Date: Fri, 27 Nov 2009 01:19:37 +0100 From: Patrick Lamaiziere <patfbsd@davenulle.org> To: Unga <unga888@yahoo.com> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: How to print using cups on FreeBSD? Message-ID: <20091127011937.27de0607@baby-jane.lamaiziere.net> In-Reply-To: <580584.81046.qm@web57004.mail.re3.yahoo.com> References: <580584.81046.qm@web57004.mail.re3.yahoo.com>
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Le Wed, 25 Nov 2009 21:15:07 -0800 (PST), Unga <unga888@yahoo.com> a =E9crit : > Hi >=20 > I'm trying to print using cups 1.3.10 on FreeBSD 7.2 on a Epson > Stylus Photo R800 printer. It prints garbage! That is, it print some > series of characters. >=20 > My first question is, does cups work on FreeBSD to print? Yes. ... > pkg_info | grep foomatic > foomatic-db-20090530 Foomatic database > foomatic-db-engine-4.0.1,2 Foomatic database engine > gutenprint-foomatic-5.1.7_2 GutenPrint Printer Driver Looks good, according to linuxprinting.org the Gutenprint driver should work for your printer. > I have followed this for cups configuration: > http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en/articles/cups/printing-cups-configuring-ser= ver.html >=20 > ls -l /dev/unlpt0 > crw-rw---- 1 root cups 0, 155 Nov 26 12:23 /dev/unlpt0 >=20 > ls -l /dev/ulpt0 > crw-rw---- 1 root cups 0, 154 Nov 26 12:23 /dev/ulpt0 >=20 > I don't have /dev/lpt* . >=20 > I'm a member of cups group. Ok. How did you configure the printer under cups? Did you try the option usb / usb no reset for the usb port used by cups? Also check the cups logs (/var/log/cups/*) HTH, regards. =20
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