Hi Kevin Kevin O'Gorman wrote on 02/02/08 19:31:
>>>> I've installed cups and hplip. I cannot follow the Gentoo >>>> printing guide, because that worthy document requires me to add >>>> hplip to the default runlevel, but hplip does not put anything in >>>> /etc/init.d. My printer is an old HP Laserjet 4M, which I >>>> usually run as a Postscrpt printer. >>>> What have I missed? >>> Run hp-setup >>> You'll probably need to rework your cups config files if you've >>> retained them from the broken install. hp-setup should enable >>> local printing OK. >> And if it still gives you problems, delete /etc/cups then reemerge >> cups. I had to do that last part too. > The problem is that my printer is on the LPT port (/dev/lp0), and > hp-setup does not find it. In fact it has an option for LPT > printers, but it is greyed out. > The printer is really there: I can print by "cat printme >/dev/lp0" > with a suitably formed "printme" file (lines need CR, file ends with > ^L^D). > Hmmm. Digging slightly deeper, I found the /usr/bin/hp-probe > program. It lets me specifically request a probe of LPT, but finds > nothing there. The printer remains attached. I'm even more deeply > stumped than before. Try: hp-setup -i /dev/parport0 See if that helps. Try hp-setup -h for other options. I take it that your kernel has parallel port support generated, and that you have file permission to access /dev/lp0 ? Cheers, Dave -- [email protected] mailing list
