On May 3, 2009, at 9:44 PM, JIM RAPER wrote: > I would see if the list had any advice that might be a little less > daunting to an old retired school teacher like me.
Use any web browser to access: http://localhost:631/ This should show you the CUPS (Common Unix Printing System) which is the OS X system printing software. If get an error message, CUPS is offline and not working. You can try restarting CUPS by going to Applications>Utilities>Terminal and in a Terminal window type each of these commands followed by a Return: sudo killall cupsd sudo cupsd After typing these, close Terminal and try http://localhost:631/ again. If you see the CUPS page, your printing is back online and you should be able to print now. If not, you'll need to reinstall CUPS. You can get CUPS installer package at: ftp://www.cups.org/pub/cups/1.2.12/cups-1.2.12.dmg If your CUPS is working, and you can access http://localhost:631/, but you still can't print, you may need to add the printer again, or worse, install all the Epson software again. This is what you're trying to needlessly avoid, and I hope this advice on CUPS will solve your issue without needing to reinstall everything. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed Low End Mac's G3-5 List, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list?hl=en Low End Mac RSS feed at feed://lowendmac.com/feed.xml -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
