Re: printing with cups
On Sat, 30 Oct 2004 22:25:29 +0200, Christian Christmann
<plfriko@yahoo.de> wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I'm trying to install my HP printer with cups on my sarge box.
> As mentioned in the documentation I use the command
> '/usr/sbin/lpadmin -p LaserJet6L -E -v parallel:/dev/lp0 -m
> /usr/share/cups/model/HP-LaserJet_6L-hpijs.ppd' and get
> the message:
> "lpadmin: add-printer (set device) failed: client-error-not-possible"
>
> The ppd file exists in the mentioned directory. I suppose that my
> parallel port doesn't work properly. How can I check it?
> Or is something else wrong with cups?
>
If you have the correct Cups packages installed, at least cupsys and
cupsys-client but i suggest to check if you have cupsys-bsd
cupsys-driver-gimpprint and cupsys-driver-gimpprint-data, and to
configure the printer in the easy way is to open your browser to
http://localhost:631 and proceed from there.
Not all the options are available via the web interface, but for a
simple scenario, like a printer attached directly to a pc, is enough.
For parallel interface, look if the kernel module is loaded without
error messages, and IIRC, your user need to be in the "lp" group to
use the printer...
Andrea
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