The error message I get when selecting LPRng in printerdrake as root is (appears in the console): "cannot start lp device 'dev/lp0 - Permission denied"
The security level on my system is low. Yes, I downloaded the ISOs for the three CDs. Everything else installed correctly and works fine. Rob On 22 Dec 2001 17:48:51 +0100 Oscar <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: |Hi, |Try it (only a suggestion): |As root, run printerdrake. |Delete your printer if it's present. |Reboot. |As root, run printerdrake. |Change printerdrake to expert mode. |Change the print system to LPRng. |Add your printer. |Print the test page. If no page is printed, tell us the exact error |message. |By the way, what security level has your LM? |Did you downloaded your copy of LM8.1? |Oscar. | | |El s�b, 22-12-2001 a las 15:58, [EMAIL PROTECTED] escribi�: |> Yes, Ed. I understand this is not Mandrake Support. |> |> append=" devfs=nomount <----appears in my lilo.conf |> |> but I've had it both ways. |> |> Rob |> ---------------------------------- |> On Sat, 22 Dec 2001 09:32:57 -0500 |> Ed Tharp <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: |> |> |so, Rob, just to be sure you understand, this is NOT mandrake - support. this |> |is a group of folks that are working on getting there own linux boxes the way |> |they want, and since that has required a learning process, some have decided |> |to hang around and offer up what little gems they "think" they have learned. |> |I do not believe the paid employees of Mandrake who do happen to monitor this |> |list do so because it is in their "job description" to read either the expert |> |or newbie mail list. |> |that said, (in other words I probly won't be able to help, but maybe we can |> |work thru this and some other floks might chime in), are you booting with |> |"devfs mount"? or "devfs nomount" in your lilo.conf? |> | |> |On Friday 21 December 2001 21:27, you wrote: |> |> Greetings once again, |> |> |> |> Well, suffice it to say, no one has chimed in with any suggestions yet. I |> |> have another clue which my eyes noticed during the boot process last night, |> |> for what it's worth. Don't know if this means anything since I had |> |> problems configuring printing during the reinstall/upgrade-type but here it |> |> is. The boot screen scrolls by the following: |> |> |> |> Quote - |> |> Loading parralel port printer modules devfs: devfs_register_(): device |> |> already registered "0" Starting CUPS printing system: lpd: warning -** |> |> cannot open: /var/log/lp-errs (): - 'permission denied' warning: -cannot |> |> start lp device: /dev/lp0: -permission denied Unquote - |> |> |> |> I've checked all the /var/log files I can find and I can detect no reason |> |> for the problem. Again, upon an attempted re-install as reported below, it |> |> didn't appear that I had a successful installation of the printer. |> |> |> |> Still open for any suggestions. |> |> |> |> Rob |> |> |> |> Begin forwarded message: |> |> |> |> Date: Sat, 15 Dec 2001 23:59:07 -0500 |> |> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] |> |> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] |> |> Subject: Fw: Yet another printing question |> |> |> |> |> |> Greetings again all... |> |> |> |> Having seen no response to the below, I "reinstalled/upgraded" tonight and |> |> paid particular attention to the printer configuration. In a nutshell, I |> |> could not get CUPS to accept/configure my printer (and I chose all, |> |> alternatives that were available for my HP DeskJet 970Cse), the result each |> |> time was "An error occurred - foomatic-configure failed." So I chose |> |> lprng. At least I was able to get a test page to print fine during the |> |> "install" process from the CD installation routine. However, I still |> |> cannot print...nothing happens. MDK 8.0 was fine. Did something funny |> |> change relative to printing between 8.0 and 8.1? I don't understand why |> |> printing seems to be such rocket science in Linux. |> |> |> |> Rob |> |> |> |> Begin forwarded message: |> |> |> |> Date: Fri, 14 Dec 2001 22:26:50 -0500 |> |> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] |> |> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] |> |> Subject: Yet another printing question |> |> |> |> |> |> Greetings all, |> |> |> |> I have been struggling to get printing to work ever since I installed MDK |> |> 8.1. It appears that my printer is recognized (or at least is reflected by |> |> name in the configuration files I've checked) leading me to believe I have |> |> a CUPS problem. Indeed, when I try (as root) in a terminal window to bring |> |> up KUPS, I receive the following: |> |> |> |> "Session management error: Authentication Rejected, reason : None of the |> |> authentication protocols specified are supported and host-based |> |> authentication failed DCOPServer up and running. |> |> language: C" |> |> |> |> The Kups window then comes up but nothing is reflected as an installed |> |> printer. |> |> |> |> Anyone have any experience with this? I've reinstalled once (as an update) |> |> with the same results. |> |> |> |> Thanks in advance. |> |> |> |> Rob |> | |> | |> |> ---- |> | |> Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? |> Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com |-- | . --- | |o_o | | |:_/ | Usuario | // \ \ de Linux | (| | ) Registrado |/'\_ _/`\ #227443 |\___)=(___/ http://counter.li.org/ | | |
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