Re: printer setup

From: Juergen Fiedler <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > The one in unstable is not quite as old, I assume: 1.1.4-3. Would that > do? I tried it and when I connected to the web based admin tool and > tried to add a new printer, it gave me only 6 choices for the printer > type: file, ipp and the various serial

Re: printer setup

-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On Thursday 22 March 2001 16:40, Chris Howells wrote: [...] > The version in potato is old. Download 1.1.6 from > http://www.cups.org/software.html (get the DEB), and then install it > with: [...] The one in unstable is not quite as old, I assume: 1.1

Re: printer setup

From: Juergen Fiedler <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > I am not the original poster, but I am very interested in CUPS. But I > can't even figure out which packages I really need (in unstable). > cupsys, I assume. cupsys-bsd? cupsys-client? Anything else? The version in potato is old. Download 1.1.6 from htt

Re: printer setup

-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 > If it has driver for your printer, CUPS is probably the easiest way, > since it has a browser based configuration tool. > > Chris Howells I am not the original poster, but I am very interested in CUPS. But I can't even figure out which packages I

Re: printer setup

From: Victor <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > I've the same problem! Coming from RedHat with its magic "printtool" I'm > somewhat distressed about setting up a printer under Debian (e.g. epson 640 > stylus color, which is surely supported). > Please help the both of us If it has driver for your printer, CUPS

Re: printer setup

Hallo Victor! Am Don, 22 Mär 2001, schrieb Victor: > I've the same problem! Coming from RedHat with its magic "printtool" > I'm somewhat distressed about setting up a printer under Debian > (e.g. epson 640 stylus color, which is surely supported). Please > help the both of us Vittorio I've done

RE: printer setup

e in html) Really, i had to do it too and yes i hated it at first but know i'm a full fledged documentation worm. Greetings and underance to you and all of you, Joris -Original Message- From: Victor [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: donderdag 22 maart 2001 12:17 To: debian-user@li

Re: printer setup

I've the same problem! Coming from RedHat with its magic "printtool" I'm somewhat distressed about setting up a printer under Debian (e.g. epson 640 stylus color, which is surely supported). Please help the both of us Vittorio On Thursday 22 March 2001 07:58, Eric R Cheney wrote: > Any advice on

printer setup

Any advice on documentation or where to look for documentation about setting up a printer in debian? I've got an O'Riely book and the debian web page doesn't seem to have a talk about setting up a printer where it's easy to find. Can any one point me in the right direction? Thanks, Eric Cheney

Re: USB Printer Setup

Bastian Bowe wrote: Hello, what happens if you send some peace of text directly (as root) to the device? eg. $ echo "This is a test" > /dev/usb/lp0 Bye Interesting. I get a message "No such device."

Re: USB Printer Setup

Hello, what happens if you send some peace of text directly (as root) to the device? eg. $ echo "This is a test" > /dev/usb/lp0 Bye -- Bastian Bowe

USB Printer Setup

I am runing 2.2.18pre21 with modules and usb printer module configured. I have an Epson Stylus Color 860 connected to the USB port and it works with that other system. I have run mknod /dev/usb/lp0 c 180 0 and modified printcap to lp=/dev/usb/lp0 When I try to print a test file with th

Printer Setup under Potato

Greetings everyone! After just moving to Debian a few weeks ago, (coming from SuSE) I finally got my Cannon BJ-6000 working, and thought that I'd pass on what I found so others might not have to go through my experimental stage. :-) Anyways, it seems like to get printing to work, it's how to in

Re: Newbie vs Printer Setup

gt; Unfortunately I cannot find anything along the lines of printtool for easy > set-up of printers. > Do you have the Storm Admin System installed ? The printer setup is through printtool itself, using magicfilter. In case it is not there on your magazine CD do an apt-get install printtool

Re: Newbie vs Printer Setup

> Ahmad-Tijjani Sambo wrote: > > I am a newbie with two Linux boxes. One has RedHat on which I could > setup the printer with printtool. > > The second box has Debian (Storm Linux) that I got off a magazine CD. > Unfortunately I cannot find anything along the lines of printtool for > easy set-up

Newbie vs Printer Setup

I am a newbie with two Linux boxes. One has RedHat on which I could setup the printer with printtool.   The second box has Debian (Storm Linux) that I got off a magazine CD. Unfortunately I cannot find anything along the lines of printtool for easy set-up of printers.   I shall appreciate any

Re: Printer setup problem in potato

On Tue, Nov 14, 2000 at 08:53:03AM +0100, Ascenso Gian Piero wrote: > Hi, Hi. > script. Everything goes well until I get to configuring and installing > device driver modules into the kernel. I can't configure the lp module. Try loading parport and parport_pc before lp. They should be a bit fur

Printer setup problem in potato

Hi, I'm new to Linux and to Debian. I'm just switching from CorelLinux to Debian 2.2, but I've got a problem with the installation dbootstrap script. Everything goes well until I get to configuring and installing device driver modules into the kernel. I can't configure the lp module. The s

Re: printer setup problem

Subject: Re: printer setup problem Date: Tue, Oct 10, 2000 at 11:59:08PM + In reply to:Irger Armin Quoting Irger Armin([EMAIL PROTECTED]): > Seung-woo Nam wrote: > > > Hi: > > I configured my printer setting with printtool, however, when I try to > >

Re: printer setup problem

Seung-woo Nam wrote: > Hi: > I configured my printer setting with printtool, however, when I try to > print only thing I get is 'No spool file found' printed on the paper. > The entry in printcap is identical to the one in my redhat which is > working. I suspected ther is lp.lock file in /var/spoo

Re: printer setup problem

Seung-woo Nam wrote: > Hi: > I configured my printer setting with printtool, however, when I try to > print only thing I get is 'No spool file found' printed on the paper. > The entry in printcap is identical to the one in my redhat which is > working. I suspected ther is lp.lock file in /var/spoo

printer setup problem

Hi: I configured my printer setting with printtool, however, when I try to print only thing I get is 'No spool file found' printed on the paper. The entry in printcap is identical to the one in my redhat which is working. I suspected ther is lp.lock file in /var/spool/lpd/lp directory. Would that b

Re: printer setup in Debian 2.2

t wondering if there is a printer setup tool in debian like > printtool in redhat. My printer is hp deskjet 694c and it just spits > out garbage under debian. > > Thanks > > Seung-woo Nam -- Legion of Doom Northold cracking South Africa FSF CIA Croatian BOK strategic bomb techn

Re: printer setup in Debian 2.2

If you know how to use printtool, it exists as a deb package also. Get it. apt-get install printtol Seung-woo Nam wrote: > > Hi: > > I was just wondering if there is a printer setup tool in debian like > printtool in redhat. My printer is hp deskjet 694c and it just spits out

Re: printer setup in Debian 2.2

as root apt-get install printtool Same program used in RedHat Good Luck On Fri, 29 Sep 2000, Seung-woo Nam wrote: > Hi: > > I was just wondering if there is a printer setup tool in debian like > printtool in redhat. My printer is hp deskjet 694c and it just spits out > garba

printer setup in Debian 2.2

Hi: I was just wondering if there is a printer setup tool in debian like printtool in redhat. My printer is hp deskjet 694c and it just spits out garbage under debian. Thanks Seung-woo Nam

Printer Setup - Netscape etc. & SMB

hi I've been running Samba on a Debian box here for a while now, and using smblient & smbprint. What I'd like to know is if there's a way to configure Gnome so that applications like Netscape & file editors print to a networked printer through some kind of smbprint wrapper. In other words, if I hi

Re: printer setup

> i would try to run magicfilterconfig. I finally got this to work, to my surprise (makes me about 1 for 6 with that package). Ultimately it took purging it and lpr, reinstalling & configuring lpr, and only then letting it try to install magicfilter. Oh, and for a deskjet 500, it is absolut

Re: printer setup

sdoerr wrote: > > I am a new Debian user and one of the things I haven't been able to set > up yet is my printer. I don't have a printcap file yet and I am not i would try to run magicfilterconfig. there`s a lot of such helpful configuration programms in debian, but i`ve never found a helpfull

printer setup

I am a new Debian user and one of the things I haven't been able to set up yet is my printer. I don't have a printcap file yet and I am not sure how to properly create one for my bubblejet 4300 in x windows. I've got KDE installation instructions but I don't know yet if the install will allow me t

Re: Printer Setup

On Tue, 23 Mar 1999, Shawn Nguyen wrote: > Hello, > > Thanks for the advice on magicfilter. I really tried to use it but I > gave up. I went and downloaded the APSFilter package instead from the > web and used it to set up my HP laserjet 1100 printer. I finally got it > working. I wishe

Re: Printer Setup through SAMBA

Petru NOTINGHER wrote: > > Hello. > > I've installed Linux 2.2.1 on my machine, but I have no printer > connected via LPT. > The printer (HPOffice JetPro 1150) is installed on another machine > running Bill's stuff. > It seems it is possible to access the printer via NetBios. I read the > doc com

Re: Printer Setup through SAMBA

On Tue, 23 Mar 1999, Petru NOTINGHER wrote: > Hello. > > I've installed Linux 2.2.1 on my machine, but I have no printer > connected via LPT. > The printer (HPOffice JetPro 1150) is installed on another machine > running Bill's stuff. > It seems it is possible to access the printer via NetBios. I

Printer Setup through SAMBA

Hello. I've installed Linux 2.2.1 on my machine, but I have no printer connected via LPT. The printer (HPOffice JetPro 1150) is installed on another machine running Bill's stuff. It seems it is possible to access the printer via NetBios. I read the doc comming with Samba and tried to configure smb

Re: Printer Setup

I believe apsfilter is included with Debian 2.1. At 08:48 AM 3/23/99 +, Shawn Nguyen wrote: >Hello, > > Thanks for the advice on magicfilter. I really tried to use it but I >gave up. I went and downloaded the APSFilter package instead from the >web and used it to set up my HP laserjet

Printer Setup

Hello, Thanks for the advice on magicfilter. I really tried to use it but I gave up. I went and downloaded the APSFilter package instead from the web and used it to set up my HP laserjet 1100 printer. I finally got it working. I wished that debian had included this package, or at least

Re: Printer Setup

Thanks for the advice. I used the ljet4l filter and it seemed to have done the trick. I guess I will have to wait for the filter for the 1100 filter to get release at a later date to have it be more specific for my exact printer. I wish I knew what I was doing so I can write one myself and contr

Re: Printer Setup

The Laserjet 1100 is a very new printer and there is no driver written especially for it. The ljet4 or ljet4l filters are probably the closest. There is a site listing ghostscript drivers for various printers , but this does not yet mention the LJ 1100

Printer Setup

Hi, I am trying to set up my printer on Debian, I've got Hamm. I've tried to used the Magicfilter package and got the printer to print. But it seems to be cutting off some of the text at the top and bottom and also the printer will not automatically feed paper, I have to press the button

Re: Printer Setup

:mx#0:\ > :sh: > > On Wed, 27 Jan 1999, Bob Nielsen wrote: > > > Date: Wed, 27 Jan 1999 15:43:14 -0700 (MST) > > From: Bob Nielsen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > To: "Craig R. Hodges" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Cc: debian-user@lists.debian.org

RE: Printer Setup

>That's what it was... magicfilterconfig kept telling me that a printcap >already exists and would exit unless --force. that can be confusing to >someone who knows squat about linux printing. That's a good point - thanks for bringing it up. It would be helpful if magicfilterconfig would print a m

Re: Printer Setup

16:27:57 -0700 (MST) > From: Bob Nielsen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "Craig R. Hodges" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Cc: debian-user@lists.debian.org > Subject: Re: Printer Setup > > Well, it looks like magicfilter hasn't been configured. I believe this is > the d

Re: Printer Setup

Nielsen wrote: > > > Date: Wed, 27 Jan 1999 15:43:14 -0700 (MST) > > From: Bob Nielsen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > To: "Craig R. Hodges" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Cc: debian-user@lists.debian.org > > Subject: Re: Printer Setup > > > >

RE: Printer Setup

> With lpr as the print command in Netscape, my printer prints: > > %!PS-Adobe-3.0 > %%BoundingBox: 54 72 558 720 > %%Creator: Mozilla (NetScape) HTML -> PS > > and then starts feeding sheets. I have a HP Deskjet 682C which doesn't > understand postscript. If yo

Re: Printer Setup

:mx#0:\ :sh: On Wed, 27 Jan 1999, Bob Nielsen wrote: > Date: Wed, 27 Jan 1999 15:43:14 -0700 (MST) > From: Bob Nielsen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "Craig R. Hodges" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Cc: debian-user@lists.debian.org > Subject: Re: Printer Setup

Re: Printer Setup

I have default seettings on everything... straight from the deb. Thanks, Craig On Wed, 27 Jan 1999, Rafael Kitover wrote: > Date: Wed, 27 Jan 1999 14:39:37 -0800 > From: Rafael Kitover <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "Craig R. Hodges" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: Re: Prin

Re: Printer Setup

1999 14:27:29 -0700 (MST) > > From: Bob Nielsen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > To: "Craig R. Hodges" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Cc: debian-user@lists.debian.org > > Subject: Re: Printer Setup > > > > I just use lpr as my print command in Netscape and

Re: Printer Setup

On Wed, 27 Jan 1999, Bob Nielsen wrote: > Date: Wed, 27 Jan 1999 14:27:29 -0700 (MST) > From: Bob Nielsen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "Craig R. Hodges" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Cc: debian-user@lists.debian.org > Subject: Re: Printer Setup > > I just use lpr

Re: Printer Setup

config file? Thanks, Craig On Wed, 27 Jan 1999 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Date: Wed, 27 Jan 1999 15:54:42 -0500 (EST) > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Cc: debian-user@lists.debian.org > Subject: Re: Printer Setup > Resent-Date:

Re: Printer Setup

I just use lpr as my print command in Netscape and the output gets sent to gs and the printer via magicfilter. Bob On Wed, 27 Jan 1999, Craig R. Hodges wrote: > I've installed gs-aladdin, gsfonts, magicfilter from slink. > In Netscape I put for the print command > gs --sModel=unspec --sOut

Re: Printer Setup

*- Craig R. Hodges wrote about "Re: Printer Setup" > I've installed gs-aladdin, gsfonts, magicfilter from slink. > In Netscape I put for the print command > gs --sModel=unspec --sOutputFile=\|lpr > Try using the -q option of gs to stop it from writing message

Re: Printer Setup

I've installed gs-aladdin, gsfonts, magicfilter from slink. In Netscape I put for the print command gs --sModel=unspec --sOutputFile=\|lpr It'll pop-up a Ghostscript "preview" window in X and after a couple minutes (if I'm printing a web page with graphics or instantly if just text) get a

Re: Printer Setup

> > HP Deskjet 682C (same as 680C). > > > > Thanks, > > Craig R. Hodges > > > Install magicfilter and gs-aladdin(in non-free). Then read the man page > for gs-hpdj that comes with gs-aladdin. You will then have to modify > the filter that magicfilter sets up to take advantage of the hpdj > driver

Re: Printer Setup

*- Craig R. Hodges wrote about "Printer Setup" > I have lpd installed on Slink. Does anyone have any suggestions on where > to go from there? Printer setup is new to me. Netscape prints two lines of > jumble and then the printer starts feeding sheets continually. I have an >

Printer Setup

I have lpd installed on Slink. Does anyone have any suggestions on where to go from there? Printer setup is new to me. Netscape prints two lines of jumble and then the printer starts feeding sheets continually. I have an HP Deskjet 682C (same as 680C). Thanks, Craig R. Hodges

Re: printer setup for hp laserjet 6L

All you have to do is run magicfilterconfig and answer the questions as root and you're done. Then "lpr file" will print. John John Maheuphone (403) 492-2049 University of Alberta email [EMAIL PROTECTED] Dept. of Econ

Re: printer setup for hp laserjet 6L

> > My printing system consists of a HP LJ6L, ghostscript 4.03, lprng, > and magcfilter. I used magicfilterconfig to set up /etc/printcap > to look like: > > lp|lp|lp|HP Laserjet 6L:\ > :lp=/dev/lp0:sd=/var/spool/lpd/lp:\ > :sh:pw#80:pl#72:px#1440:mx#0:\ > :if=/etc/magicfi

Re: printer setup for hp laserjet 6L

On Thu, Oct 01, 1998 at 06:43:51PM -0500, Mrpeabody shared with us the following words of wisdom: > I just got a hp laserjet 6L and I'm trying to set it up I got it to > print by doing a cat > /dev/lp0 ,but the printing is sloppy, how do I > further configure my printer? I got gostscript from deb

printer setup for hp laserjet 6L

I just got a hp laserjet 6L and I'm trying to set it up I got it to print by doing a cat > /dev/lp0 ,but the printing is sloppy, how do I further configure my printer? I got gostscript from debian is there anything else I can get to make setup easier. -jeff

Re: Printer-setup

UNSUBSCRIBE! On Tue, 30 Sep 1997, Will Lowe wrote: > On Tue, 30 Sep 1997, Gernot Bauer wrote: > > > Hi, > > > > where should I start to look for man-pages or some > > installing-instructions concerning printer-setup (hp-deskjet 690C). I'd > > like

Re: Printer-setup

On Wed, 1 Oct 1997, Lucas wrote: > I am presently using a2ps and gs-alladin to format text files into > postscript and then > print them using gs. If I create a script containing the gs command, this > could be > my print filter in the printcap file (don't remember if it's "if" or "of"). > > My

Re: Printer-setup

I am presently using a2ps and gs-alladin to format text files into postscript and then print them using gs. If I create a script containing the gs command, this could be my print filter in the printcap file (don't remember if it's "if" or "of"). My problem is that whenever I issue the gs command

Re: Printer-setup

On Tue, 30 Sep 1997, L. L. CoolAid wrote: > > > > On Tue, 30 Sep 1997, Gernot Bauer wrote: > > > My printer prints all formats (ok, a printer is supposed to print ;) > > > > Thanx to all who replied. Especially Pat, Will and Lawrence. > > > > If others have the same problem: read the ho

Re: Printer-setup

On Tue, 30 Sep 1997, Gernot Bauer wrote: > My printer prints all formats (ok, a printer is supposed to print ;) > > Thanx to all who replied. Especially Pat, Will and Lawrence. > > If others have the same problem: read the howto in /usr/doc/ > (Printer-HOWTO), install magicfilter and run

Re: Printer-setup

My printer prints all formats (ok, a printer is supposed to print ;) Thanx to all who replied. Especially Pat, Will and Lawrence. If others have the same problem: read the howto in /usr/doc/ (Printer-HOWTO), install magicfilter and run magicfilterconfig as root (delete /etc/printcap if you a

Re: Printer-setup

use magicfilter and choose cdj550c. Gernot Bauer wrote: > > Hi, > > where should I start to look for man-pages or some > installing-instructions concerning printer-setup (hp-deskjet 690C). I'd > like to set up filters to be able to print ps-file

Re: Printer-setup

On Tue, 30 Sep 1997, Gernot Bauer wrote: > Hi, > > where should I start to look for man-pages or some > installing-instructions concerning printer-setup (hp-deskjet 690C). I'd > like to set up filters to be able to print ps-files... install (and configure) the magic

Printer-setup

Hi, where should I start to look for man-pages or some installing-instructions concerning printer-setup (hp-deskjet 690C). I'd like to set up filters to be able to print ps-files... Thanx, Gernot -- -- Gernot Bauer University of Linz [EMAIL PROTECTED]

printer setup

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