Date: Sat, 12 Jan 2008 22:14:26 -0500 From: "Bob Falanga" <rfalang.bob@gmail.com> To: "Manolis Kiagias" <sonicy@otenet.gr> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: configure printers Message-ID: <58d1e8d30801121914l3779e8f8qb2b3ced5d7e55faa@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <4786F95F.4050201@otenet.gr> References: <58d1e8d30801101905i2b9ab707w56baf9c8942d2b05@mail.gmail.com> <4786F95F.4050201@otenet.gr>
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I am sorry but I don't know what you are talking about, what/where is DesktopBSD Package Manager? I don't know what it is or where to find it. HELP Thank you, Bob Falanga On 1/11/08, Manolis Kiagias <sonicy@otenet.gr> wrote: > Bob Falanga wrote: > > I would like to configure a HP laserjet 1018 USB on freebsd. So far I have > > had no luck. During the boot cycle I can see the Laserjet 1018 listed as a > > peripheral (ulpt0 HP LaserJet 1018 address 3 rev 9.00/1.00 iclass 7/1 > using > > bi directional niods). when I go to settings in the pop-down menu then to > > printers, change to administrator, freebsd doesn't show any printers > > connected to the computer. > > > > HELP > > > > thank you, > > Bob > > _______________________________________________ > > > > > I happen to have a Laserjet 1015 that works perfectly. I believe they > are quite similar. > I suggest you use CUPS to operate this. A quick guide specific to > FreeBSD can be found in DesktopBSD's site here: > > http://desktopbsd.net/wiki/doku.php?id=doc:printing > > Install all the ports mentioned (you may have some already installed > and others will be pulled as dependencies) and then follow the rest of > the instructions for setting device permissions and so on. You will have > the printer running in no time. > > Manolis >
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