This one time, at band camp, Donn Shaffer said: > After a new Woody install on my Dell Latitude I can't get my HP6L > Laserjet printer to work with some apps. I am trying to use CUPS. I have > installed > cupsys > cupsysclient > cupsomatic-ppd > cupsys-driver-gimpprint > kdelibs3-cups > > I went to http://localhost:631 to configure the printer. > > I can print from the command line using lp, and from Mozilla mail but > not from KDE apps. > > If I look at the KDE control center I don't see the printer installed > and the icon to install a printer isn't available. > > Looking back at the CUPS documentation at localhost:631, under Help, at > the end of the Software Administrator's Manual, there is a section > called 'My applications don't see the available printers'. This refers > me to the /etc/printcap file. It says the default is > Printcap /etc/printcap > although for me the statement shows > Printcap /etc/printcap.cups > If I edit the file /etc/cups/cupsd.conf and take out the '.cups' at the > end of the statement (so it reads as what it says the default should be) > the printer spits out blank sheets continuously. The add printer icon > now shows up in KDE but of course it does me no good. > > I have tried two drivers, > HP LaserJet 6L, Foomatic + lj5grey (en) (this doesn't work for me) > HP LaserJet 6L, Foomatic + ljet4 (en) (works as described above) > > So I have the following questions. > 1. Should the Printcap statement be 'Printcap /etc/printcap' or > "Printcap /etc/printcap.cups'? > 2. Why does the printer spit out blank sheets? > 3. How do I add the printer to KDE? > > By the way, the printer works with SuSe so I know the printer and cable > are OK > > I would appreciate any help. rm /etc/printcap ln -s /etc/printcap.cups /etc/printcap Steve -- Don't tell me what you dreamed last night for I've been reading Freud.
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