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Date:      Mon, 29 Mar 2010 10:26:33 +0100
From:      "Steve Brownjohn" <Steve.Brownjohn@hackney.gov.uk>
To:        <freebsd-usb@freebsd.org>
Subject:   ulpt0 and cheap ink-jet printer
Message-ID:  <D4036A150CAA5C4C847F10154FA373490BD967B2@MAIL2.ad.hackney.gov.uk>

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hi all,
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I'm having no luck in getting a cheap HP printer - DeskJet 3940 - to
work with FreeBSD 8. It shows up as connected to ulpt0, but won't
respond to lp / lpr even with appropriate printcap settings.
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I'm guessing that the fact that I can't # cat file > /dev/ulpt0 has
something to do with it, perhaps the printer requires a filter to print
anything.
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At a pinch, I'll go down the HPLIP route - CUPS on its own didn't work,
even with a ulpt-less kernel - but I only want to print plain text
files!
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thanks for any ideas you may have,
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Steve
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