On Sun, 11 Jan 2004 08:46:37 -0500 Frank Bax <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>At 01:26 AM 1/11/04, jason pearl wrote: > >>On Sun, 11 Jan 2004 00:14:38 -0500 >>Frank Bax <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> >> >Printer port was already set to ECP+EPP. I tried all possible settings >> >anyway with same result. >> > >> >I plan to use a dlink 704P to share the printer, but that is not >> >auto-detected either. When I disable all three autodetection options, then >> >locally connected is the only option presented for manual setup, so I >> >thought I would try to configure printer locally, then change connection >> >type to remote. >> > >> >Frank >> > >> > >> >At 11:22 PM 1/10/04, Troy T. Hall wrote: >> >> >From the manual "If you want to use a parallel printer connected >> locally to >> >>your machine, make sure that the parallel port mode is set to ECP+EPP or at >> >>least to one of ECP or EPP and NOT to SPP, unless you have a really old >> >>printer. If the parallel port is not set this way you might still be able >> >>to print, but your printer will not be detected autmoatically and you will >> >>have to configure it by hand. ..." >> >>Also CUPS is generally used for remotely connected printers. >> >> >> >>Troy >> >> >> >>----- Original Message ----- >> >>From: "Frank Bax" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> >>To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> >>Sent: Saturday, January 10, 2004 2201 N6REJ >> >>Subject: [newbie] 9.2 - Cannot setup printer >> >> >> >> >> >> > My MDK9.1 system did not have a printer configured. After upgrading to >> >> > 9.2, I tried to add a printer. When I first click on "PrinterDrake" in >> >> > MCC, I get a message saying CUPS is not automatically started during >> >> > bootup, would I like to enable automatic starting - I select YES. >> >> > My local printer (HP4) is not auto-detected, so I disable those >> >>checkboxes. >> >> > Printer is on parallel port 0. I'm then asked if it's a multi-function >> >> > printer - no. >> >> > Then I get "Please wait - Making printer port available for CUPS". >> >> > After a many seconds, a window opens asking to give the printer a name. >> >> > It doesn't matter if I change the name or just leave it as >> "Printer", when >> >> > I click "Next", I get "Failed to configure printer "Printer"". >> >> > >> >> > How can I setup my printer? >> >> > >> >> > Frank >> > >> >>ok so are you saying that you are using a print server that isnt connected >>to your computer directly via Parallel? I just got mine setup after >>searching for clues on how to setup a remote printer correctly. > > >The print server is not connected to parallel port - it has it's own ip >address. I am able to physically connect the printer to either print >server or the parallel port, but cannot get either one to work. Mandrake >9.2 does not auto-detect either of these connections. When I try to >manually setup a locally connected printer, I get the error in my first >message. I have not been able to find the 'clues' that allow me to >manually setup a printer connected to a dlink print server. Therefore, I >seem to be unable to setup any kind of printer on MDK92. > the answer is basically open the cups configureation and then choose expert in the menu bar at the top... then ad printer. It will then give you about 4 choices. choose the remote lpd printer . then put the ip of the print server (mine is 192.168.1.10) it goes as the hostname. then on dlink it uses port names instead of numbers..the second line get the name of the port you setup in the printserver config. mine is hp_printer... then go on with the configuration and choose your printer type and it will work. I have the d-link DP300U print server. -- jason pearl <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> ++++++++++++++++++ "Keep your friends close and your enemies closer"-Tupac ++++++++++++++++++ Kurrupted Visionz Phx, AZ registered linux user #307811 MDK 9.2 Linux Machine# 193475, 227341 AMD64 Opteron 1.6 http://counter.li.org ASUS SK8N uptime: 12:09:17 up 54 min, 2 users, load average: 0.00, 0.00, 0.00
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