Re: local (parallel) printer does not show up when configuring cups

[Eike Lantzsch <zp6cge@gmx.net>]

On Saturday 10 June 2006 21:34, Christopher Nelson wrote:
> On Sat, Jun 10, 2006 at 09:09:13PM -0400, Eike Lantzsch wrote:
>   <snip>
>
> > Anyway I still don't get a printout. CUPS-setup via http://localhost:631
> > still does not show lp. But with KDE I can configure the printer, CUPS
> > then sees it. But when I submit a printjob I get the error: "Printer not
> > connected".
>
> When you set up the printer under KDE, did you use a '/dev/*' URI?
Yes
> Those don't work for some arcane reason with the new CUPS system.  With
> the printer plugged in and turned on, do you get a weird-looking
> 'hp:<something>' URI?
No, or does that mean HP Jetdirect?

> I think that's what you have to use. 
>
> --
> Christopher Nelson -- chris@cavein.org
> -----------------------------------------------------------------------

After a reboot my lp0...2 devices have vanished again but the lp module is 
loaded. I think lp cannot find the printer port which is a standard one.
Seems that I have to look into the loading of the lp module. Maybe there is 
another module loading first which "steals" the parallel port.

Thanks for your time

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