Paul Goyette <paul%vps1.whooppee.com@localhost> writes: > I'm still trying to figure out why cups-2.0.3 won't work with my HP > printer. I've installed the following packages (from yesterday's > $PKGSRC) > > cups-2.0.3 > cups-filters-1.0.69 > hplip-3.15.6nb1 > > I can define the printer to cups (using the web interface), and there > are _four_ PPDs listed. Two each for "HP Deskjet 2540 series, hpcups" > and "HP Deskjet 2540 series, hplip". (Each pair includes entries with > "(en)" and "(en, en)" suffixes.) I've tried all four PPDs, and they > react pretty much the same: Job starts, connects to printer, and > hangs without completion. The printer produces a single page with two > lines > > %PDF-1.5 > %<upside-down-question-mark> Have you disabled ulpt in the kernel, and are you using libusb (default I think). By default, NetBSD has a driver for printers that's write only and good for basic printers, but I think hplip really needs to talk bidirectionally and more complicated. I have a Laserjet 1320, which is older and simpler (B&W laser, circa 2006), and it prints fine with cups15. Are you able to print ok with cups15, and it's just cups-2 that doesn't work? turn up debugging in the cups config file and look at /var/log/cups/*.
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