From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Apr 22 15:32:26 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 CA5E01065672 for ; Tue, 22 Apr 2008 15:32:26 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from davidrjr@comcast.net) Received: from QMTA07.emeryville.ca.mail.comcast.net (qmta07.emeryville.ca.mail.comcast.net [76.96.30.64]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 9DB118FC18 for ; Tue, 22 Apr 2008 15:32:26 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from davidrjr@comcast.net) Received: from OMTA13.emeryville.ca.mail.comcast.net ([76.96.30.52]) by QMTA07.emeryville.ca.mail.comcast.net with comcast id Ge6D1Z00417UAYkA707Z00; Tue, 22 Apr 2008 15:14:47 +0000 Received: from [192.168.1.100] ([67.184.16.41]) by OMTA13.emeryville.ca.mail.comcast.net with comcast id GfGQ1Z00B0t9eDP8Z00000; Tue, 22 Apr 2008 15:16:26 +0000 X-Authority-Analysis: v=1.0 c=1 a=LqA0EdKAELYA:10 a=6I5d2MoRAAAA:8 a=tW8i3LzPCxoeqZ7n7boA:9 a=ZGC8GtUhLLiCN7yyi7kA:7 a=icAksxgQ-CUCho8TiCObw_lFL1QA:4 a=SV7veod9ZcQA:10 a=LY0hPdMaydYA:10 From: David Reedy Jr To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Date: Tue, 22 Apr 2008 10:16:23 -0500 User-Agent: KMail/1.9.7 References: <200804220840.16594.af300wsm@gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <200804220840.16594.af300wsm@gmail.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline Message-Id: <200804221016.23946.davidrjr@comcast.net> Cc: Andrew Falanga 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 15:32:26 -0000 On Tuesday 22 April 2008 9:40:16 am Andrew Falanga wrote: > 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. > I've just been dealing with the same thing the last day or two. First off, the uri you want is parallel:/dev/lpt0. The advise I was given yesterday was to add the following to /etc/devfs.conf (requires reboot) own lpt0 root:cups perm lpt0 0660 or to... chown /dev/lpt0 root:cups chmod 0660 lpt0 After making that change, the parallel port still wasn't listed as an available device (along with JetDirect, IPP, LPD, etc). I ended up resetting my /usr/local/etc/cups/cupsd.conf file to default and redid the settings. After restarting the cupsd I suddenly had the parallel and usb ports listed. I'm guessing I had a typo in my original setup. HTH. Dave > 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"