Re: [gentoo-user] CUPS problem

[Dale <dalek1967@bellsouth.net>]

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Alan E. Davis wrote:
> I have installed two or three times, deleted /etc/cups and reinstalled
> the printer.  It showed up as an HPLIP device when installing, w/ CUPS
> and/or the kde printer utility.   NOtably the utility OR the
> localhost:631 interface did not show any option for a USB printer.
> The address that ended up being used was a usb:<printername>.  When I
> get gentoo booted up I'll look at it again.  For now, I have to print,
> so I've installed Ubuntu on another partition.  Printing works fine
> there, so that's a start.
>
> Thank you,
>
> Alan
>
> On Jan 7, 2008 2:48 AM, Mick <michaelkintzios@gmail.com> wrote:
>   
>> On Sunday 06 January 2008, Dale wrote:
>>     
>>> Alan E. Davis wrote:
>>>       
>>>> Any ideas?
>>>>         
>>> I ran into something similar to the a while back and I had to un-merge
>>> cups, delete the config files, then reemerge cups and reconfigure my
>>> printer.   Keep in mind that when you unmerge something, the config
>>> files remain in /etc unchanged.
>>>       
>> Assuming that you have set the correct device in the GUI for your printer,
>> then the most likely error is that your have not provided the correct path
>> for it.  Show us what you have defined the path as in case we can help.
>> --
>> Regards,
>> Mick
>>
>>     
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They recently changed it over to hplip.  Is that installed on your system? 

Dale

:-)  :-) 

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