Roderick, On Sat, 2006-07-15 at 19:54 -0400, G. Roderick Singleton wrote: > On Sun, 2006-07-16 at 09:22 +1000, Philip Rhoades wrote: > > Philipp, > > > > > > > OOo 2 tries the following: > > > > > > - try to load libcups.so.2 (the CUPS library) > > > - try to resolve the needed CUPS API symbols > > > - call cupsGetDests (basically get a list of know CUPS printers) > > > > > > if all of these steps succeed, then CUPS is used for printing, else > > > OOo > > > falls back to the older stuff it used before CUPS support was added > > > (including its own PPD files, mostly SGENPRT) > > > > > > The first step should succeed if CUPS is installed, libcups is > > > usually > > > installed in /usr/lib or so. > > > The second step could only fail if you for instance used a much older > > > CUPS version on the system where things fail. > > > The third setp fails if CUPS does not list the printers, this can be > > > due > > > to not opened ports in the firewall, the cups daemon not running etc. > > > basically if "lpc status" on the command line works and shows at > > > least > > > one printer (and you are sure that you are running the CUPS version > > > of > > > lpc), then CUPS should also work in OOo. > > > > > > Kind regards, pl > > > > > > I get: > > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] ooX]# lpc -v > > -v is not implemented by the CUPS version of lpc. > > > > So I am definitely using the CUPS version and I DO see all my printers > > (see hereunder) but it seems OO is still falling back to SGENPRT > > somehow . .
lpc status lines start here: > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] ooX]# lpc > > lpc> status > > V0: > > printer is on device 'lpd' speed -1 > > queuing is enabled > > printing is enabled > > no entries > > daemon present > > V1: > > printer is on device 'lpd' speed -1 > > queuing is enabled > > printing is enabled > > no entries > > daemon present > > V2: > > printer is on device 'lpd' speed -1 > > queuing is enabled > > printing is enabled > > no entries > > daemon present > > V3: > > printer is on device 'lpd' speed -1 > > queuing is enabled > > printing is enabledlpc> status > Postscript: > printer is on device 'lpd' speed -1 > queuing is enabled > printing is enabled > no entries > daemon present > printer: > printer is on device 'lpd' speed -1 > queuing is enabled > printing is enabled > no entries > daemon present > lpc> > > Where lpd is a networked LPD printer and Likewise postscript What?? You appear to have just done exactly what I did . . > > no entries > > daemon present > > v4: > > printer is on device 'lpd' speed -1 > > queuing is enabled > > printing is enabled > > no entries > > daemon present > > > > > > Try lpc<cr> and enter status at the lpc commnand prompt. Mine says: You appear to have missed the lines above . . Phil. -- Philip Rhoades Pricom Pty Limited (ACN 003 252 275 ABN 91 003 252 275) GPO Box 3411 Sydney NSW 2001 Australia Mobile: +61:0411-185-652 Fax: +61:2:8923-5363 E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
