I am currently loading lp, parport, & parport-pc in /etc/modules.autoload.
On Mon, 10 Feb 2003 10:47:21 -0500
Felix Rodriguez <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> I had to place the modules in my modules.autoload file in order to load
> them at boot time.
>
>
>
> At 05:19 AM 2/10/2003 -0500, you wrote:
> >I followed the gentoo printing guide to no avail - still having problems.
> >
> >I have an HP LaserJet 4 Plus hooked up via the parallel port. I have
> >parport, parport-pc, IEE 1284 Transfer mode, and lp configured correctly
> >in my kernel configuration.
> >
> >I did:
> >emerge cups
> >emerge foomatic
> >
> >Weird behavior:
> >I (as root) cat test.txt ("Hello World:) > /dev/lp0. Though the command
> >returns no error, nothing happens. I keep doing it:
> >cat test.txt > /dev/lp0
> >cat test.txt > /dev/lp0
> >cat test.txt > /dev/lp0
> >cat test.txt > /dev/lp0
> >
> >All of these return NO errors, but nothing happens.
> >
> >So I issue this command:
> >foomatic-configure -s cups -p 75104 -c /dev/lp0 -n HP -d ljet4
> >
> >And get the following error message:
> >lpadmin: add-printer (set device) failed: client-error-not-possible
> >Could not set up/change the queue "HP"!
> >
> >Then I set up cupsd:
> >rc-update add cupsd default
> >
> >So I use mozilla to go to http://127.0.0.1:631, set up the printer with
> >the following settings:
> >Name: HP
> >Location: /dev/lp0
> >Description: HP LaserJet 4 Plus
> >Device: Parallel Port #1 (Hewlett-Packard HP LaserJet 4 Plus)
> >Make: HP
> >Model: HP LaserJet Series CUPS v1.1 (en)
> >
> >So I print a test page and get:
> >Hello World
> > Hello World
> > Hello World
> > Hello World
> > Hello World
> >
> >So I print another test page. This time, nothing happens. I print
> >another test page... nothing happens. Etc...
> >
> >So I go and look at the 'completed' jobs:
> >HP-11 Test Page 15k aborted Restart Job
> >HP-12 Test Page 15k aborted Restart Job
> >HP-13 (stdin) devios 93k aborted Restart Job
> >HP-14 Test Page 15k aborted Restart Job
> >HP-15 Test Page 15k aborted Restart Job
> >HP-16 Test Page 15k aborted Restart Job
> >
> >I can't seem to find any help on this anywhere. Any help would be greatly
> >appeciated. Research I've done to this point seems to suggest this is a
> >gentoo problem - as if some dependencey or config file entry is missing
> >somewhere...
> >
> >There are a lot of similar issues from gentoo users.
> >
> >In any case, I just would like a working printer so I don't have to
> >continue using Microsoft products. I'd appreciate it if you could cc my
> >email address on all responses.
> >
> >Thanks,
> >
> >devi0s
> >
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