> > > Robert Storey wrote: > > >Dear all, > > > >Having looked at the mind-boggling amount of configuration > information > >that is in the Handbook, I decided to just install CUPS. I'm very > >familiar with CUPS, having configured it many times in Linux. > > > >So I installed the CUPS daemon, and started it by going to > >/usr/local/etc/rc.d/ and renaming the sample file to cups.sh. I even > >did a "./cups.sh start" and that worked - that is, my > printer reacted > >by moving the print head, and I could fire up Mozilla and type > >"http://localhost:631"; and then reach the CUPS configuration > page. My > >printer is an Epson 24-pin dot-matrix onf /dev/lpt0 - there > is a driver > >for that, so no problem. So that should be enough to make it > work - at > >least that would do the job under Linux. But attempting to > print a test > >page gives me nothing. > > > >The Handbook says almost zilch about CUPS other than suggesting that > >one should look at cups.org for advice. Of course, cups.org > has little > >to say about BSD. > > > >So I'm wondering what I did wrong? Any help is appreciated. > > > >best regards, > >Robert > > > > > > I'm a definite newbie when it comes to printing; but I'll > take a shot (hopefully you're taking that first sentence > under advisement) in the hopes that keeping the thread > alive will get you what you need before too many days > pass. Probably these questions are more to satisfy my > curiosity than to give help ... but let's go: > > First, what command are you using to attempt to print > the test page? > > Secondly, what does your entry for the printer look like > in /etc/printcap? > > Anything in your logs? /var/log/messages, perhaps... > > Lastly, did you restart the daemon? > > $lpc restart all > > Like I said; I may be off base here, but maybe there's > food for thought; at the very least maybe somebody > else can grab the ball and run with it >
http://www.freebsddiary.org/cups.php I no longer use CUPS myself, but when I had it setup, I had to make sure the system lp* files where chmod'ed to -x so that the CUPS version would be used instead. The above link suggests moving /usr/local/bin before /usr/bin in your path, but that just doesn't give me warm fuzzy feelings. _______________________________________________ [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
