Re: Unable to print when using Debian 3.0
On Thu, 2002-09-26 at 16:54, Sageev George wrote:
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> Currently, I'm unable to print on my
> Pentium-II while in Debian. When
> in Win2K, I can print alright. The
> printer is a HP DeskJet 720C.
>
> I have confirmed that the modules
> for the parallel port are being
> loaded (lp, parport-pc, parport),
> and that the device shows up as
> lp0 (I see this when I look at
> the dmesg output).
>
> The first thing that I did after I installed
> Debian, was to apt-get "printtool".
> It installed LPR-PPD, I think, and
> after selecting the appropriate device,
> and driver, I tried printing, but
> nothing came out.
>
> Second, I tried recompiling the
> kernel and modules, trying different
> methods, all unsuccessful. I've tried
> compiling the drivers into the kernel,
> disabling FIFO, etc. I know that the
> driver is recognizing the port, because
> when the appropriate IEEE protocol is
> activated, the printer responds to
> one of the modules being loaded by
> reporting its name (DeskJet 720C, blah).
>
> When I had problems with SPARC-Debian,
> disabling the FIFO was enough, and
> printing worked. This seems to be
> the only suggestion that the printing
> README files have for i386 Debian,
> but I'm not having any success.
>
> Does anyone have any suggestions? Have
> other people been able to print when
> using Debian on an i386 type computer
> with the latest releases?
>
>
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I would humbly suggest that you switch back to your original kernel,
and install CUPS. Afterward, browse to http://localhost:631. Login
as root, and give it a try! The interface is fairly self-explanatory.
Good luck!
L. Allen Linkenhoker
a.k.a. DirtCop
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