Date: Thu, 27 Jan 2011 20:34:06 +0200 From: Aleksandr Rybalko <ray@ddteam.net> To: Bahman Kahinpour <bahman.linux@gmail.com> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org, freebsd-ports@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Very Important Note on HP LaserJet P1102 on FreeBSD Message-ID: <20110127203406.0bb769a5.ray@ddteam.net> In-Reply-To: <AANLkTinwhufgXq=EM7kOYnJT2bnaHAUfpj306Wtq91i_@mail.gmail.com> References: <AANLkTinwhufgXq=EM7kOYnJT2bnaHAUfpj306Wtq91i_@mail.gmail.com>
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On Thu, 27 Jan 2011 01:50:16 +0330 Bahman Kahinpour <bahman.linux@gmail.com> wrote: > Hi dear FreeBSD people, > After spending a lot of time on making my HP LaserJet P1102 work on > FreeBSD, I found out what the problem is!!! Please tell this to > anybody who has problems with HP P1102 on FreeBSD! > The problem with this HP model is that it has a fake CD-ROM which > contains the Windows drivers. The USB must actually be switched from > the CD-ROM mode to the Printer mode in order to work. Otherwise, the > printer will not work whatever you do. /dev/ulpt0 will not show up > either. > ---> The workaround is this: You must (unfortunately) connect the > printer to a Windows system and run SIUtility.exe or SIUtility64.exe > from the UTIL folder in the Driver CD-ROM (physical CD-ROM that comes > with the printer not the fake one) and completely disable this "HP > Smart Install" feature. After disabling this feature, everything will > be fine on FreeBSD and life will be more beautiful. > * Please pass this info on blogs, wikis, ... . I do not want other > FreeBSD fans suffer this pain. > Good luck > _______________________________________________ > 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" Hi, seems ZeroCD technology now touching printers :) Bahman, can you try UQ_MSC_EJECT_* quirks on -CURRENT, maybe this can switch without booting into Win? If not, maybe googling some info about your printer with usb_modeswitch can help. WBW -- Aleksandr Rybalko <ray@ddteam.net>
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