I am using Mandrake 7.2 with cups on a standalone pc on which I have not been
able to print even though the earlier mdk 7.1 printed fine. HOWEVER I may
have a clue to what is wrong but do not know how to fix it and could use some
help.
When I enter the command kups in a kde konsole as "su" it gives me th3e
following error:
_IceTransOpen: Unable to Parse address none
Session management error: Could not open network socket
and then opens up the config window for cups showing no printers installed
even though I had installed a printer when installing Mandrake 7.2.
***Twice, I have no idea why, kups opened up and DID show the printer I had
installed when installing Mandrake 7.2 to be present! but despite my trying
repeatedly since then it has not reappeared again. I do not know what made
it appear that time and not since which is extremely weird.
Anyway when I try to install a printer under kups it won't let me saying it
can detect no parallel ports. Yet in /dev there are files named lp0, lp1 and
lp2. So it is a matter of cups not seeing my parallel port.
Then I had a brainstorm that may be the clue to the problem based on the
error message above.
Shortly after I installed Mandrake 7.2, I wanted to customize it and changed
the default name "localhost.localhost" (which would show up on the top of
some utility apps) to "Jeff_PC".
Now, when I enter in a browser the URL http://localhost:631 it could not
find the cups page. BUT, when I tried http://jeff_pc:631/admin, that opened
up the admin page for cups. So, maybe cups is not working because it's files
are hardwired to look for "localhost" where now I have "Jeff_PC". Problem is
I no longer remember how I changed the localhost name or what the original
default was (localhost or localhost.localhost). I do recall that Drakeconf
accepted the change but did not implement it and I had to change an ascii
config file somewhere.
Anyone able to help me out of this muddle I got myself in?
Thanks.
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Jeff Malka <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Registered Linux User 348854
