From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Wed Jan 26 22:20:18 2011 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 22C28106564A; Wed, 26 Jan 2011 22:20:18 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from bahman.linux@gmail.com) Received: from mail-qw0-f54.google.com (mail-qw0-f54.google.com [209.85.216.54]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id B77EE8FC15; Wed, 26 Jan 2011 22:20:17 +0000 (UTC) Received: by qwj9 with SMTP id 9so1455779qwj.13 for ; Wed, 26 Jan 2011 14:20:17 -0800 (PST) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=domainkey-signature:mime-version:date:message-id:subject:from:to :content-type; bh=FxD0sGdYvENBUuh403cTZ2volsVYaiaMtDTRTtGuk6U=; b=qUKABGO2FGerZI1EmkKrWyPk8d0HXRtgTUQdvj6h+FT4quip5FZ5IevvmD7VmaOUPM zciMF6mYVkuqLnuo08iyn/5v3VuWFgkRkxt0k8RBxMWSV558Kix6RDGi0CzY90skAmqo nyDt6KKpt5LrN5reY/o9El/1g8zuDAPHlR+cI= DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; c=nofws; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=mime-version:date:message-id:subject:from:to:content-type; b=ppd4z1lLEJqkVKjI5WBmfOIRowbA9VmwfypbJlP2fsz8xEGM9JGpm+VHEE5TK+j2et HG0NxVLGmQlch9HnDtNR2hcvy7NZj4MPgdMse3ywD7YflnFcXSSZ0p2BtpOmGwDzBnJW mfh2ZonGA0fju1XNdIAg9yWxqhLFzIQ9x659g= MIME-Version: 1.0 Received: by 10.224.28.65 with SMTP id l1mr855578qac.316.1296080417003; Wed, 26 Jan 2011 14:20:17 -0800 (PST) Received: by 10.220.195.137 with HTTP; Wed, 26 Jan 2011 14:20:16 -0800 (PST) Date: Thu, 27 Jan 2011 01:50:16 +0330 Message-ID: From: Bahman Kahinpour To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org, freebsd-ports@freebsd.org Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Cc: Subject: Very Important Note on HP LaserJet P1102 on FreeBSD 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: Wed, 26 Jan 2011 22:20:18 -0000 Hi dear FreeBSD people, After spending a lot of time on making my HP LaserJet P1102 work on FreeBSD, I found out what the problem is!!! Please tell this to anybody who has problems with HP P1102 on FreeBSD! The problem with this HP model is that it has a fake CD-ROM which contains the Windows drivers. The USB must actually be switched from the CD-ROM mode to the Printer mode in order to work. Otherwise, the printer will not work whatever you do. /dev/ulpt0 will not show up either. ---> The workaround is this: You must (unfortunately) connect the printer to a Windows system and run SIUtility.exe or SIUtility64.exe from the UTIL folder in the Driver CD-ROM (physical CD-ROM that comes with the printer not the fake one) and completely disable this "HP Smart Install" feature. After disabling this feature, everything will be fine on FreeBSD and life will be more beautiful. * Please pass this info on blogs, wikis, ... . I do not want other FreeBSD fans suffer this pain. Good luck