Ok now I get it.
I guess I was thinking of the www.linuxprinting.org
too-hard method, so you mean the linuxconf built-in
method (Big DUH on me!)
Dang, those canons must be weird, I never have bought one,
but many thanks for the warning, I do not now intend to get
a canon printer, I am glad I stuck with HP.
Thanks again for the info!
:)
On Tuesday 30 January 2001 07:09 pm, so spoke Mark Weaver:
> If you're talking about using Lpr it will indeed. At this point in Cups'
> developement, as far as Canons are concerned at least, Lpr is still the
> method of choice. At least for those who wish to retain more then 70% of
> the sanity they were born with while they're still under the age of 80!
>
> Please don't get me wrong. I think Cups is a good thing...as long as
> you're not using, or trying to use a Canon printer. Where HP is concerned
> you can't beat Cups with a stick. Not even a pair of sticks. Drum sticks
> that is...and you know who you are!
>
> Anyway, I firgure it this way. Those of us that are hell bent on sticking
> with our Canon printers are just going to have to stick with using Lpr
> until Mandrake version 8.1 is in full release. That would be at least by
> Summer 2002 easy. By then Cups should be a killer printer support
> platform. ACtually I think Canon should have stuck with making Cameras and
> never gotten into the printer market. And I should have my head examinded
> for friggin buying one.
>
> After this it will be HP for me...or an Epson. Now THOSE are printers.
>
> O, and by the way. You can very easily and quickly install a printer using
> Linuxconf to print with Lpr. Only thing is you have to make sure that
> Cups, Qtcups, Kups and anything else C,K-ups in it is totally uninstalled
> from the system before you will be able to install and use a printer with
> LPR. That just da way it is.
>
> rpm -qa | grep cups
>
> Issue the above command in a terminal to see if you have Cups of any kind
> installed on the system. This will catch qtcups as well. then issue this
> command to uninstall those packages from the system.
>
> rpm -e -force <package-name> *use the -force argument only if
> necessary
>
> *where <package-name> is place
> the name of the package listed
> from the rpm query.
>
> *package name MUST entered exactly
> as it appears in the output
>
> rpm -qa |grep Kups
>
> Do everything for Kups packages that you did for Cups packages. The
> procedure is the same. Then Open Linuxconf->Miscellaneous
> services->Printer->Add/Edit printers->Add.
>
> You will be prompted to create a printer when you do you will then define
> that printers properties. When you click on that printers name in the
> little box you can further define that printer. There is a panel with 3
> tabs across the top. On the first tab you define the max file size. On the
> second tab you choose the device:
>
> /dev/lp0
> /dev/lp1
> /dev/lp2
> custom
>
> Lp0 is the typical and default choice. 3 and last tab is where you choose
> the printers filters, resolution, paper size, and quality. The most
> important of these though is the filter. Choose the wrong filter and you
> won't see your printer printing...anything!
>
> That's really all there is to setting up print services using Lpr and
> Linuxconf. Quick...cool...and clean! And the friggin thing works with my
> Canon!!!
