Re: [gentoo-user] Printer Setup

Re: [gentoo-user] Printer Setup

[sean]

sean wrote:
> I am trying to get my locally attached printer to work, first time setup.
> 
> Followed the instructions and so far nothing.
> I am using the default cups.conf setup, and have enabled the kernel support
> 
> Device Drivers -->
>   <*> Parallel port support
>   <*>   PC-style hardware
> 
> Device Drivers -->
>   Character Devices -->
>     <*> Parallel printer support
> 
> as the instructions state.
> 
> Doing an lpq gives the following
> 
> lpq: error - no default destination available.
> tardis sean #
> 
> Would anyone be able to give me an ideas on how to get this thing running?
> Hopefully I included all needed information.
> 
>             Thanks in advance
>             Sean

A little more

Doing a
  dmesg | grep -i print
drivers/usb/class/usblp.c: v0.13: USB Printer Device Class driver

shows me the previous. I am on a parallel port.

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Re: [gentoo-user] Printer Setup

[sean]

sean wrote:
> sean wrote:
>> I am trying to get my locally attached printer to work, first time setup.
>>
>> Followed the instructions and so far nothing.
>> I am using the default cups.conf setup, and have enabled the kernel 
>> support
>>
>> Device Drivers -->
>>   <*> Parallel port support
>>   <*>   PC-style hardware
>>
>> Device Drivers -->
>>   Character Devices -->
>>     <*> Parallel printer support
>>
>> as the instructions state.
>>
>> Doing an lpq gives the following
>>
>> lpq: error - no default destination available.
>> tardis sean #
>>
>> Would anyone be able to give me an ideas on how to get this thing 
>> running?
>> Hopefully I included all needed information.
>>
>>             Thanks in advance
>>             Sean
> 
> A little more
> 
> Doing a
>  dmesg | grep -i print
> drivers/usb/class/usblp.c: v0.13: USB Printer Device Class driver
> 
> shows me the previous. I am on a parallel port.
> 

Well I do seem to have managed to fire the printer up.

		Thanks anyway everyone.
		Hopefully no other problems.
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Re: [gentoo-user] Printer Setup

[Richard Fish]

On 8/22/06, sean <tech.junk@verizon.net> wrote:
> Doing an lpq gives the following
>
> lpq: error - no default destination available.
> tardis sean #

Did you configure a printer in (I assume) cups?  If so, what does "lpq
-P <printer_name>" report?

If you still need to setup a printer in cups, you should be able to do
so through its web interface at http://127.0.0.1:631/admin.

-Richard
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