CUPS won't run

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wmichaelb

I've installed FreeBSD 7.3 on an older P4 machine, and so far, so good. I got Gnome to run, got Open Office installed from ports (8 hours of compile time!), got the sound working, and installed enough software to have a pretty useful desktop, with but one exception: printing.

I carefully read the FreeBSD manual on CUPS, and installed it, but I cannot get it to run. Clicking on Applications/System/CUPS gets an immediate dialog box that says:

Code: 
Could not launch manage printing - Failed to execute child process "htmlview" (No such file or directory).

I added this to /etc/devfs.rules:

Code: 
[system=10]
add path 'unlpt*' mode 0660 group cups
add path 'ulpt*' mode 0660 group cups
add path 'lpt*' mode 0660 group cups
And then this to /etc/rc.conf:

Code: 
cupsd_enable="YES"
devfs_system_ruleset="system"

I then restarted CUPS:

Code: 
# /etc/rc.d/devfs restart
# /usr/local/etc/rc.d/cupsd restart

The printer I'm trying to add is a Laserjet 2420DN LAN printer. I've successfully accessed it from multiple Linux, Mac, and Windows machines. Can someone help me with what I'm missing?

Thanks in advance.
 
CUPS Won't Run - but does now

Thanks, pjoter! Your link worked to get htmlview operational and CUPS up and running, and I'm now good to go. Why I couldn't find that link in my own search I have no clue.
 
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