Date: Mon, 22 Dec 2003 19:00:23 +0200 From: Anton Alin-Adrian <aanton@reversedhell.net> Cc: FreeBSD Questions <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: Cups Message-ID: <3FE72327.2030003@reversedhell.net> In-Reply-To: <20031222153127.B949.LUKEK@meibin.net> References: <20031222153127.B949.LUKEK@meibin.net>
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Luke Kearney wrote: > Hello, > I am having a troublesome time with CUPS and printing to an Epson > PM-740DU inkjet printer. I have set up cups and it works to a degree. I > can print test pages like there is no tomorrow but I cannot print from > desktop applications let alone from any of the networked machines via > samba. The client machines can browse and add the printer but they > cannot print to it. I am using a fairly generic PPD for the printer as I > could not find one for BSD in the ports and linuxprinting.org didn't > offer much joy. I understand that the printer is roughly equivalent to > the Stylus Photo 780 ( max dpi 2880x720 , 6 colours ). > > When trying to print a txt file from the cmd line I get > lpr: lp: unknown printer > /etc/printcap shows > > tamachi: $ cat /etc/printcap > # This file was automatically generated by cupsd(8) from the > # /usr/local/etc/cups/printers.conf file. All changes to this file > # will be lost. > # written for pips780 > pm780c|EPSON PM780C:\ > :sd=/var/spool/lpd/pm780c:\ > :mx#0:\ > :sh:\ > :lp=/dev/ulpt0:\ > :if=/usr/local/libexec/pips780/filter780.rev:\ > :lf=/var/log/lpd-errs: > # pips780 end > > actually having installed the pips780 file from ports I ran the setup > script to get this into printcap. If I modify the printer via the CUPS > interface it scraps all of the above and replaces it with one line which > is the name I gave the printer in the setup. > > Appreciate any tips or links to howtos that are similar to my situation > here. > > Regards > > > You did rename your /usr/bin/lpr with /usr/bin/lrp.old and set the path to /usr/local/bin/ *before* /usr/sbin in your .profile (if you are using bash shell), didn't you? (other shells use different files for configuring the $PATH variable).Cups installs new lp* files in /usr/local/ , you have to use those instead of the system-provided ones, in order to have your printer work.. Otherwise all the other programs will try to use the system-provided files, which are not cups, and which are not even configured for any printer usage, by default. CUPS is excellent. Also do modify your /usr/local/etc/cups/ppd/*.ppd file to make sure your default printing resolution is set to maximum. Check this article: http://www.freebsddiary.org/cups.php This one is even better: http://webs.tconline.net/softedges/linux/cugbsd4.html So: mv /usr/bin/lp /usr/bin/lp.bak mv /usr/bin/lpr /usr/bin/lpr.bak mv /usr/bin/lprm /usr/bin/lprm.bak mv /usr/bin/lpq /usr/bin/lpq.bak Cheers.. Alin.
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