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GhostBSD support for Virtualbox USB printers?
Posted: Fri Aug 04, 2023 8:49 pm
by Ken E Unix
hi.
Is there any support for host attached USB printers by GhostBSD as a guest?
GhostBSD is 23.06.01 guest
Virtualbox in 7.0.10 under Ubuntu 22.04
I have other VM's running where I can share a USB printer with the guest and am trying to do
the same with GhostBSD 23.06.01 as a guest.
Like Linux does GhostBSD have a lsusb or equal command?
Thanks
Re: GhostBSD support for Virtualbox USB printers?
Posted: Sat Aug 05, 2023 10:13 am
by Ken E Unix
Printing issues with GhostBSD 23.06.01.
After installing pkg hplip and configuring cups 3.23.5 using localhost:631 cups sees printer and can print test page but under GhostBSD can not.
I get:
ken@ghostbsd:~ $ lpstat -d
system default destination: HP_Officejet_4620_series
ken@ghostbsd:~ $ lp tars.list
lpr: lp: unknown printer <<--- unknown?
Is there a pointer somewhere?
ken@ghostbsd:~ $ usbconfig
ugen1.2: <HP Officejet 4620 series> at usbus1, cfg=0 md=HOST spd=HIGH (480Mbps) pwr=ON (2mA)
Any help is appreciated...
Re: GhostBSD support for Virtualbox USB printers?
Posted: Sat Aug 05, 2023 11:56 am
by Ken E Unix
Update: After research it was found opposing commands exist in different directories.
Do the following to correct after installing cups and hplip.
$ sudo mv /usr/bin/lp /usr/bin/lp.off
$ sudo mv /usr/bin/lpr /usr/bin/lpr.off
$ sudo mv /usr/bin/lpq /usr/bin/lpq.off
$ sudo mv /usr/bin/lprm /usr/bin/lprm.off
Printing now works correctly: lp file-name
$ lp file-to-print
request id is HP_Officejet_4620_series-2 (1 file(s))
$ lpstat -d
system default destination: HP_Officejet_4620_series
ISSUE RESOLVED...