From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Jun 17 02:48:56 2003 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 528EF37B401 for ; Tue, 17 Jun 2003 02:48:56 -0700 (PDT) Received: from dentrita.perpels.com (95.Red-217-126-9.pooles.rima-tde.net [217.126.9.95]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 66A3343F3F for ; Tue, 17 Jun 2003 02:48:54 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from drio@perpels.com) Received: from big.perpels.com (unknown [192.168.0.5]) by dentrita.perpels.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id 29CD345 for ; Tue, 17 Jun 2003 11:48:52 +0200 (CEST) Received: by big.perpels.com (Postfix, from userid 1000) id 1018954DC; Tue, 17 Jun 2003 11:48:52 +0200 (CEST) Date: Tue, 17 Jun 2003 11:48:51 +0200 From: David Rio To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Message-ID: <20030617094851.GA63282@perpels.com> References: <3EEDD216.8020304@xnet.ro> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <3EEDD216.8020304@xnet.ro> User-Agent: Mutt/1.4.1i Subject: Re: CUPS printer installation problem X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 17 Jun 2003 09:48:56 -0000 On Mon, Jun 16, 2003 at 05:20:06PM +0300, Bogdan Mihalcea wrote: > Hello! > > I have compiled and installed the CUPS package (cups, cups-base, > cups-lpr, cups-pstoraster). All went well, I had no errors whatsoever. > After, I tried to install (add) my printer with the command # kprinter > (Add Printer wizard, under KDE). In spite of the fact that the > foomatic-db package is also installed, when I try to install my local > printer (on the parallel port), the Printer Model Selection dialog box > is empty, and I have no printers in my database. > It would be of great help for me if you could give me a hint how to > solve the problem, because I can not use my printer under FreeBSD at > all. I'm using FreeBSD 5.1 at home, but I have the same problems at > office, where I use FreeBSD 4.8. Try to use the web interface. Take a look to this link: http://www.freebsddiary.org/cups.php In this article, they use a USB printer but it might be useful. Ahh.. you must read the cups documents they have a lot of useful information. > Thank you very much and excuse me for the trouble I'm causing. > You are not causing troubles. :)