--> M-L wrote:
-->
--> >On Tuesday 15 August 2006 16:41, Marc Shapiro wrote:
--> >
--> >
--> >>This tells me where the printer is, but I still do not know how to
tell --> >>CUPS where it is. Do I put the full URI:
--> >>'hp:/usb/deskjet_5550?serial=MY27V1K2BY2L' into the location under
--> >>'Modify Printer'?
--> >>
--> >>Any help will be appreciated.
--> >>
--> >>--
--> >>Marc Shapiro
--> >>
--> >>
--> >
--> >I have been trying to get my USB Epson C43UX printer to work on etch,
and have --> >not yet accomplished it. Worked a treat with Sarge. Seems to
be found as your --> >own.
--> >
--> >
--> On my system, I used a tool called 'foomatic-gui' for configuring my
--> printer. On my GNOME desktop, there's also another tool called
--> 'gnome-cups-manager' which can be accessed from the
--> Desktop->Administration->Printing menu, which also configures printers
--> "graphically". Both these tools "auto-detect" printers present on the
--> system.
-->
--> If your printer has already been configured, by running one of these
--> tools, it will be present as already configured.
-->
--> I don't know if you want to do this (I did and it worked perfectly fine
--> for me, making it easier for me to configure my printer), but if you
--> remove the present printer and simply "re-add" it (in one of those
--> tools), I'm sure it will auto-detect your printer. On my system, my
--> printer had to be connected and on for it to be auto-detected so I would
--> suggest that you make sure your printer is both on and connected!
-->
--> Finally, I believe there's also a command called 'printconf' which
--> attempts at configuring printers with CUPS on the console. I never
--> tried this one because I had success with the two tools I mentioned
--> above. HTH.
-->
--> -Jose