From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Sun Jan 13 03:14:29 2008 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 1D54716A419 for ; Sun, 13 Jan 2008 03:14:29 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from rfalang.bob@gmail.com) Received: from fg-out-1718.google.com (fg-out-1718.google.com [72.14.220.154]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 5A8C813C45D for ; Sun, 13 Jan 2008 03:14:28 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from rfalang.bob@gmail.com) Received: by fg-out-1718.google.com with SMTP id 16so1868226fgg.35 for ; Sat, 12 Jan 2008 19:14:27 -0800 (PST) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=domainkey-signature:received:received:message-id:date:from:to:subject:cc:in-reply-to:mime-version:content-type:content-transfer-encoding:content-disposition:references; bh=map+IIYkucupYQT5CiiNOptPHizieziLz6dzkLEc93w=; b=a5Gd8v9e0lbR1G+l14NtMJGFtdDS1K9jjNUY/WqLH8+/pzseqfWSoJuGUfrcHOcvEmA1rIu6jROw2vp1YwzwTkhPECq0LvhXsLLXeG5FmrSwMxWnOOdGQo1jLjSwyQWrNpvdgNoP7bEzKIdkPxdrSd0aN4f6bAogxmie5AEtMsU= DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; c=nofws; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=message-id:date:from:to:subject:cc:in-reply-to:mime-version:content-type:content-transfer-encoding:content-disposition:references; b=tYHk3QgmxktD9bLLvQ/My8f3Kwb2WX78umU973wTtRfjC13OjoBrV9Ls3KJarDqP0zVw0pwi3G5+oC81IYPr+IyvcRDuHeuZ6LZcYqgIoNteAWj2LA7vcKABV/IaeuV8UqeSoT5R2c5nHtKe42vE4Lg5lfxAZZ9mzfaDVkmgsIE= Received: by 10.86.1.1 with SMTP id 1mr4730632fga.2.1200194066955; Sat, 12 Jan 2008 19:14:26 -0800 (PST) Received: by 10.86.59.15 with HTTP; Sat, 12 Jan 2008 19:14:26 -0800 (PST) Message-ID: <58d1e8d30801121914l3779e8f8qb2b3ced5d7e55faa@mail.gmail.com> Date: Sat, 12 Jan 2008 22:14:26 -0500 From: "Bob Falanga" To: "Manolis Kiagias" In-Reply-To: <4786F95F.4050201@otenet.gr> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline References: <58d1e8d30801101905i2b9ab707w56baf9c8942d2b05@mail.gmail.com> <4786F95F.4050201@otenet.gr> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: configure printers 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: Sun, 13 Jan 2008 03:14:29 -0000 I am sorry but I don't know what you are talking about, what/where is DesktopBSD Package Manager? I don't know what it is or where to find it. HELP Thank you, Bob Falanga On 1/11/08, Manolis Kiagias wrote: > Bob Falanga wrote: > > I would like to configure a HP laserjet 1018 USB on freebsd. So far I have > > had no luck. During the boot cycle I can see the Laserjet 1018 listed as a > > peripheral (ulpt0 HP LaserJet 1018 address 3 rev 9.00/1.00 iclass 7/1 > using > > bi directional niods). when I go to settings in the pop-down menu then to > > printers, change to administrator, freebsd doesn't show any printers > > connected to the computer. > > > > HELP > > > > thank you, > > Bob > > _______________________________________________ > > > > > I happen to have a Laserjet 1015 that works perfectly. I believe they > are quite similar. > I suggest you use CUPS to operate this. A quick guide specific to > FreeBSD can be found in DesktopBSD's site here: > > http://desktopbsd.net/wiki/doku.php?id=doc:printing > > Install all the ports mentioned (you may have some already installed > and others will be pulled as dependencies) and then follow the rest of > the instructions for setting device permissions and so on. You will have > the printer running in no time. > > Manolis >