Oi, many questions appeared on the mailing lists about problems with CUPS, the new printing system in Linux Mandrake 7.2. I have set up some places for getting additional help in case of questions and problems with CUPS: 1. A large article covering all about CUPS, beginning from what CUPS is over the configuration of printers and network connections, the usage, up to special tips and tricks you get a lot of info. Go to http://www.mandrakeuser.org/hardware/#4th Note that not all is available as web pages yet, but the text version is complete. 2. Every week new tips and discussion about printing with CUPS on http://www.mandrakeforum.org/ Issues already available: http://www.mandrakeforum.com/article.php3?sid=20001116101952 http://www.mandrakeforum.com/article.php3?sid=20001109145914 http://www.mandrakeforum.com/article.php3?sid=20001102140711 Posting your questions here makes them easier available for other users, because they are not mixed ub with discussions about other problems. 3. New versions of the packages concerning printing for installation under Linux Mandrake 7.2 you will find on http://www.mandrakesoft.com/~tkamppeter/packages/ Download and install the most recent version. If problems appear with the most recent, take an older one and tell me exactly what problems appeared with the newest version. I only do a short test of these packages before I put them there. They are not official updates, use them on your own risk. They should help you to get rid of problems due to bugs in the released packages. To install the packages enter rpm -Uvh <package name> You do not need to install the ".src.rpm" packages, they contain the source code of the programs and are there for interested users. 4. The web site where our printer driver and support information comes from: http://linuxprinting.org/ There you get information whether printers are supported and how, which drivers are available, you will be informed about new drivers and you can discuss in the discussion forums. Bugs in the printer database you can also report to me, because I am participating in the maintenance of this database. The best is, before you ask a question or report a bug, that you check out these points. I hope they will solve most of the problems. Till
