On Wed, 28 Jan 2009 11:48:35 +0000 Shagbag OpenBSD <shagbag.open...@googlemail.com> wrote:
> I'm hoping someone can help me with this problem. I have an HP LaserJet > 1018 printer attached to my linux server on which I am running the p910nd > daemon. My OpenBSD (4.4-RELEASE) laptop has cups installed and cups can see > the printer (ie. when I look for printers in Firefox at > http://localhost:631I can see the printer listed as operating). I > have compiled the foo2zjs > printer driver (needed for the HPLJ1018) on my OpenBSD laptop without any > problems. > > However, Firefox (File > Print) only shows 'Print to File' in my list of > printers and AbiWord (File > Print) only shows 'Create a PDF document' and > 'Generic Postscript'. Neither gives any option for my HPLJ1018. I have the > ePDFview package installed on my OpenBSD laptop and, surprisingly, it > recognises the printer and I have no problems printing from it. > > Has anyone experienced this problem and knows the answer? Why does ePDFview > work while Firefox and AbiWord don't? How do I get them to work? > > Kind regards > > What uid is being used in each case and does this conflict with the permissions on /dev/ulptX| /dev/lptX ? Dhu
