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Date:      Tue, 08 Apr 2014 23:30:51 -0400
From:      Naram Qashat <cyberbotx@cyberbotx.com>
To:        Boris Samorodov <bsam@passap.ru>,  Patrick Lamaiziere <patfbsd@davenulle.org>
Cc:        Freebsd_mailinglist_PORTS <freebsd-ports@freebsd.org>
Subject:   Re: print/hpijs + new cups + foomatic not working with hpijs-pcl3e printer.
Message-ID:  <5344BEEB.3050205@cyberbotx.com>
In-Reply-To: <5343D8BF.8030609@passap.ru>
References:  <CABG_4j=n0bezrHV_gPo6kTV2oan7WVwgsDAs_x%2Bf_C%2BE8x81RA@mail.gmail.com> <20140408115538.7402e7e3@mr185083> <5343D8BF.8030609@passap.ru>

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On 04/08/14 07:08, Boris Samorodov wrote:
> 08.04.2014 13:55, Patrick Lamaiziere пишет:
>> Le Tue, 8 Apr 2014 14:05:00 +1000,
>> Robert Backhaus <robbak@robbak.com> a écrit :
>>
>>>   I've got a printing problem with the new cups.
>>
>> I've got a similar problem with cups 1.7 and a Lexmark T640
>> using the foomatic filters. I've to use Generic Postcript printer to
>> make it works again.
>>
>> That worked fine with cups 1.5. With 1.7 the printer prints nothing.
>> I guess something is broken.
>
> Anything suspicious at /var/log/messages, /var/log/cups/*?
> OS version and which cups / foomatic ports are installed?

Something that I think needs to be brought up. It appears that since CUPS 1.6.x, 
cups-filters is required for it to work with most printers. Since we are now on 
1.7.1, that means that print/cups-filters should also be installed. I ran into 
the same problem with my printer after the upgrade and installing cups-filters 
fixed it. I even put in an update for print/cups-filters just yesterday (trying 
to take over maintainership of it). I don't know if this means that 
print/cups-filters should be made into a libdepends on cups-base or not. My gut 
feeling is that it probably should, though, if CUPS is now "useless" without it.

Thanks,
Naram Qashat



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