Does it print from Mozilla, OpenOffice.org, Star Office, ...? Does it
print with KDE and enscript when one connects it to the parallel port
and configures it appropriately?
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Bryan Walsh wrote:
I've been having some problems getting my printer (Laserjet 1200 connected
via USB)
This is a known problem of the Control Center. To manage your CUPS
printing queues use kups. It is much more sophisticated than
printerdrake (the Control Center module). You can also set the printer
options, configure your CUPS daemon and more.
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civileme wrote:
--
See
http://www.mandrakeforum.com/article.php?sid=545lang=en
tip number 4.
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Jesus Roncero wrote:
Hi, Is there any way to go back to lpd and uninstall cups? I am not satisfied
with cups and would like to install lpd without messing too much with the
system. Is there an easy way
I have looked into the manual and this print server box behaves as a
remote machine with LPD running on it and a queue called "lpt1". So you
simply proceed as described on
http://mandrakeuser.org/hardware/hcups3.html#lpdsrv
You set up a CUPS queue as described on this web page on one machine
Steve Browne wrote:
Thanks, but I solved it. I went to www.cups.org and used their online
You mean www.linuxprinting.org?
driver builder to create Epson_Stylus_800-st800.ppd. I then downloaded
it to /usr/share/cups/model/Epson where all the other Epson drivers
are. DrakeConf still
Buenos dias,
Go to
http://mandrakeuser.org/hardware/hcups2.html#instpostscript
and to get the PPD file of the printer to
http://hp.sourceforge.net/
Hasta mas,
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Alfredo Cole wrote:
Hi:
This may be OT, but does anybody know how to print to different trays in a HP
4050TN
JL Capabilities Off The Printer
Keying in the PJL info for thousands of printers off the vendor's documentation is very tiring and error-prone. Is this docu available at all? Is it complete? Is it correct? -- There's a better way to find out, with your help: ask you printer directly, what it sup
The Epsons are better supported by GIMP-Print, so you can expect better
quality with them. The advantage of the HPs is that the print heads get
changed with cartridge, so less problems with clogged nozzles. See also
http://linuxprinting.org/
http://linuxprinting.org/suggested.html
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Michael O'Henly wrote:
This sounds a bit like what I get when I use the CUPS "HP LaserJet 4050,
Foomatic + stp-4.0 (GIMP-Print)" driver for my HP LaserJet 4050. I've had
very little success with any of the CUPS 4050 drivers and I'm using "Generic
Postscript" now.
To get all out of your
You should be able to print several image formats by simply sending the
file to the printer:
xpp image.jpg
If image printing only does not work with GIMP, configure GIMP as
described here:
http://www.mandrakeuser.org/hardware/hcups8.html#gimp
To get the best graphics output quality
The fading out of the pages is a bug of GIMP-Print, update the
ghostscript and cups-drivers packages as described on
http://www.mandrakeforum.com/article.php3?sid=20001214090405
To know how to print with GIMP, surf to
http://www.mandrakeuser.org/hardware/hcups8.html#gimp
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Larry
Surf to
http://www.mandrakeuser.org/hardware/hcups8.html#soffice
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Mark Weaver wrote:
Hi list,
As I recall I remember seeing something about this before on the list, but when
I searched the archives on this subject the search was rather fruitless. I
wasn't able to come up
The not remembering the paper size in the printing dialog of KDE2 is a
known bug which I have already reported on our bug-tracking system
(qa.mandrakesoft.com).
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Robert Barry wrote:
When I print with Konqueror and Kmail the default is A4. How do I switch the
default to Letter? I
Trevor Farrell wrote:
I now have the HP950c and can comment:
Have you already tried the "HP DeskJet 900 series, CUPS+GIMP-print v4.0"
driver entry in the printer installation program? This leads probably to
a better quality. At least it supports 600x600 dpi.
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You have got a lot of tips by other users, even one recommending a
Lexmark inkjet.
I recommend Epson. Go to
http://www.linuxprinting.org/printer_list.cgi?make=Epson
and choose one of the "Perfectly" working models which are supported by
the "stp" (GIMP-Print) driver. To install the printer
It is now also in the "unsupported" directory of the Cooker mirrors
(compiled for 7.2) and on the Cooker itself (compiled for the Cooker).
You get to the Cooker mirrors on
http://www.linux-mandrake.com/en/cookerdevel.php3
See also
The Samba client on the distro has a bug, download the fixed Samba
packages from
http://www.mandrakesoft.com/~tkamppeter/packages/
Drakconf has also a bug and therefore asks for another GhostScript.
GhostScript, especially updated from the page mentioned above, is OK.
Use KUPS when it is
Can you type "ifconfig" and see whether there is a section beginning
with "lo"?
Try to set "NETWORKING=yes" in /etc/sysconfig/network and "ONBOOT=yes"
in /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifcfg-lo. Enter
service network restart
to activate this. Send me the mentioned files when this does not
Can you print from other, especially non-KDE, apps? Can you print into a
file with kmail and then display the PostScript file with gv? What is
the default language on your machine? kmail has some bugs concerning the
feneration of PostScript files for printing. If printing to a file and
displaying
"Miguel P.C." wrote:
El Vie 24 Nov 2000 14:11, escribiste:
Thanks, it sounds great but ...
I have some other unix clients w/o samba and in which I cannot install
anything, but I'd like them to be able to print too ... so I'd like to do it
with lpr ... any suggestions?
CUPS can
This will work with EVERY printer, this Tektronix driver is only for
spitting out coloured PostScript, the translation from PostScript to the
printer's own format is then done, as usual, by the CUPS RIP (Raster
Image Processor) or GhostScript.
So you can buy every printer well supported by
bill wrote:
I keep wanting to try out a new printer one of these days.
I hear Lexmark released drivers for its Z52 ? in
the city of Anchorage I notice a Epson 900 for 179$.
Would either of these be likely candidates?
The driver of the Z52 is proprietary (no free/open source software) and
Charles Curley wrote:
I've encountered the problem with 5.0 on Red Hat 7.0, so you may not see
it at all. On the other tentacle, I don't know if they support CUPS. You
can change the command line at will, so if they don't, you can probably fi
that quickly. they spit out postscript or HP PCL
What version of Linux Mandrake are you using? In Mandrake 7.2 there is a
particular driver (even more than one) for your printer (when the
cups-drivers package is installed) and one can set the paper size easily
even without KLJet.
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Bertil Wergelius wrote:
I have configured to print
e this works, try it, it worked on both a local Epson Stylus 440
and a remote HP DeskJet 840C for me.
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William Bouterse wrote:
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Nice, under 7.1 with the LPD printing system this would work without any
problems, but on 7.2 we have CUPS by default, and not LPD. I had already
answered to the guy how to do it with CUPS. Short hint: how to do it
with CUPS one can read on
Alain wrote:
about the same topic, in which file and with which syntax do you allow
connection to lp from other computers?
In /etc/hosts.lpd on the server.
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"Ronald L. Chichester" wrote:
Has anyone figured out how to get WordPerfect to print to a local
printer designated under CUPS. WordPerfect only seems to want the old
lpr. I have designated my local printer as lp, and have set up
WordPerfect to print to lp. I know that CUPS sees the
Oi,
Não é tal difícil, leia
(It's not so difficult, read)
http://www.mandrakeuser.org/hardware/hcups3.html#lpdsrv
The name of the remote queue is the name of the queue (the printer)
defined under LPD on the server. I think, but I am not sure, that you
have to put your client into the
To do not lock out yourself out of your machine do the following:
0. Make sure that you do not have any hard disk partition which is
nearly full with
df -k
Espcially the partitions containing /tmp, /etc, and /var should not be
full.
1. Download the newest version of cups, cups-drivers, and
SoloCDM wrote:
Thanks!
I'm using LM 7.0 and it doesn't have a cups directory. Also, the
^
printing problem is fixed.
How did you install CUPS on your 7.0? Either the RPM package for 7.2,
the RPM
Sridhar Govindarajulu wrote:
I had a problem with the printer connected to my LM system and printing from
my Win client. I had configured the Lm printer thro' samba as 'dj400'. Had
to modify my printers.conf in /etc/cups dir
From
Default Printer lp
to
Default Printer dj400
restart
Can you check the permissions and ownerships of /var/spool/cups/ and
/var/spool/cups/tmp? They must be:
# ll -d /var/spool/cups/
drwx--3 lp sys54 Nov 21 11:25
/var/spool/cups//
# ll -d /var/spool/cups/tmp
drwx-T2 lp sys35 Nov 17
mail wrote:
i tried the fontpath variables (as well as copying the fonts to the existing
font directory, but no luck, I've read that Cups does support ttf, but no
info on how.
Have you already read http://localhost:631/documentation.html? I do not
know what there is written about TrueType,
PatMc wrote:
I am trying to setup a printer on my 7.0 machine. The printer's in
question are connected to samba machines on my home network. One is a
560c and the other is a Panasonic 2023 on separate machines. The box I'm
trying to set up is dual boot and prints fine to either printer
You should repost this with another subject, the right people for KDE
stuff will not find your mail.
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There are two possibilities:
1. In /etc/cups/cupsd.conf there is a "FontPath" variable, try to enter
directories there with the fonts you need. I don't know whether this
helps, it is possible that the CUPS renderer (which is written to work
under nearly every Unix) does not support TrueType
Oi,
many questions appeared on the mailing lists about problems with CUPS,
the new printing system in Linux Mandrake 7.2. I have set up some places
for getting additional help in case of questions and problems with CUPS:
1. A large article covering all about CUPS, beginning from what CUPS is
You have to configure the options of your printer:
Web interface: http://localhost:631/printers/ Look for your printer,
click "Configure printer" and set the options.
kups: click with the right button on your printer, choose "Configure
printer" in menu, set options.
Settings needed for your
Go to
http://www.mandrakeuser.org/hardware/#4th
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Nikodemus Karlsson wrote:
Hi!
I have problems with network printing with cups. First I tried to configure
samba for cups According to the cups manual, all I had to do is to ensure the
print line in smb.conf is printing = cups.
Which Mandrake version are you using, and when you use 7.2, which
printing system (CUPS or lpr)?
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HI,
I've had less than
Someone knows whether and how these notebooks (or other recent Dells)
work with Mandrake 7.2 (especially graphics and sound):
http://www.euro.dell.com/countries/fr/fra/dhs/products/series_inspn_notebooks.htm
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Hi,
Has anyone noticed that StarOffice no longer prints after upgrading to
Mandrake 7.2? All my other apps can print, but StarOffice only acts
like it - nothing comes out.
Go to the Mandrakeforum, I have already posted something about this
problem there.
http://www.mandrakeforum.com/commentShow.php3?sid=20001102140711pid=37
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Lars Roland Kristiansen wrote:
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As Mandrake 7.2 has CUPS as printing system now, the things are
different:
/var/spool/lpd is obsolete
/var/spool/cups only contains spooled jobs, no config files
/etc/printcap is generated by CUPS so thet KDE and other applications
find the
printers
The configuration
There are two possibilities:
1.) You update to Mandrake 7.2, it supports all protocols of
ethernet-connected printers: AppSocket, LPD, IPP, SMB. There are two
printer configuration programs: printerdrake and kups. In both you find
the correct buttons for using these protocols easily. Look in the
Update CUPS to the newest release (1.1.4-3mdk)
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How can I get Koffice, konq etc to print to cups. At the moment
Mandrake 7.2 (and all the betas) use CUPS as printing system, so you
cannot use printtool for printer administration. Use kups or go to
http://localhost:631/ instead.
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