Re: Printing in CUPS -- almost there!
On Wed, 2005-07-13 at 05:32 -0500, Benjamin Sher wrote:
> Dear friends:
>
> I've spent the past hour searching in Google for articles that will
> explain to me how to install my printer in Debian 3.1. I'm literally 99%
> of the way there.
>
> First, I found out that Debian 3.1 does not include the CUPS server by
> default. So, I downloaded that via Synaptic. Then I downloaded hp-ppd
> (for my Okipage 14e, which uses HP Laserjet 4 emulation). Then, I found
> out that I need the gimp-print foomatic files, so I downloaded them as
> well as other gimp files dependent on them. I then went logged out and
> logged back in as root and configured the printer in Kprinter (KDE
> Control Center, Peripherals). Configuration was a total success, and at
> the end of it all I saw my Okipage printer listed at the top of the
> printers. So what's wrong? Well, when I tried to print a test page, it
> said: "print test successflly sent to the printer", but so far no actual
> printing. My guess is that I am just one step away from actually
> printing, but I am at a loss as to what is holding things up.
>
> Would appreciate your help in resolving this issue.
look in /var/log/cups files
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