From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Apr 22 15:16:45 2008 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 2698C1065670 for ; Tue, 22 Apr 2008 15:16:45 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from lreid@cs.okstate.edu) Received: from a.cs.okstate.edu (a.cs.okstate.edu [139.78.113.1]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id E7A678FC15 for ; Tue, 22 Apr 2008 15:16:44 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from lreid@cs.okstate.edu) Received: from [127.0.0.1] (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by a.cs.okstate.edu (Postfix) with ESMTP id 29AD4154CFA; Tue, 22 Apr 2008 10:16:44 -0500 (CDT) Message-ID: <480E015A.8010504@cs.okstate.edu> Date: Tue, 22 Apr 2008 10:16:42 -0500 From: Reid Linnemann User-Agent: Thunderbird 2.0.0.6 (X11/20070926) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: Andrew Falanga References: <200804220840.16594.af300wsm@gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <200804220840.16594.af300wsm@gmail.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Cc: FreeBSD Questions Subject: Re: Having trouble getting cups working X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 22 Apr 2008 15:16:45 -0000 Written by Andrew Falanga on 04/22/08 09:40>> > HI, > > I've never actually tried to install cups before and last night decided to > give it a try because I was not having much success getting my printer > working using the handbook directions. (I got it all setup correctly, > obviously something is incorrect but stay with me, and although I could get > stuff to print when I did 'cat > /dev/lp0' I couldn't get anything > to print when I submitted to lpd.) > > So, I installed cups from ports, and setup my HP LaserJet 4+. All seemed to > go well. At first I had a problem with an error, something like "unknown > application/postscript." Anyway, some digging on the internet revealed that > I needed ESP Ghostscript installed. So, I got that and that error went away. > Now, however, I still cannot get it to print. > > When I try to submit the printer test page from the web management interface, > it says, "network host 'sniper' busy: will retry in X seconds." The URI I'm > using for my printer is, lpd://sniper/lj4. The printer is connected to my > parallel port and I think this is what I want because the other options are > whatever it is that cups calls JetDirect and then IPP and something else. > > Anyway, if someone could please point me in the correct direction I'd > appreciate it greatly. > > Thanks, > Andy > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" Your device URI should not be an lpd URI, especially since you can't print with lpd. Use a 'parallel' URI in your case; parallel:/dev/lpt0 works for me. When you want to refer to the printer from an external system, use ipp://hostname/printers/printername