Re: [expert] CUPS in MDK8.1b2
On Sunday 02 September 2001 03:27 am, civileme wrote: On Saturday 01 September 2001 20:28, Mitch Thompson wrote: Ok, just installed Mandrake 8.1b2. Looks good so far, let's see if CUPS works for a change...Hey, where'd all the printer drivers go? There USED to be a printer driver for the Lexmark Z51, but it's gone. Sigh. But speaking specifically of the Z51, the driver for it lacked acceptable quality and we still don't have a Z51 to test it. When we get enough complaints that it doesn't work, with either driver they could disappear, but that hasn't happened in this case. In fact a working install of the CUPS system (or of PDQ) will show it if you run printerdrake in expert mode. Civileme Ok, printerdrake was a tool I hadn't used...I had been using kups, and the web interface for cups. Found the printer driver, but there now seem to be issues with being unable to load the parport module (as well as trident for sound, but that's another time) Time to recompile the kernal. Is it still necessary to do make mrproper first? -- Mitch Thompson, San Antonio TX Key fingerprint = BBDA 3A2A 4483 BD0D 7CED B8A9 D183 C8F6 B0AF 66AE My other computer is YOUR Windows 2000 Server box. Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [expert] CUPS in MDK8.1b2
On Sunday 02 September 2001 04:16 am, civileme wrote: On Saturday 01 September 2001 20:28, Mitch Thompson wrote: Ok, just installed Mandrake 8.1b2. Looks good so far, let's see if CUPS works for a change...Hey, where'd all the printer drivers go? There USED to be a printer driver for the Lexmark Z51, but it's gone. Sigh. The network failed to load and execute during install--run printerdrake after you get the network up and you should be surprised. Of course the next beta will fix the network bug which had a domino effect on rprinting systems Civileme I just did an install of 8.1b2, saving my home and var partitions. I was unable to print. After running printerdrake I got the following in the terminal; along with my cdrom opening and closing on its own. [root@cal cal]# printerdrake chroot: cannot execute foomatic-configure: No such file or directory gimp-1.2.2-3mdk removable medium not selected kdebase-2.2-20mdk removable medium not selected Starting CUPS printing system: [ OK ] parport_pc: Device or resource busy rmmod: module parport_probe is not loaded parport: Device or resource busy modprobe: Can't locate module parport_probe rmmod: module parport_probe is not loaded chroot: cannot execute foomatic-configure: No such file or directory chroot: cannot execute foomatic-configure: No such file or directory chroot: cannot execute foomatic-configure: No such file or directory wizcancel at /usr/lib/libDrakX/my_gtk.pm line 542. Can't upgrade that kind of scalar during global destruction. [root@cal cal]# Do I need to rebuild the kernel ? -- Count on nothing, expect little, hope for everything Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
[expert] CUPS in MDK8.1b2
Ok, just installed Mandrake 8.1b2. Looks good so far, let's see if CUPS works for a change...Hey, where'd all the printer drivers go? There USED to be a printer driver for the Lexmark Z51, but it's gone. Sigh. -- Mitch Thompson, San Antonio TX Key fingerprint = BBDA 3A2A 4483 BD0D 7CED B8A9 D183 C8F6 B0AF 66AE My other computer is YOUR Windows 2000 Server box. Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [expert] CUPS in MDK8.1b2
On Saturday 01 September 2001 20:28, Mitch Thompson wrote: Ok, just installed Mandrake 8.1b2. Looks good so far, let's see if CUPS works for a change...Hey, where'd all the printer drivers go? There USED to be a printer driver for the Lexmark Z51, but it's gone. Sigh. The network failed to load and execute during install--run printerdrake after you get the network up and you should be surprised. Of course the next beta will fix the network bug which had a domino effect on rprinting systems Civileme Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [expert] CUPS in MDK8.1b2
On Saturday 01 September 2001 20:28, Mitch Thompson wrote: Ok, just installed Mandrake 8.1b2. Looks good so far, let's see if CUPS works for a change...Hey, where'd all the printer drivers go? There USED to be a printer driver for the Lexmark Z51, but it's gone. Sigh. But speaking specifically of the Z51, the driver for it lacked acceptable quality and we still don't have a Z51 to test it. When we get enough complaints that it doesn't work, with either driver they could disappear, but that hasn't happened in this case. In fact a working install of the CUPS system (or of PDQ) will show it if you run printerdrake in expert mode. Civileme Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
