Date: Fri, 1 Jun 2012 12:24:19 -0500 From: Adam Vande More <amvandemore@gmail.com> To: Thomas Mueller <mueller23@insightbb.com> Cc: Gary Aitken <ah@dreamchaser.org>, freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: HP networked printer -- hp-setup won't use, hp-probe finds Message-ID: <CA%2BtpaK00apT0x4M06tsvdcty10S_wJN%2BBaCeyxTdrT%2BR6RtY%2Bw@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <F7.8D.19031.BD508CF4@smtp01.insight.synacor.com> References: <F7.8D.19031.BD508CF4@smtp01.insight.synacor.com>
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On Thu, May 31, 2012 at 6:59 PM, Thomas Mueller <mueller23@insightbb.com>wrote: > > I have an HP LaserJet M1212nf MFP, and hplip/hp-setup in FreeBSD finds the > printer all right when connected by Ethernet, but then fails on installing > the required binary plugin. Printer is not detected at all when connected > by USB. > > NetBSD 5.1_STABLE i386 with hplip 3.11.1 built from pkgsrc-wip couldn't > find the printer on Ethernet, next step is to login to wireless router, > and/or check the dmesg.boot, and then use the IP address found therefrom. > > pkgsrc-wip URL: http://pkgsrc-wip.sourceforge.net/ > pkgsrc URL: http://www.netbsd.org/docs/software/packages.html > > I wonder if I should have bought a printer, non-HP, with wireless, as long > as it also had USB and Ethernet capability. > > Seeing security advisories for FreeBSD, my next move might be to update > the source tree by csup, then rebuild (RELENG_9: 9.0-STABLE) for amd64 and > build for i386 as well. Then I would have the possibility of building wine > from the ports, and I could try the MS-Windows software. I also need to > update the other ports, including but not limited to hplip and dependencies. > I added a HP Photosmart C6300 series via CUPS using HP Photosmart c6300 Series hpijs, 3.11.5 socket://192.168.25.15:9100 Prints fine over wireless. -- Adam Vande More
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