Date: Tue, 4 Mar 2008 21:55:40 -0500 From: "Bob Falanga" <rfalang.bob@gmail.com> To: "Michael Ross" <michael.ross@gmx.net> Cc: freebsd-questions <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: Printing with a laserjet 1018 Message-ID: <58d1e8d30803041855r754efa3s62ceb5df4fec223@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <47CDDCCD.3090200@gmx.net> References: <58d1e8d30803041406y7a99b5acn9616efff83ac683b@mail.gmail.com> <47CDDCCD.3090200@gmx.net>
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Sorry, I am still new at unix type OS so where do I make these changes? Thank you, Bob On Tue, Mar 4, 2008 at 6:35 PM, Michael Ross <michael.ross@gmx.net> wrote: > Bob Falanga schrieb: > > First of all, thanks to those who have helped me so far. > > I have configured the printer and everything looks OK, but when I do a > test > > print the test page goes into the printer queue and stays there for > ever. > > The printer doesn't even squeak. First I had to use the print driver for > a > > laserjet 1010 as I couldn't kind a driver for the 1018. Second the > printer > > does work under the alternate OS. > > > > Any ideas? > > > > HP printer using CUPS, right? > Try using /usr/local/bin/lpr instead of /usr/bin/lpr. > Same goes for lprm, lpq and friends. > Make sure all your apps do. > Maybe replace /usr/bin/lpr with /usr/local/bin/lpr. > Repeat after installworld. > > HTH > > Michael >
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