Date: Thu, 23 Jul 2015 21:37:24 -0600 (MDT) From: Warren Block <wblock@wonkity.com> To: Bernt Hansson <bah@bananmonarki.se> Cc: Thomas Mueller <mueller6724@bellsouth.net>, freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Ulpt problems. Message-ID: <alpine.BSF.2.20.1507232131490.46367@wonkity.com> In-Reply-To: <55B1A2D3.9040707@bananmonarki.se> References: <55B0BE81.70208@bananmonarki.se> <884706.24465.bm@smtp116.sbc.mail.ne1.yahoo.com> <55B1A2D3.9040707@bananmonarki.se>
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On Fri, 24 Jul 2015, Bernt Hansson wrote: > It seems that one needs ulpt, otherwise the printer isn't found. > So I added to /boot/loader.conf ulpt_load="YES" then the printer is found by > cups and hplip. > > But I do not want to use cups so I deinstalled it. Cups can't print a > testpage so I resorted to lpd. > Which can't print anything, so back to cups that too can't print anything. So > I'm stuck. The ulpt module is loaded by /etc/devd/usb.conf. The file says "please do not edit", and I don't know how those modules are disabled. > Printer is HP laserjet P2055d That printer supports PostScript directly, so following the LPD setup in the Handbook is the easiest course. Deinstall CUPS first, because it has not-quite-compatible commands with the same names as the real ones. If the printer has a network interface, that is the preferred connection. But USB will work, too.
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