From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Fri Jun 1 17:24:24 2012 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 01E89106566C for ; Fri, 1 Jun 2012 17:24:24 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from amvandemore@gmail.com) Received: from mail-wi0-f172.google.com (mail-wi0-f172.google.com [209.85.212.172]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 85C378FC12 for ; Fri, 1 Jun 2012 17:24:23 +0000 (UTC) Received: by wibhj8 with SMTP id hj8so697264wib.13 for ; Fri, 01 Jun 2012 10:24:22 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=20120113; h=mime-version:in-reply-to:references:date:message-id:subject:from:to :cc:content-type; bh=2D5yEsBCUb14KJbvyTTHU1yA3A/B4L+sKNQOZsYKFO8=; b=UTgFTYUNwagepYuTuzji9YAVxQzdJqz8Fj5WKUpF5y1cwf5XWK5FZ3pRIdutCO1YDY H78Ha2abNk9rfA+ROGPx7TBmNPN9Qvzcgy7f0v3eGpRe03tcbXUpCck/l95oizw6Anqp rgORhspGhVxHyspHQy0TbvoLNCKTK1M/StoGoYz645pQ1txXCw+FWUHUEA4DcLDD/kxT gH/RZrSXGNR5WbDABL8dKi3KHdH0kndVjZfosRxXzgRspT8qn0bO4gceYWHS6AMgXPLf KXcZNp/wpv2O5gRVxLkSiXYEeWIw6raP21xCLzWxmck3EtTsdljDq7Gg1PrVUnu3rA9G CIKg== MIME-Version: 1.0 Received: by 10.216.219.97 with SMTP id l75mr2611198wep.128.1338571459620; Fri, 01 Jun 2012 10:24:19 -0700 (PDT) Received: by 10.223.88.155 with HTTP; Fri, 1 Jun 2012 10:24:19 -0700 (PDT) In-Reply-To: References: Date: Fri, 1 Jun 2012 12:24:19 -0500 Message-ID: From: Adam Vande More To: Thomas Mueller Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 X-Content-Filtered-By: Mailman/MimeDel 2.1.5 Cc: Gary Aitken , freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: HP networked printer -- hp-setup won't use, hp-probe finds 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: Fri, 01 Jun 2012 17:24:24 -0000 On Thu, May 31, 2012 at 6:59 PM, Thomas Mueller 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