Date: Wed, 12 Mar 2008 21:37:47 +0200 From: Manolis Kiagias <sonicy@otenet.gr> To: Chuck Robey <chuckr@chuckr.org> Cc: FreeBSD-Questions@freebsd.org, Gligor Lucian <gligor_lucian@yahoo.com> Subject: Re: USB printer Message-ID: <47D8310B.2010501@otenet.gr> In-Reply-To: <47D82B8C.1060402@chuckr.org> References: <212181.35000.qm@web43142.mail.sp1.yahoo.com> <47D82B8C.1060402@chuckr.org>
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Chuck Robey wrote: > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > Hash: SHA1 > > Gligor Lucian wrote: > >> David Kelly <dkelly@hiwaay.net> wrote: >On Mon, Mar 10, 2008 at 12:59:38PM -0700, Gligor Lucian >wrote: >> >>>> Does FreeBSD support a USB printer? >>>> >>> Yes. >>> > > You know, while there are printing utils that actually work on FreeBSD, I > can't personally recommend CUPS. I keep on trying to get it to work on > FreeBSD efvery year or so, then I need to go over to one of my other > systems. Last one I tried was an Epson Stylus C84, but I've also tried HP > officejets, and I just can't get locally attached printers to work with > cups. I can get them to work with things like apsfilter very well, but > either someone is going to have to fix the Cups port (it builds, but > nothing locally runs) or stop recommending it. > > Or, does anyone else have it working on FreeBSD? Sure would like to hear > about it, but I've been trying for a long time now, with no success. > > >> Thank you very much for your answer. >> All the best, Gligor Lucian. >> >> >> >> --------------------------------- >> Looking for last minute shopping deals? Find them fast with Yahoo! Search. >> _______________________________________________ >> 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" >> I have cups working on my system, printing on locally attached USB printers. I have followed the instructions in dekstopBSD wiki: http://desktopbsd.net/wiki/doku.php?id=doc:printing (though I used ports and not packages) I still have some issues if I disconnect / reconnect the printer, the permissions are not set correctly (although devfs is running). I might be missing some configuration step, but have not researched further yet. Generally speaking, printing works.
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