Hello, On Jul 19 09:24 Paul van der Vlis wrote (shortened): > Cups says with both cables connected: > ---------------- > New Printers Found: > > * Add This Printer HP LaserJet 2300 series (HP LaserJet 2300 series > LPT parport0 HPLIP) > * Add This Printer hp LaserJet 2300 series (hp LaserJet 2300 series > USB #1) > -----------------
I guess this is some usual "user friendly" stuff from some usual graphical "user friendly" user interface? What results (as root) lpinfo -l -v (I am interested in the exact CUPS DeviceURIs) > When I use HPlip on the paralel port, I first see this error: > "printmode mismatch with pen, tray, etc." After a short time I see: > "open print channel failed; will retry in 30 seconds..." Which exact CUPS DeviceURI do you use via parallel port? Also a "hp:/..." DeviceURI (which probably cannot work) or the generic CUPS "parallel:/..." DeviceURI? For some background information, see http://en.opensuse.org/SDB:CUPS_in_a_Nutshell "The Backends" Kind Regards Johannes Meixner -- SUSE LINUX Products GmbH, Maxfeldstrasse 5, 90409 Nuernberg, Germany AG Nuernberg, HRB 16746, GF: Markus Rex ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This SF.net email is sponsored by DB2 Express Download DB2 Express C - the FREE version of DB2 express and take control of your XML. No limits. Just data. Click to get it now. http://sourceforge.net/powerbar/db2/ _______________________________________________ HPLIP-Help mailing list HPLIP-Help@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/hplip-help
