Re: Printer problem with cups

[lsorense@csclub.uwaterloo.ca (Lennart Sorensen)]

On Fri, Dec 23, 2005 at 08:28:24AM +0000, antonio giulio wrote:
> I have tried:
> 
> 1) # /etc/init.d/cupsys restart
> 
> not working
> 
> 2) # /etc/init.d/udev restart
> 
> not working
> 
> 3) again # /etc/init.d/cupsys restart
> 
> not working
> -------------------
> 
> I use my printer rarely, and I don't need to keep it in a lan, and so
> I would like to know if there is an alternative to cups, more
> "plug'n'play" for single pc and single printer...

I can't think of anything simpler than cups.

try:
/usr/bin/enable printername

if that doesn't work try:
/etc/init.d/cupsys stop
/etc/init.d/cupsys start

Making sure the printer is on, and the usb printer module is loaded.

I don't know if there is a way to force cupsys to just assume the
printer is there even if it is off with USB printers.  I always just
leave the printer on personally so it generally doesn't become a
problem.

Len Sorensen