Try CUPS to make it working for the first time. I have already informed
the author of printerdrake to check this problem.
Till
Job Diesveld wrote:
>
> Tried to install beta 2 of Linux-Mandrake today, everything went well
> although installation took quite some time, some minor packages like
> locales-fa took more than 1 minute to install. But this to the side.
>
> While trying to install my HP Deskjet 720c I selected lpd as the interface
> instead of CUPS. Finally you get a window where you can select the type of
> printer you have (remote/local etc). I choose for a local printer, after
> that I press the button OK, I get a message that "one package is being
> installed" and after that the installation hangs. I try to kill X with
> control-alt-backspace which gets me to the shell. If I try to halt or reboot
> I get some error messages like "sh: cannot find shutdown" and I have to
> reset my system in order to get my computer to the land of the living. If I
> try to install without printer support I don't face any irregularities.
>
> Greetings.
>
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