[Cooker] [Bug 3401] [drakxtools] PrinterDrake duplicates installations
http://qa.mandrakesoft.com/show_bug.cgi?id=3401 [EMAIL PROTECTED] changed: What|Removed |Added AssignedTo|[EMAIL PROTECTED]|[EMAIL PROTECTED] Status|UNCONFIRMED |NEW Ever Confirmed||1 --- Additional Comments From [EMAIL PROTECTED] 2003-03-17 18:19 --- Use the Add a new printer button to add the network printer. We let it not being added automatically, as it is possible that another machine in the network hosts its print queue and then we will probably have this printer automatically by CUPS' printer information broadcasting. When you click Add a new printer you can choose to get the printer's hostname/IP, port, and model being detected automatically. Make sure that the scanning for network printers is turned on. For the multiple installation of your parallel printer I need some more info: - What printer model do you exactly have? I don't know the HP 45T. Is it a laser? An inkjet? Dot Matrix? Line printer? - What does your /etc/cups/printers.conf contain? - What is the output of lpinfo -v? - What is the exact entry which printerdrake displays for your HP 45T in the main window? - What is the contents of your /proc/sys/dev/parport/parport?/autoprobe* files? --- You are receiving this mail because: --- You are on the CC list for the bug, or are watching someone who is. --- Reminder: --- assigned_to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] status: NEW creation_date: description: Hi, I am new to Linux in generel and Mandrake specifically. It is the first time i am entering a bugzilla report, so please bear with me. I may also be doing something wrong, simply because i am new to the software. Even if that is so, the software needs to be further simplified to prevent those problems. I have been trying 9.1rc2 recently and really like what I see. All the most important periperals were recognized automatically. There is one big problem for me though: There does not seem to be a clear way to install a network printer at the beginning. I am using a Xerox (sometimes called Tektronix) Phaser 860 directly on the ethernet. The OS did recognize my HP 45T on the parallel port correctly. Later I did try to install the Phaser via printerdrake. Every time the system automatically looks for attached printers and finds the HP 45T and also installs again. In the meantime - kept trying - I have 6 installations of the HP 45T printer but still no phaser. The system only appears to be looking for parallel and possibly USB printers but leaves the network printers out. Once it has found the printer it autoimatically goes back to the icon of printerdrake, there is no pssibility to choose to install ot to discard. Does anybody have an answer, the new distro seems so nice and I am keen on using it but cannot without the printer solution. Please let me know, if you need further info. Dietmar
[Cooker] [Bug 3401] [drakxtools] PrinterDrake duplicates installations
http://qa.mandrakesoft.com/show_bug.cgi?id=3401 [EMAIL PROTECTED] changed: What|Removed |Added Status|NEEDINFO|NEW --- Additional Comments From [EMAIL PROTECTED] 2003-03-17 19:13 --- Thanks for the quick reply, with that things are looking up. Using the Add a new printer in PrinterDrake is exactly the problem. For your information the HP printer I use is a multifunction device for scanning, faxing and printing. The model is actullay HP T45 not HP 45T as previously stated. Here are the icons/menus I have selected: Configuration Mandrake Control Centre Hardware PrinterDrake The system then automatically starts to search for printers. It finds the HP T45 and adds it, in the meantime I have 8 of them :-). Only thereafter the menu which I would have expected originally comes up, where I supposedly can add a printer. Clicking on Add new printer actually brings me back to the icon of PrinterDrake (I am now at the same point as I was after clicking on Hardware). Of course you can imagine what happens next: I click on PrinterDrake again and it will automaticall add HP T45 as number 9! For your information I have tried every item in the menu of PrinterDrake, they all revert back to the PrinterDrake icon. They do not let me enter into any of the menus. It appears as if they are all latched onto the same command as Done. In the meantime I have at least found a way to delete the extra printer instances. This I have been able to do via: Configuartion Control Centre (not Mandrake Control Centre) Peripherals Printers Then I right clicked on the extra instances and were able to Remove them. I have however not seen any way to add any printers in that particular menu. Let me know if you need furthe rinfo. Dietmar --- You are receiving this mail because: --- You are on the CC list for the bug, or are watching someone who is. --- Reminder: --- assigned_to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] status: NEW creation_date: description: Hi, I am new to Linux in generel and Mandrake specifically. It is the first time i am entering a bugzilla report, so please bear with me. I may also be doing something wrong, simply because i am new to the software. Even if that is so, the software needs to be further simplified to prevent those problems. I have been trying 9.1rc2 recently and really like what I see. All the most important periperals were recognized automatically. There is one big problem for me though: There does not seem to be a clear way to install a network printer at the beginning. I am using a Xerox (sometimes called Tektronix) Phaser 860 directly on the ethernet. The OS did recognize my HP 45T on the parallel port correctly. Later I did try to install the Phaser via printerdrake. Every time the system automatically looks for attached printers and finds the HP 45T and also installs again. In the meantime - kept trying - I have 6 installations of the HP 45T printer but still no phaser. The system only appears to be looking for parallel and possibly USB printers but leaves the network printers out. Once it has found the printer it autoimatically goes back to the icon of printerdrake, there is no pssibility to choose to install ot to discard. Does anybody have an answer, the new distro seems so nice and I am keen on using it but cannot without the printer solution. Please let me know, if you need further info. Dietmar
[Cooker] [Bug 3401] [drakxtools] PrinterDrake duplicates installations
http://qa.mandrakesoft.com/show_bug.cgi?id=3401 [EMAIL PROTECTED] changed: What|Removed |Added Status|NEW |NEEDINFO --- Additional Comments From [EMAIL PROTECTED] 2003-03-17 19:38 --- For me Printerdrake works perfectly, I have connected a HP LaserJet 1100 (parallel), an HP PSC 950 (multi-function, USB), an HP PSC 750 (multi-function, USB), and an Epson Stylus C70 (USB) connected to my test machine. None of the printers is installed again and again and if I click Add Printer I can auto-detect and configure a network printer without problems. Which version of drakxtools and drakconf do you have? Do rpm -qa | grep -i drak and post the output. --- You are receiving this mail because: --- You are on the CC list for the bug, or are watching someone who is. --- Reminder: --- assigned_to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] status: NEEDINFO creation_date: description: Hi, I am new to Linux in generel and Mandrake specifically. It is the first time i am entering a bugzilla report, so please bear with me. I may also be doing something wrong, simply because i am new to the software. Even if that is so, the software needs to be further simplified to prevent those problems. I have been trying 9.1rc2 recently and really like what I see. All the most important periperals were recognized automatically. There is one big problem for me though: There does not seem to be a clear way to install a network printer at the beginning. I am using a Xerox (sometimes called Tektronix) Phaser 860 directly on the ethernet. The OS did recognize my HP 45T on the parallel port correctly. Later I did try to install the Phaser via printerdrake. Every time the system automatically looks for attached printers and finds the HP 45T and also installs again. In the meantime - kept trying - I have 6 installations of the HP 45T printer but still no phaser. The system only appears to be looking for parallel and possibly USB printers but leaves the network printers out. Once it has found the printer it autoimatically goes back to the icon of printerdrake, there is no pssibility to choose to install ot to discard. Does anybody have an answer, the new distro seems so nice and I am keen on using it but cannot without the printer solution. Please let me know, if you need further info. Dietmar
[Cooker] [Bug 3401] [drakxtools] PrinterDrake duplicates installations
http://qa.mandrakesoft.com/show_bug.cgi?id=3401 [EMAIL PROTECTED] changed: What|Removed |Added Status|NEEDINFO|NEW --- Additional Comments From [EMAIL PROTECTED] 2003-03-17 20:00 --- After entering the commands in the Konsole, I received the following response: menudrake-0.7.3-3mdk mandrake_desk-9.1-2mdk drakxtools-newt-9.1-12mdk mandrake-mime-0.3-1mdk drakxtools-9.1-11mdk harddrake-ui-9.1-12mdk userdrake-0.5-5mdk drakconf-9.1-5mdk mandrake-galaxy-9.1-14mdk rpmdrake-2.1-9mdk mandrake-release-9.1-0.1mdk drakcronat-0.1.3-1mdk drakfirsttime-0.91-9mdk harddrake-9.1-12mdk Is this what you needed and wanted? Is there possibily a file which is missing or corrupted from the installation? I had downloaded it from ...stealth... in the US. I am quite willing to re-install with a different version, the .stealth... I have tried already two times. Or with detailed instructions in can exchange or add any files which may be required. Thanks Dietmar --- You are receiving this mail because: --- You are on the CC list for the bug, or are watching someone who is. --- Reminder: --- assigned_to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] status: NEW creation_date: description: Hi, I am new to Linux in generel and Mandrake specifically. It is the first time i am entering a bugzilla report, so please bear with me. I may also be doing something wrong, simply because i am new to the software. Even if that is so, the software needs to be further simplified to prevent those problems. I have been trying 9.1rc2 recently and really like what I see. All the most important periperals were recognized automatically. There is one big problem for me though: There does not seem to be a clear way to install a network printer at the beginning. I am using a Xerox (sometimes called Tektronix) Phaser 860 directly on the ethernet. The OS did recognize my HP 45T on the parallel port correctly. Later I did try to install the Phaser via printerdrake. Every time the system automatically looks for attached printers and finds the HP 45T and also installs again. In the meantime - kept trying - I have 6 installations of the HP 45T printer but still no phaser. The system only appears to be looking for parallel and possibly USB printers but leaves the network printers out. Once it has found the printer it autoimatically goes back to the icon of printerdrake, there is no pssibility to choose to install ot to discard. Does anybody have an answer, the new distro seems so nice and I am keen on using it but cannot without the printer solution. Please let me know, if you need further info. Dietmar
[Cooker] [Bug 3401] [drakxtools] PrinterDrake duplicates installations
http://qa.mandrakesoft.com/show_bug.cgi?id=3401 [EMAIL PROTECTED] changed: What|Removed |Added Status|NEW |NEEDINFO --- Additional Comments From [EMAIL PROTECTED] 2003-03-17 20:13 --- These versions are ancient, can you please update to the current versions from the Cooker? The current versions are drakxtools-newt-9.1-26mdk drakxtools-9.1-26mdk harddrake-ui-9.1-26mdk drakconf-9.1-11mdk harddrake-9.1-26mdk and check whether your reported bugs still persist? --- You are receiving this mail because: --- You are on the CC list for the bug, or are watching someone who is. --- Reminder: --- assigned_to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] status: NEEDINFO creation_date: description: Hi, I am new to Linux in generel and Mandrake specifically. It is the first time i am entering a bugzilla report, so please bear with me. I may also be doing something wrong, simply because i am new to the software. Even if that is so, the software needs to be further simplified to prevent those problems. I have been trying 9.1rc2 recently and really like what I see. All the most important periperals were recognized automatically. There is one big problem for me though: There does not seem to be a clear way to install a network printer at the beginning. I am using a Xerox (sometimes called Tektronix) Phaser 860 directly on the ethernet. The OS did recognize my HP 45T on the parallel port correctly. Later I did try to install the Phaser via printerdrake. Every time the system automatically looks for attached printers and finds the HP 45T and also installs again. In the meantime - kept trying - I have 6 installations of the HP 45T printer but still no phaser. The system only appears to be looking for parallel and possibly USB printers but leaves the network printers out. Once it has found the printer it autoimatically goes back to the icon of printerdrake, there is no pssibility to choose to install ot to discard. Does anybody have an answer, the new distro seems so nice and I am keen on using it but cannot without the printer solution. Please let me know, if you need further info. Dietmar
[Cooker] [Bug 3401] [drakxtools] PrinterDrake duplicates installations
http://qa.mandrakesoft.com/show_bug.cgi?id=3401 [EMAIL PROTECTED] changed: What|Removed |Added Status|NEEDINFO|NEW --- Additional Comments From [EMAIL PROTECTED] 2003-03-17 20:43 --- Hi, I am a bit stumped, please remember I am new to this. I have been able to find the files you mentioned, and downloaded them. When I wanted to install them I tried to use the Mandrake Update feature. When I did, I was directed to selecting a mirror stealth... in the US and therafter I received the following comment: The list of updates is void. This means that either there is no available update for the packages installed on your computer or you already installed all of them. Of course I can simply install the ones I downloaded already but wanted to make sure, that is the correct way. Or do I need to remove the older packages first? For your info, my background is years of Windoze, certainly long enough to be dangerous. I am getting tired of it though, because of the constant push not to allow other software in an open and compatible manner. I have literally no knowledge about the Konsole command features, I am surprised i was able to provide the info you had requested with the instructions. Thanks for your help --- You are receiving this mail because: --- You are on the CC list for the bug, or are watching someone who is. --- Reminder: --- assigned_to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] status: NEW creation_date: description: Hi, I am new to Linux in generel and Mandrake specifically. It is the first time i am entering a bugzilla report, so please bear with me. I may also be doing something wrong, simply because i am new to the software. Even if that is so, the software needs to be further simplified to prevent those problems. I have been trying 9.1rc2 recently and really like what I see. All the most important periperals were recognized automatically. There is one big problem for me though: There does not seem to be a clear way to install a network printer at the beginning. I am using a Xerox (sometimes called Tektronix) Phaser 860 directly on the ethernet. The OS did recognize my HP 45T on the parallel port correctly. Later I did try to install the Phaser via printerdrake. Every time the system automatically looks for attached printers and finds the HP 45T and also installs again. In the meantime - kept trying - I have 6 installations of the HP 45T printer but still no phaser. The system only appears to be looking for parallel and possibly USB printers but leaves the network printers out. Once it has found the printer it autoimatically goes back to the icon of printerdrake, there is no pssibility to choose to install ot to discard. Does anybody have an answer, the new distro seems so nice and I am keen on using it but cannot without the printer solution. Please let me know, if you need further info. Dietmar
[Cooker] [Bug 3401] [drakxtools] PrinterDrake duplicates installations
http://qa.mandrakesoft.com/show_bug.cgi?id=3401 [EMAIL PROTECTED] changed: What|Removed |Added Status|NEW |NEEDINFO --- Additional Comments From [EMAIL PROTECTED] 2003-03-17 20:58 --- Use your file manager (Konqueror, Nautilus or similar) and copy the downloaded .rpm files into the /tmp/ directory. Open a terminal window (Terminals - Konsole in the desktop menues). Type su - and Enter and the root (system administrator) password when you are asked for a password. Now you have root (administrator) access to your system. You need it for installing .rpm files. Change to the /tmp/ directory with cd /tmp Type ls *.rpm This should display all .rpm files in this directory, in your case the files which you have copied in the beginning. Now type urpmi drakxtools*.rpm harddrake*.rpm drakconf*.rpm This installs the packages and should there be additional packages needed to satisfy the dependencies of these ones, they are also installed (you can be asked for the appropriate CDs if extra packages are needed). After having done so, start the Mandrake Control Center again and you will be able to add a queue for your network printer. Please report whether it works for you now. --- You are receiving this mail because: --- You are on the CC list for the bug, or are watching someone who is. --- Reminder: --- assigned_to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] status: NEEDINFO creation_date: description: Hi, I am new to Linux in generel and Mandrake specifically. It is the first time i am entering a bugzilla report, so please bear with me. I may also be doing something wrong, simply because i am new to the software. Even if that is so, the software needs to be further simplified to prevent those problems. I have been trying 9.1rc2 recently and really like what I see. All the most important periperals were recognized automatically. There is one big problem for me though: There does not seem to be a clear way to install a network printer at the beginning. I am using a Xerox (sometimes called Tektronix) Phaser 860 directly on the ethernet. The OS did recognize my HP 45T on the parallel port correctly. Later I did try to install the Phaser via printerdrake. Every time the system automatically looks for attached printers and finds the HP 45T and also installs again. In the meantime - kept trying - I have 6 installations of the HP 45T printer but still no phaser. The system only appears to be looking for parallel and possibly USB printers but leaves the network printers out. Once it has found the printer it autoimatically goes back to the icon of printerdrake, there is no pssibility to choose to install ot to discard. Does anybody have an answer, the new distro seems so nice and I am keen on using it but cannot without the printer solution. Please let me know, if you need further info. Dietmar
[Cooker] [Bug 3401] [drakxtools] PrinterDrake duplicates installations
http://qa.mandrakesoft.com/show_bug.cgi?id=3401 [EMAIL PROTECTED] changed: What|Removed |Added Status|NEEDINFO|NEW --- Additional Comments From [EMAIL PROTECTED] 2003-03-17 21:30 --- Hi, I may have made a mistake. First I tried to install exactly as instructed but received a message that some files were missing. There was no request though to put any CD in. I then tried it all over again by trying to install the files separately. I was instructed that one file needed to be deleted to which I agreed with Y it then proceeded but still a file was missing. trying another single file it now is requesting one of the files I am trying to install. I subsequently tried the entire install again, still files are missing. Here is a copy of the console: [EMAIL PROTECTED] dietmar]$ su - Password: [EMAIL PROTECTED] root]# ls *.rpm ls: *.rpm: No such file or directory [EMAIL PROTECTED] root]# cd /tmp [EMAIL PROTECTED] tmp]# ls *.rpm drakconf-9.1-11mdk.i586.rpm harddrake-9.1-26mdk.i586.rpm drakxtools-9.1-26mdk.i586.rpm harddrake-ui-9.1-26mdk.i586.rpm drakxtools-newt-9.1-26mdk.i586.rpm [EMAIL PROTECTED] tmp]# urpmi drakxtools-9.1*.rpm The following packages have to be removed for others to be upgraded: drakconf-9.1-5mdk (due to unsatisfied harddrake-ui = 9.1-5mdk) harddrake-ui-9.1-12mdk (due to unsatisfied drakxtools == 9.1-12mdk) do you agree ? (Y/n) y installing drakxtools-9.1-26mdk.i586.rpm Installation failed: drakxtools-newt == 9.1-26mdk is needed by drakxtools-9.1-26mdk perl-GTK2 = 0.0.cvs.2003.03.04.1-2mdk is needed by drakxtools-9.1-26mdk usermode = 1.63-5mdk is needed by drakxtools-9.1-26mdk [EMAIL PROTECTED] tmp]# urpmi drakconf*.rpm installing drakconf-9.1-11mdk.i586.rpm Installation failed: drakxtools = 9.1-15mdk is needed by drakconf-9.1-11mdk harddrake-ui = 9.1-15mdk is needed by drakconf-9.1-11mdk perl-GTK2 = 0.0.cvs.2003.03.04.1-2mdk is needed by drakconf-9.1-11mdk [EMAIL PROTECTED] tmp]# urpmi harddrake*.rpm installing harddrake-ui-9.1-26mdk.i586.rpm harddrake-9.1-26mdk.i586.rpm Installation failed: drakxtools == 9.1-26mdk is needed by harddrake-ui-9.1-26mdk drakxtools-newt == 9.1-26mdk is needed by harddrake-9.1-26mdk [EMAIL PROTECTED] tmp]# urpmi *.rpm installing harddrake-ui-9.1-26mdk.i586.rpm drakxtools-newt-9.1-26mdk.i586.rpm harddrake-9.1-26mdk.i586.rpm drakxtools-9.1-26mdk.i586.rpm drakconf-9.1-11mdk.i586.rpm Installation failed: perl-GTK2 = 0.0.cvs.2003.03.04.1-2mdk is needed by drakxtools-9.1-26mdk usermode = 1.63-5mdk is needed by drakxtools-9.1-26mdk perl-GTK2 = 0.0.cvs.2003.03.04.1-2mdk is needed by drakconf-9.1-11mdk [EMAIL PROTECTED] tmp]# Hoping this helps Dietmar --- You are receiving this mail because: --- You are on the CC list for the bug, or are watching someone who is. --- Reminder: --- assigned_to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] status: NEW creation_date: description: Hi, I am new to Linux in generel and Mandrake specifically. It is the first time i am entering a bugzilla report, so please bear with me. I may also be doing something wrong, simply because i am new to the software. Even if that is so, the software needs to be further simplified to prevent those problems. I have been trying 9.1rc2 recently and really like what I see. All the most important periperals were recognized automatically. There is one big problem for me though: There does not seem to be a clear way to install a network printer at the beginning. I am using a Xerox (sometimes called Tektronix) Phaser 860 directly on the ethernet. The OS did recognize my HP 45T on the parallel port correctly. Later I did try to install the Phaser via printerdrake. Every time the system automatically looks for attached printers and finds the HP 45T and also installs again. In the meantime - kept trying - I have 6 installations of the HP 45T printer but still no phaser. The system only appears to be looking for parallel and possibly USB printers but leaves the network printers out. Once it has found the printer it autoimatically goes back to the icon of printerdrake, there is no pssibility to choose to install ot to discard. Does anybody have an answer, the new distro seems so nice and I am keen on using it but cannot without the printer solution. Please let me know, if you need further info. Dietmar
[Cooker] [Bug 3401] [drakxtools] PrinterDrake duplicates installations
http://qa.mandrakesoft.com/show_bug.cgi?id=3401 [EMAIL PROTECTED] changed: What|Removed |Added Status|NEW |NEEDINFO --- Additional Comments From [EMAIL PROTECTED] 2003-03-17 21:44 --- Download also the packages usermode-1.63-5mdk perl-GTK2-0.0.cvs.2003.03.04.1-2mdk and put them into /tmp/ from the Cooker and then install all with one command line: urpmi drakxtools*.rpm harddrake*.rpm drakconf*.rpm userm*.rpm perl-GTK2*.rpm Now the update should work. Please post your results here. --- You are receiving this mail because: --- You are on the CC list for the bug, or are watching someone who is. --- Reminder: --- assigned_to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] status: NEEDINFO creation_date: description: Hi, I am new to Linux in generel and Mandrake specifically. It is the first time i am entering a bugzilla report, so please bear with me. I may also be doing something wrong, simply because i am new to the software. Even if that is so, the software needs to be further simplified to prevent those problems. I have been trying 9.1rc2 recently and really like what I see. All the most important periperals were recognized automatically. There is one big problem for me though: There does not seem to be a clear way to install a network printer at the beginning. I am using a Xerox (sometimes called Tektronix) Phaser 860 directly on the ethernet. The OS did recognize my HP 45T on the parallel port correctly. Later I did try to install the Phaser via printerdrake. Every time the system automatically looks for attached printers and finds the HP 45T and also installs again. In the meantime - kept trying - I have 6 installations of the HP 45T printer but still no phaser. The system only appears to be looking for parallel and possibly USB printers but leaves the network printers out. Once it has found the printer it autoimatically goes back to the icon of printerdrake, there is no pssibility to choose to install ot to discard. Does anybody have an answer, the new distro seems so nice and I am keen on using it but cannot without the printer solution. Please let me know, if you need further info. Dietmar
[Cooker] [Bug 3401] [drakxtools] PrinterDrake duplicates installations
http://qa.mandrakesoft.com/show_bug.cgi?id=3401 [EMAIL PROTECTED] changed: What|Removed |Added Status|NEEDINFO|NEW --- Additional Comments From [EMAIL PROTECTED] 2003-03-17 21:58 --- It seems we are going in circles. You will know what I mean looking at this console script (empty lines added for readability): [EMAIL PROTECTED] tmp]# ls *.rpm drakconf-9.1-11mdk.i586.rpm harddrake-ui-9.1-26mdk.i586.rpm drakxtools-9.1-26mdk.i586.rpm perl-GTK2-0.0.cvs.2003.03.04.1-2mdk.i586.rpm drakxtools-newt-9.1-26mdk.i586.rpm usermode-1.63-5mdk.i586.rpm harddrake-9.1-26mdk.i586.rpm [EMAIL PROTECTED] tmp]# urpmi drakxtools*.rpm harddrake*.rpm drakconf*.rpm userm*.rpm perl-GTK2*.rpm installing drakconf-9.1-11mdk.i586.rpm harddrake-9.1-26mdk.i586.rpm usermode-1.63-5mdk.i586.rpm harddrake-ui-9.1-26mdk.i586.rpm drakxtools-newt-9.1-26mdk.i586.rpm perl-GTK2-0.0.cvs.2003.03.04.1-2mdk.i586.rpm drakxtools-9.1-26mdk.i586.rpm Installation failed: usermode-consoleonly == 1.63-5mdk is needed by usermode-1.63-5mdk [EMAIL PROTECTED] tmp]# It seems to be asking for the same file, which is available for install. I have not found any file without the extensions i586.rpm, so I am sure that is what you wanted me to download. HMMM --- You are receiving this mail because: --- You are on the CC list for the bug, or are watching someone who is. --- Reminder: --- assigned_to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] status: NEW creation_date: description: Hi, I am new to Linux in generel and Mandrake specifically. It is the first time i am entering a bugzilla report, so please bear with me. I may also be doing something wrong, simply because i am new to the software. Even if that is so, the software needs to be further simplified to prevent those problems. I have been trying 9.1rc2 recently and really like what I see. All the most important periperals were recognized automatically. There is one big problem for me though: There does not seem to be a clear way to install a network printer at the beginning. I am using a Xerox (sometimes called Tektronix) Phaser 860 directly on the ethernet. The OS did recognize my HP 45T on the parallel port correctly. Later I did try to install the Phaser via printerdrake. Every time the system automatically looks for attached printers and finds the HP 45T and also installs again. In the meantime - kept trying - I have 6 installations of the HP 45T printer but still no phaser. The system only appears to be looking for parallel and possibly USB printers but leaves the network printers out. Once it has found the printer it autoimatically goes back to the icon of printerdrake, there is no pssibility to choose to install ot to discard. Does anybody have an answer, the new distro seems so nice and I am keen on using it but cannot without the printer solution. Please let me know, if you need further info. Dietmar
[Cooker] [Bug 3401] [drakxtools] PrinterDrake duplicates installations
http://qa.mandrakesoft.com/show_bug.cgi?id=3401 [EMAIL PROTECTED] changed: What|Removed |Added Status|NEW |NEEDINFO --- Additional Comments From [EMAIL PROTECTED] 2003-03-17 22:08 --- Download also usermode-consoleonly-1.63-5mdk from the Cooker and put it into /tmp/. Do again urpmi drakxtools*.rpm harddrake*.rpm drakconf*.rpm userm*.rpm perl-GTK2*.rpm If this fails, the best is you install the current Cooker completely. --- You are receiving this mail because: --- You are on the CC list for the bug, or are watching someone who is. --- Reminder: --- assigned_to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] status: NEEDINFO creation_date: description: Hi, I am new to Linux in generel and Mandrake specifically. It is the first time i am entering a bugzilla report, so please bear with me. I may also be doing something wrong, simply because i am new to the software. Even if that is so, the software needs to be further simplified to prevent those problems. I have been trying 9.1rc2 recently and really like what I see. All the most important periperals were recognized automatically. There is one big problem for me though: There does not seem to be a clear way to install a network printer at the beginning. I am using a Xerox (sometimes called Tektronix) Phaser 860 directly on the ethernet. The OS did recognize my HP 45T on the parallel port correctly. Later I did try to install the Phaser via printerdrake. Every time the system automatically looks for attached printers and finds the HP 45T and also installs again. In the meantime - kept trying - I have 6 installations of the HP 45T printer but still no phaser. The system only appears to be looking for parallel and possibly USB printers but leaves the network printers out. Once it has found the printer it autoimatically goes back to the icon of printerdrake, there is no pssibility to choose to install ot to discard. Does anybody have an answer, the new distro seems so nice and I am keen on using it but cannot without the printer solution. Please let me know, if you need further info. Dietmar
[Cooker] [Bug 3401] [drakxtools] PrinterDrake duplicates installations
http://qa.mandrakesoft.com/show_bug.cgi?id=3401 [EMAIL PROTECTED] changed: What|Removed |Added Status|NEEDINFO|RESOLVED Resolution||FIXED --- Additional Comments From [EMAIL PROTECTED] 2003-03-17 22:28 --- tada, that was it. It WORKS. Now all there is left to do for that printer is installing the right ppd file and everything will be fine (Tektronix 850 works but I have actually 860DX). Thank you so much. This exercise was also a good learning experience for me, I am sure more will follow. It seems I should first check the version numbers of the installed programs and then compare them to the cooker, is that correct? Thanks again Dietmar --- You are receiving this mail because: --- You are on the CC list for the bug, or are watching someone who is. --- Reminder: --- assigned_to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] status: RESOLVED creation_date: description: Hi, I am new to Linux in generel and Mandrake specifically. It is the first time i am entering a bugzilla report, so please bear with me. I may also be doing something wrong, simply because i am new to the software. Even if that is so, the software needs to be further simplified to prevent those problems. I have been trying 9.1rc2 recently and really like what I see. All the most important periperals were recognized automatically. There is one big problem for me though: There does not seem to be a clear way to install a network printer at the beginning. I am using a Xerox (sometimes called Tektronix) Phaser 860 directly on the ethernet. The OS did recognize my HP 45T on the parallel port correctly. Later I did try to install the Phaser via printerdrake. Every time the system automatically looks for attached printers and finds the HP 45T and also installs again. In the meantime - kept trying - I have 6 installations of the HP 45T printer but still no phaser. The system only appears to be looking for parallel and possibly USB printers but leaves the network printers out. Once it has found the printer it autoimatically goes back to the icon of printerdrake, there is no pssibility to choose to install ot to discard. Does anybody have an answer, the new distro seems so nice and I am keen on using it but cannot without the printer solution. Please let me know, if you need further info. Dietmar
[Cooker] [Bug 3401] [drakxtools] PrinterDrake duplicates installations
http://qa.mandrakesoft.com/show_bug.cgi?id=3401 --- Additional Comments From [EMAIL PROTECTED] 2003-03-17 23:04 --- To get a PPD file especially for your printer, search the CD which comes with the printer for PPD files or look on the manufacturer's web site. If there are several PPD files use preferrably the ones for UNIX or Linux and if not available for Windows NT. Copy the found PPD file into /usr/share/cups/model and restart CUPS (as root in a terminal window type service cups restart or use drakservices) then start Printerdrake again and the list of supported models will also contain your printer. It can even happen that the PPD file gets automatically assigned to your printer. If in doubt use the the Expert Mode button of Printerdrake and see also driver names in the list of printer models. The manufacturer-supplied PPD files make an entry with PostScript (en) or similar as driver name. If all works correct they are marked as the recommended driver. See also http://www.linuxprinting.org/foomatic2.9/ppd-doc.html for info about using manufacturer-supplied PPD files. When testing beta releases of a Linux distribution you must know that the betas and release candidates are only snapshots of certain states of the development. They are to test installation from CD-ROMs, giving an easy download possibility, especially for users who cannot do an FTP installation directly from the repository, etc. To get your test installation of Mandrake Linux always up-to-date you should use the software manager in the Mandrake Control Center. There you should add a Cooker mirror as a package source at first. Then you can either do updates with the software manager tools or you enter urpmi.update -a urpmi --auto-select in the terminal window as root. The first command updates the local database of available RPM packages (the repository on the Cooker mirror is permanently changing). The second command updates all packages for which newer versions are available. Now check if the bugs you have found before have disappeared, only report the remaining bugs. Note that now are in the last test stage for the CDs to be sent to duplication, so the shown commands will only pull updated packages when there will be very severe security problems. You can consider the current Cooker as Mandrake 9.1 final. Next week the Cooker will be opened for the development of Mandrake Linux 9.2. So there will be new packages on the Cooker then, but note that they can be buggy and unstable and they are not recommended for production --- You are receiving this mail because: --- You are on the CC list for the bug, or are watching someone who is. --- Reminder: --- assigned_to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] status: RESOLVED creation_date: description: Hi, I am new to Linux in generel and Mandrake specifically. It is the first time i am entering a bugzilla report, so please bear with me. I may also be doing something wrong, simply because i am new to the software. Even if that is so, the software needs to be further simplified to prevent those problems. I have been trying 9.1rc2 recently and really like what I see. All the most important periperals were recognized automatically. There is one big problem for me though: There does not seem to be a clear way to install a network printer at the beginning. I am using a Xerox (sometimes called Tektronix) Phaser 860 directly on the ethernet. The OS did recognize my HP 45T on the parallel port correctly. Later I did try to install the Phaser via printerdrake. Every time the system automatically looks for attached printers and finds the HP 45T and also installs again. In the meantime - kept trying - I have 6 installations of the HP 45T printer but still no phaser. The system only appears to be looking for parallel and possibly USB printers but leaves the network printers out. Once it has found the printer it autoimatically goes back to the icon of printerdrake, there is no pssibility to choose to install ot to discard. Does anybody have an answer, the new distro seems so nice and I am keen on using it but cannot without the printer solution. Please let me know, if you need further info. Dietmar
