On Thu, 9 Oct 2003 01:23:31 -0400 Lee Wiggers <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> I have experienced easier and easier installations since 8.0. > What a joy 9.2 is generally. > > I have a network printer question, however. > > mcc printer installation sees and properly installs the printer on > another linux 9.2 box (although I haven't checked if it is using > the VMware printer or the linux printer address). > > It sees the printer on the win2k box, but can't get the driver > right. > > Printers are all Lexmark Optra LX Plus and identical so I assume > its because a different driver is being used on the different > boxes for the same mfg printers. > > The linux box installed the printer properly when I installed 9.2. > > Now after all this the question is..... > > Where do I find which printer the working box automagically > selected from the available list of printers to properly operate > the printer? > > The printerdrake list of printers does not list Lexmark Optra lx > plus, so it must be using one of the other (many) choices. > > BTW it said the printer was installed properly when I tried the > generic ps driver, but wouldn't print a test page. > > And it installed the serial printer (a labelmaker) attached to the > same box on com1 and tried to eat a roll of labels with the test > page before I noticed. Labelmakers make lousy default printers. > > Lee > > > > -- > User #223705 Linux Counter, http://counter.li.org > > (It's hard to get 'em inside the envelope) -- User #223705 Linux Counter, http://counter.li.org
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