27Y=Ehbg82DOR1xpptA9FgReXNeqzFTc8u3Pg@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <CANmv3=wUmm=ZVmxGHtiX4M2tvAWeq0o5cwCE8A5Kxrd_Op9jYA@mail.gmail.com> References: <CAJ5UdcM-BbvZHdMLsNH0xckFhgL8z-PfcyB_Q-eTnrfhjYHtUg@mail.gmail.com> <CANmv3=w_Qw_qfw_8gsT23JhOLG%2B7%2BwoottdC%2B-=Oe7zmEGEsGQ@mail.gmail.com> <CAJ5UdcON6Fpxi%2Br_wVjx4TUQW4pJufFdUQjh1bSsJw=a%2BZ8Drg@mail.gmail.com> <CANmv3=yz7TO-12zOVMj9MpjY91M18E4ePE=UzOtv8UxFUXJ=kg@mail.gmail.com> <CAJ5UdcM70MQh35hgzF8DG0r0iW7Vwd1s7y6r62VbFMpBd3_dDA@mail.gmail.com> <CANmv3=zSYQ1NXNW8QXi8HS3N_0NjWf0b5Xm6WE5vyubPQ-6cAg@mail.gmail.com> <CAJ5UdcNhFWRDpD1A0ADdmKUGUEB83s6hpgHUR8oew=LmFR12Eg@mail.gmail.com> <CANmv3=x5fakRvE8%2Bb8Xwa_yx6mCf_Uuhas7i73Pf2v=tXHB1Ew@mail.gmail.com> <CANmv3=wUmm=ZVmxGHtiX4M2tvAWeq0o5cwCE8A5Kxrd_Op9jYA@mail.gmail.com>
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>> If you do decide to take this route, it's not that hard to recompile a k=
ernel.
>>
>> # csup -h cvsup.FreeBSD.org -L2 /usr/share/examples/cvsup/standard-supfi=
le
>>
>> Copy your kernconf, say COFFIN, to /usr/src/sys/i386/conf/ if you are
>> on 32bit or to /usr/src/sys/amd64/conf/ if on amd64.
>> The file could be just the following (just the GENERIC kernel,
>> slightly modified):
>> --- cut ---
>> include =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 GENERIC
>>
>> ident =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 COFFIN
>>
>> # Remove legacy support
>> nocpu =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 I486_CPU
>> nocpu =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 I586_CPU
>>
>> # HPLIP can't work whithout this
>> nodevice =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0ulpt
>> --- cut ---
>>
>> # cd /usr/src
>> # make buildkernel KERNCONF=3DCOFFIN
>> # make installkernel KERNCONF=3DCOFFIN
>> # reboot
>>
>> That's it.
>>
>
> Although I should add that you probably will need to also rebuild the
> world if you update your sources with csup. Well, don't run csup, use
> the sources you already have in /usr/src.
>
I guess I got overly excited and when I try to print from firefox,
nothing happens :(
I tried to print from command line and I get:
[olivares@quadcore ~/Documents]$ lpr -P ijs/DESKJET_812 freebsd-printing1.t=
xt
[olivares@quadcore ~/Documents]$ mail
Mail version 8.1 6/6/93. Type ? for help.
"/var/mail/olivares": 1 message 1 new
>N 1 daemon@quadcore.home Wed Jul 27 19:20 25/884 "apsfilter: can't fi=
nd"
&
Message 1:
>From daemon@quadcore.home Wed Jul 27 19:20:47 2011
Date: Wed, 27 Jul 2011 19:20:46 -0500 (CDT)
From: Owner of many system processes <daemon@quadcore.home>
To: root@quadcore.home
Cc: olivares@quadcore.home
Subject: apsfilter: can't find configuration
apsfilter fatal error: can't find configuration
The configuration file /usr/local/etc/apsfilter/DESKJET_812/apsfilterrc
is missing. Please run SETUP.
-- apsfilter, your lpd input filter
&
At EOF
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I did not name the printer, went back to run ./SETUP and named it, I
also checked
=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=
=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D
*Ok, now that THAT is over, lets check the perms on the lpd dir:
---
ptah# ls -ald /var/spool/lpd
drwxr-xr-x 2 root daemon 512 Jan 28 05:10 /var/spool/lpd
ptah# chmod 777 /var/spool/lpd
ptah# ls -ald /var/spool/lpd
drwxrwxrwx 2 root daemon 512 Jan 28 05:10 /var/spool/lpd
---
*...now everyone can write to it.
*So I went into /usr/local/etc/rc.d and created a printer.sh
file with the following contents:
---
#!/bin/sh
[ -x /usr/sbin/lpd] && /usr/sbin/lpd && echo -n " lpd"
---
=09
*I started it with just a:
---
/usr/sbin/lpd && echo -n " lpd"
---
*...real quick and then checked to see if it was running, and
it was!
*lpc status all - shows if the printer is recognized and up:
---
freak:
queuing is enabled
printing is enabled
no entries in spool area
printer idle
---
*So yay! He's up and going. Now to print to him I can just do:
---
lpr -P freak whatever.txt
---
*And it should print just fine.
*I added the following lines in /usr/local/etc/smb.conf
---
=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=
=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D
I have not done this:
---
#!/bin/sh
[ -x /usr/sbin/lpd] && /usr/sbin/lpd && echo -n " lpd"
---
does having lpd_enable=3D"YES" in /etc/rc.conf do the same?
I modified permissions, but printer is not printing via firefox or
command line :(
Here's some output of what I got when I ran ./SETUP
Please enter a printer queue name for printer 'ijs/DESKJET_812'.
The default name is 'aps1'.
Your choice: ijs/DESKJET_812
** creating printcap entry for printer ijs/DESKJET_812...
creating spooldir ...
remember SETUP settings in printers apsfilterrc file...
** done.
[ press <RETURN> to continue ]
=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=
=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=
=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D
A P S F I L T E R S E T U P -- MAIN MENUE --
=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=
=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=
=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D
(D) Available Device Drivers in your gs binary
(R) Read Ghostscript driver documentation (devices.txt)
(1) Printer Driver Selection [ijs/DESKJET_812]
(2) Interface Setup [parallel]
(3) Paper Format [letter]
(4) Printing Quality [draft]
(5) Color Mode [full]
(6) Print Resolution in "dots per inch" [300x300]
(7) Default Printing Method [auto]
(T) Print Test Page
(V) View performance log (times of print attempts)
(A) Abort installation (don't do anything)
(I) =3D=3D> Install printer with values shown above - repeat this
step for installing multiple printers
(Q) =3D=3D> Finish installation
Your choice? q
Finished creating/updating /etc/printcap and /usr/local/etc/apsfilter/ ...
To let the printer scheduler know of the new printers, it has to be
restarted. Be sure that no print jobs are in the queue.
For LPRng use: lpc reread
For *BSD use: lpc restart all
For Linux BSD-lpr use the vendor supplied script, i.e.:
/etc/rc.d/init.d/lpd restart
or similar.
Here's document I followed in case it was not referenced or got lost
in the reposts:
http://www.freebsdfoo.com/bsd-print-foo.txt
Regards & thanks,
Antonio
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