From owner-freebsd-ports@FreeBSD.ORG Sat Apr 5 20:27:38 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 52EC21065671 for ; Sat, 5 Apr 2008 20:27:38 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from buhnux@gmail.com) Received: from fg-out-1718.google.com (fg-out-1718.google.com [72.14.220.159]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id B2F538FC0C for ; Sat, 5 Apr 2008 20:27:37 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from buhnux@gmail.com) Received: by fg-out-1718.google.com with SMTP id 16so747229fgg.35 for ; Sat, 05 Apr 2008 13:27:36 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=domainkey-signature:received:received:message-id:date:from:sender:to:subject:cc:in-reply-to:mime-version:content-type:references:x-google-sender-auth; bh=hWgtYmWj4AgEbHX8owNPSK8V27DzqiM+kPv0eydH5Qk=; b=cL12oWrknyst65Xk7bck1sZUfRULCDXoVDcvx+QAO4CNyTGJlfolUYe6MGLBCfeEF5PAS/atThNtSWjBlECzIwhXGP05CKUwfDT1wT6kg4e2ICt76tcdKaaJ4NNacNC5zp5Ke4NTuS8M/PDDYzPr/R8IyrrOyKi7QBvoO070MNw= DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; c=nofws; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=message-id:date:from:sender:to:subject:cc:in-reply-to:mime-version:content-type:references:x-google-sender-auth; b=DK3diFZMv19VbSsaxovUMPpuiV4EqrVayT1KsWcGfLOJowxKm1WnOmZIKlZ+HViKzfPeo72qwqqbH2fdE0yR6mhohlThzsrCFvLz39hgY0JpXZB5ts70rw4syUoPgj86x85/3e/F/nAd8FDlDTWtHOMBdaLGV3/TX4srJM+IVKQ= Received: by 10.82.175.7 with SMTP id x7mr5664212bue.36.1207425704020; Sat, 05 Apr 2008 13:01:44 -0700 (PDT) Received: by 10.82.116.2 with HTTP; Sat, 5 Apr 2008 13:01:43 -0700 (PDT) Message-ID: Date: Sat, 5 Apr 2008 16:01:43 -0400 From: "Michael Johnson" Sender: buhnux@gmail.com To: "Steven Friedrich" In-Reply-To: <200804051411.57384.FreeBSD@insightbb.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 References: <200804051411.57384.FreeBSD@insightbb.com> X-Google-Sender-Auth: a3ed4c9cb5e613da Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline X-Content-Filtered-By: Mailman/MimeDel 2.1.5 Cc: freebsd-ports@freebsd.org Subject: Re: FreeBSD 7-RELEASE + CUPS + gutenprint + Epson Stylus CX8400 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 20:27:38 -0000 On Sat, Apr 5, 2008 at 2:11 PM, Steven Friedrich wrote: > 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/lib/cups/backend. I don't have one. How do I get it there? > > What am I missing? you could try print/system-config-printer > > _________________________ _____________________ > freebsd-ports@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-ports > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-ports-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" >