cups 1.2.2 and parallel port printers

Henry Lenzi henry.lenzi at gmail.com
Sat Sep 9 11:39:10 PDT 2006


>
> I have this in my /etc/devfs.rules file on a system successfully using
> CUPS with a parallel port printer:
>
>
> [localrules=10]
> add path 'lpt*' mode 0660 group cups
>
>
> (I also have 'devfs_system_ruleset="localrules"' in my /etc/rc.conf
> file.)
>
> That makes sure that CUPS can access the lpt* devices (including the
> lpt*.ctl devices).  Mode 0660 also ensures that not everyone can access
> lpt*, just root and members of the cups group (i.e., CUPS).
>
> Cheers,
>
> Paul.

You solution in the same of the bug report I mentioned in another post
in this thread. It refers to the bug report and fix in:
http://lists.freebsd.org/pipermail/freebsd-ports-bugs/2006-July/094331.html

I still have problems with CUPS. It borks complaining about
foomatic-rip not being found, although it installed. Did you get a
problem like that too?

I have a HP Deskjet 840C on /dev/lpt0

 Any help is appreciated.
 Thanks.

 Henry Lenzi


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