Date: Mon, 23 Apr 2007 08:17:36 -0400 From: "Jim Stapleton" <stapleton.41@gmail.com> To: mailinglists@bsdcertification.com Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: CUPS + FreeBSD 6.2 + HP Laserjet 5 Message-ID: <80f4f2b20704230517t69e9fc31v97451e40abe9dcec@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <462BE82E.7080601@bsdcertification.com> References: <80f4f2b20704201508x457f947ck203a9266eb51f157@mail.gmail.com> <462BE82E.7080601@bsdcertification.com>
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Thanks. My printer is attached straight to the network (RJ-45), but I check /var/db/pkg, and saw no mention of cups-pdf or cups-pstoraster, so I am installing those... I'll try setting up my printer when I get home. Thanks, -Jim Stapleton On 4/22/07, Jared Barneck <mailinglists@bsdcertification.com> wrote: > Jim Stapleton wrote: > > I'm trying to print a test page for my printer using cups and I get > > the following error: > > Unsupported format 'application/postscript'! > Funny you should post about this problem... I have an HP Laserjet 5L. > It connects via parallel port to my wifes windows XP box. I was trying > to point to it and I kept getting that same error. > > I only had cups-base installed and no other cups ports. > > To attempt to fix it I did the following: > > 1. I made sure these three ports were installed. > > cups-base-1.2.2 The Common UNIX Printing System > cups-pdf-2.4.5 A virtual printer for CUPS to produce PDF files > cups-pstoraster-8.15.4 Postscript interpreter for CUPS printing to > non-PS printers > > 2. I added the windows box to the host file > > 3. I restarted cupsd. > > 4. Deleted the printer and readded it. > > It started working. I am not sure which step fixed it. > > > > I couldn't find anything when googling with FreeBSD in my search. When > > I took out FreeBSD, I got something for debian referencing lines 103 > > and 109 in the config being uncommented to get it to work. 103 in the > > default is blank, 109 is blank except for teh '#'. > > > > I uncommented this line, and restarted CUPS: > > application/vnd.cups-postscript application/vnd.cups-raster > > 100 pstoraster > > > > It didn't fix anything. > > I added this line, and restarted: > > application/postscript application/vnd.cups-raster 100 > > pstoraster > > > > And I still get the same error. > > > > I know CUPS worked fine from an install maybe 6 months ago (it had a > > completely different printer setup than now, it wasn't as easy to > > setup, but at least it worked). > > > > My question > > (1) Anyone know how to fix this issue with the current version > > (cvsup'ed and built today via 'sudo portupgrade -f > > print/cups-pstoraster print/cups-base print/ghostscript-gnu* > > print/ghostscript-gpl*' > > (2) How do I get csup/cvsup to match one port or a group of ports by > > name? I put *default date=2006.08.01.00.00.00 in my supfile > > (etc/supfile-ports) and tried: > > sudo csup -i '*cups*' -L 2 /etc/supfile-ports > > sudo csup -i 'print/cups*' -L 2 /etc/supfile-ports > > sudo cvsup -g -i '*cups*' -L 2 /etc/supfile-ports > > sudo cvsup -g -i 'print/cups*' -L 2 /etc/supfile-ports > > > > and none of the above updated any files according to the output (I > > usually see a list of files updated). Since ports were updated this > > morning, without the date line (so to today's ports layout), I should > > have seens something. > > > > Thanks, > > -Jim Stapleton > > _______________________________________________ > > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > > To unsubscribe, send any mail to > > "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" > > > >
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