Re: dummies version of dummies to setup printers in freebsd

2009-01-25 Thread Manolis Kiagias
Warren Liddell wrote: > i have a cannon pixma ip1000 and i have tried various ways to set it up so i > can print using methods found through google, but so far nothing has had > success, so id like to know if there is an idiots guide to the dummies > version > of trying to setup a printer to wo

Re: dummies version of dummies to setup printers in freebsd

2009-01-25 Thread Aryeh Friedman
This may or may not be suitable for your situation but this is how I generally set printers up: 1. Install print/cups (yes the full wrapper port) 2. Edit your /etc/make.conf by adding a line that says no LPR 3. Add CUPS_ENABLE="YES" to your /etc/rc.conf 4. Manually start cups (run "cupsd" as root)