On (25/02/04 17:23), Alisdair wrote: > After using Mandrake and Knoppix over the last couple of years I have finally > managed to install a working Debian system :-), and everything seems to be > fine except the printing :-( > > I have looked through several forums, and done my best to rtfm but haven't > come up with anything that has made a difference. I suspect it is something > very basic but... > > I'm afraid I am at a complete loss. lp seems okay. CUPS seems to be properly > installed. In fact I have installed it and gs several times, but there is no > output at all, and no indication that my HP Laserjet 5L (using the hpijs ppd) > is even being told to do anything, although CUPS detects the printer is > present on /dev/lp0. > > Below is the contents of: > 1. lpinfo -v > 2. /var/log/cups/error.log > 3. /etc/cups/cupsd.conf > > If anyone can help me get this sorted out I would be VERY grateful. > > Regards, Alisdair. I am no expert but have wrestled (successfully in time) with printing both locally and via the network. I found adminstering printers via a web browser is fairly straightforward. URL http://localhost:631/admin login as root and you should get a reasonable idea of what is going on.
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