2012/5/13 Thomas Mueller <muelle...@insightbb.com> > I built hplip from the ports on both the old and new computer, FreeBSD 8.2 > i386 and 9.0 amd64 respectively, and can't get either of them to work, > either on USB or Ethernet. > > I commented out "device ulpt" in the kernel config file, but got "No > devices found" in the USB setup, even though the printer was recognized by > system messages and usbconfig. When I connected the printer on the new > computer via USB, ulpt.ko automatically loaded (how to prevent that?), but > I got the same "No devices found" even when ulpt.ko was renamed to ulpt2.ko > so it would not be found and loaded (a kludge). > > The printer was found when connected by Ethernet, but the binary plugin > installation failed consistently, some complaint of /etc/issue or > hp-plugin-install not found. > > By way of comparison, I also built hplip3 from pkgsrc in NetBSD 5.1_STABLE > amd64; this was actually pkgsrc-wip (http://pkgsrc-wip.sourceforge.net). > That was version 3.11.1. I got "No devices found" both with USB and > Ethernet; could still try again with Ethernet, getting the printer IP > address from either dmesg.boot or logging in to wireless router, though > this is a slender chance. > > hplip versions for FreeBSD are 3.11.1 on the old computer and 3.11.5 on > the new computer. I do intend to update my 9.0-STABLE installation on the > new computer and then portupgrade or portmaster this and other ports, but > fear more of the same frustration. Would I need to exclude ulpt module as > well as kernel config "device ulpt" line, or can ulpt.ko be prevented from > automatically loading, or would that make no difference? > > Are HP printers especially recalcitrant to setting up, or especially > USB-quirky, as opposed to other brands such as Lexmark, Samsung, Brother, > Xerox and Canon? > > Other things I intend to try are with Wine; I also intend to try on Linux, > possibly on NetBSD if I can get that to install and run on the new > computer. Linux is home base for hplip and much or most other open-source > (quasi-)Unix software. > > Tom > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-ports@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-ports > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-ports-unsubscr...@freebsd.org" >
I have the exact same model sitting here with me and have been trying to get it to work again. I can't really understand why it doesn't. It did work for me perfectly for a couple of months and then my computer's motherboard died and after the change, I haven't been able to get it to work again. It finds its IP through dhcp and but I can't get it to react. My previous email to the list is at: http://lists.freebsd.org/pipermail/freebsd-questions/2012-April/240116.html We should be able to get it going. I haven't looked at it for a couple of weeks (Just long enough to have forgotten what I have done) so I'll try again from zero and let you know if I have any luck. ed _______________________________________________ freebsd-ports@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-ports To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-ports-unsubscr...@freebsd.org"
