The case that one caaaanot enter something with the keyboard is a known
problem of the Mandrake Control Center. It happens to me, too, but only
sometimes. If you close the Control Center or printerdrake and open it
again, it should normally work.
But as mentioned there are better alternatives for printerdrake: "kups"
is the most sophisticated printer admin program, and there is also a web
interface (http://localhost:631/). They both have more functionality
than printerdrake.
"pup" does not add CUPS queues, PUP is a program to adjust the default
settings of laser printers and also gives some maintanance options for
Lexmark inkjets. It is independent of CUPS or LPD. You start it logged
in as "root" and it sends its commands directly to the printer port.
Therefore it works only with local printers.
Till
Civileme wrote:
>
> ---------- Forwarded Message ----------
> Subject: Re: [newbie] Printer setup on 8.0
> Date: Wed, 6 Jun 2001 21:40:07 -0700
> From: Alan Shoemaker <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>
>
> Tom wrote:
>
>> Nope.. haven't gotten any replies yet... Don't think I got
>> any CUPS errors, just not letting me type ANYTHING at all
>> in those spaces..
>>
>>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: Wendell Gragg <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>> Sent: Wednesday, June 06, 2001 8:32 PM
>> Subject: Re: [newbie] Printer setup on 8.0
>>
>>
>>> have you gotten any replies on this? No one seems to
>>> know alot about network printing under CUPS.
>>> Frustrating. Let me know if you get any answers and I
>>> will do the same.
>>>
>>> Wendell Gragg
>>>
>>>
>>>> From: "Tom" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>>>> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>>>> Subject: [newbie] Printer setup on 8.0
>>>> Date: Wed, 6 Jun 2001 10:29:33 -0500
>>>>
>>>> I've just installed LM8.0 and when I go to the printer
>>>> setup, and choose network printer, and go to the next
>>>> screen that wants the printer name, etc,
>>>> it won't let me type anything in the blank spaces so I
>>>> can tell it WHERE the
>>>> printer is.
>>>>
>>>> Has anyone run into this problem?
>>>>
>>>> Thanks,
>>>> Tom
>>>
>
> Tom/Wendell....have either of you tried the web based CUP
> setup/admin utility or pup (both are in the menu)?
> --
> Alan
>
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