Date: Mon, 14 Jan 2002 08:38:26 -0600 From: Rik Scarborough <RikSca@mac.com> To: FreeBSD Questions <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Re: USB Printer Message-ID: <20020114143826.GA510@gruffy.kc.rr.com> In-Reply-To: <20020114144501.Q823@k7.mavetju.org> References: <20020114020716.GA634@gruffy.kc.rr.com> <20020114144501.Q823@k7.mavetju.org>
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Thanks Edwin, that's gotten me a lot closer.
USB support appears to be enabled. Running dmesg I get several things
about the USB port, including:
ugen0: at uhub0 port 2 (addr 2) disconnected
ugen0: detached
ugen0: hp photosmart 1215, rev 1.10/2.00, addr 2
ugen0: at uhub0 port 2 (addr 2) disconnected
ugen0: detached
ugen0: hp photosmart 1215, rev 1.10/2.00, addr 2
It's interesting that it even knows what the printer is, so it is
talking to the USB port.
However, I cannot seem to get ulpt0 to work. lpd seems to ignore it,
and when I try to send something to it directly, I get:
/dev/ulpt0: Device not configured.
I even tried running lptcontrol -s -d /dev/ulpt0 and I get:
lptcontrol: open: Device not configured
So does ulpt0 need to be enabled in the Kernel? If so, what verbiage (ie
a parallel printer would be
device lpt0 at isa? port? tty irq N vector lptintr
but it seems like that would not be the same for a USB printer)?
Thanks,
~Rik
* Edwin Groothuis (edwin@mavetju.org) [020113 21:48]:
> On Sun, Jan 13, 2002 at 08:07:16PM -0600, Rik Scarborough wrote:
> > Can FreeBSD use a printer connected via the USB port? If so, can someone
> > point me to instructions for doing so?
>
> Sure, I have a Epson Stylus 440 here this way.
>
> First you have to enable usb support in the kernel, either via
> modules (kldload the modules usb.ko and ulpt.ko) or with compiling
> support for it in the kernel (see LINT for this).
>
> Then add it to /etc/printcap:
> lp|local epson printer:\
> :sh:\
> :mx#0:\
> :lp=/dev/ulpt0:sd=/var/spool/output/ulpd:lf=/var/log/ulpd-errs:
>
> Make sure /var/spool/output/ulpd exists and (re)start the lpd.
> That's all!
>
> Edwin
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