From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Mon Jan 29 21:09:59 2007 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [69.147.83.52]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id C42CB16A400 for ; Mon, 29 Jan 2007 21:09:59 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from rsmith@xs4all.nl) Received: from smtp-vbr12.xs4all.nl (smtp-vbr12.xs4all.nl [194.109.24.32]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 5AA9B13C442 for ; Mon, 29 Jan 2007 21:09:59 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from rsmith@xs4all.nl) Received: from slackbox.xs4all.nl (slackbox.xs4all.nl [213.84.242.160]) by smtp-vbr12.xs4all.nl (8.13.8/8.13.8) with ESMTP id l0TL9v6R068699; Mon, 29 Jan 2007 22:09:57 +0100 (CET) (envelope-from rsmith@xs4all.nl) Received: by slackbox.xs4all.nl (Postfix, from userid 1001) id C2B20B827; Mon, 29 Jan 2007 22:09:56 +0100 (CET) Date: Mon, 29 Jan 2007 22:09:56 +0100 From: Roland Smith To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Message-ID: <20070129210956.GB45624@slackbox.xs4all.nl> Mail-Followup-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org, David Benfell References: <20070129074438.GA15883@parts-unknown.org> <20070129173944.GC39489@slackbox.xs4all.nl> <20070129195740.GA73759@parts-unknown.org> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/signed; micalg=pgp-sha1; protocol="application/pgp-signature"; boundary="Yylu36WmvOXNoKYn" Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <20070129195740.GA73759@parts-unknown.org> X-GPG-Fingerprint: 1A2B 477F 9970 BA3C 2914 B7CE 1277 EFB0 C321 A725 X-GPG-Key: http://www.xs4all.nl/~rsmith/pubkey.txt X-GPG-Notice: If this message is not signed, don't assume I sent it! User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.13 (2006-08-11) X-Virus-Scanned: by XS4ALL Virus Scanner Cc: David Benfell Subject: Re: conflict between gimp-print and gutenprint 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: Mon, 29 Jan 2007 21:09:59 -0000 --Yylu36WmvOXNoKYn Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable On Mon, Jan 29, 2007 at 11:57:40AM -0800, David Benfell wrote: > On Mon, 29 Jan 2007 18:39:44 +0100, Roland Smith wrote: > > On Sun, Jan 28, 2007 at 11:44:38PM -0800, David Benfell wrote: > > > Hello all, > > >=20 > > > I am running FreeBSD 6.2 with CUPS and a printer--specifically an HP = Color > > > LaserJet 5500-DN--that only seems to want to print with the Gutenprin= t port > > > installed. > > >=20 > > > Even with the Gutenprint port installed, I had to copy the PPD file o= ver > > > from a Linux laptop to get color working. > >=20 > > You have to install the PPD file into CUPS. This can be done via > > administration/Add Printer or Printers/Modify Printer. I used the > > lpadmin app to add the ppd file: > >=20 > > /usr/local/sbin/lpadmin -E -p clj2550 -v parallel:/dev/lpt0 -P clj2550.= ppd > >=20 > The -E option didn't work for me: >=20 > earth# /usr/local/sbin/lpadmin -E -p home -v socket://192.168.18.20 -P /u= sr/local/share/cups/model/custom/hp_color_LaserJet_5500.ppd=20 > lpadmin: Unable to connect to server: Bad file descriptor >=20 > Omitting it worked, but I had to go through a cycle of enabling the print= er > before it claimed it accepted a request to print a test page. >=20 > The man page for lpadmin claims both that the -E option forces encryption > to the server and enables the printer. Put the -E option after the -p option. =20 > But even after all this, the test page still didn't actually print. The > printer just sits there blissfully unaware that it is supposed to be prin= ting > something. Have a look at the logfiles, especially /var/log/cups/error_log. After a new install I had problems because the device permissions weren't set correctly. I've documented this on my FreeBSD page:=20 http://www.xs4all.nl/~rsmith/freebsd/index.html#parport Roland --=20 R.F.Smith http://www.xs4all.nl/~rsmith/ [plain text _non-HTML_ PGP/GnuPG encrypted/signed email much appreciated] pgp: 1A2B 477F 9970 BA3C 2914 B7CE 1277 EFB0 C321 A725 (KeyID: C321A725) --Yylu36WmvOXNoKYn Content-Type: application/pgp-signature Content-Disposition: inline -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v2.0.1 (FreeBSD) iD8DBQFFvmKkEnfvsMMhpyURAsAjAKCJBGIaohkW0rNCH/vuu1yAJJ6tCACgra9C EEyeq5fXQmaHK6tb6FVVF3M= =EO6L -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --Yylu36WmvOXNoKYn--