On Tue, May 22, 2007 at 02:14:38PM +0000, bobsetch@comcast.net wrote: > I'm new to linux and have etch installed with gnome and things seem to be ok but I can't get my printer installed. I've gone to desktop, admin., printing, new printer and etch recognized the hp printer and I selected finish. I then right clicked on the printer, selected pref. and made it my default printer. I then tried to print a test page but nothing printed. I checked the cue and status indicated stopped. > Any help would be appreciated. have you tried "starting" the printer directly through the cups interface? point your web browser to http://localhost:631 which is the cups web interface. It gives you much more control over the printing system than the gnome front-end. Also, what printer are you using? You claim to be using an hp printer, and if so try the HPLIP Toolbox as a way to see what's going on. You can find it under Applications -> Debian -> Apps -> Tools -> HPLIP toolbox. A
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