I have not been able to reproduce what you are seeing as far as the root user/password locking up.
However, try this. goto your unpacked directory. Then reference this file from Step 4 on, http://hplip.sourceforge.net/install/manual/distros/mandriva.html That is the manual install instructions. If you run into issues check back with me. thanks jh Giorgio TOMBOLA wrote: > Hi John > Thank you for answer. > > I went in the unpacked directory created during previous installation > attempt. I run the command ./install.py but the result don't change. The > installation lock just after I write the root password and hit enter. > > Running your check in a terminal I get: > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] hplip-2.7.7]$ ./check.py -p > > > HP Linux Imaging and Printing System (ver. x.x.x) > > Dependency/Version Check Utility ver. 10.0 > > > Copyright (c) 2001-7 Hewlett-Packard Development Company, LP > > This software comes with ABSOLUTELY NO WARRANTY. > > This is free software, and you are welcome to distribute it > > under certain conditions. See COPYING file for more details. > > > Saving output in log file: hp-check.log > > > Initializing. Please wait... > > -Traceback (most recent call last): > > File "./check.py", line 161, in <module> > > core.init() > > File "/home/giorgio/Desktop/hplip-2.7.7/installer/core_install.py", line > 220, in init > > self.version_description, self.version_public, self.version_internal = > self.get_hplip_version() > > File "/home/giorgio/Desktop/hplip-2.7.7/installer/core_install.py", line > 736, in get_hplip_version > > '', sys_cfg.configure['internal-tag'], sys_cfg.hplip.version > > KeyError: 'internal-tag' > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] hplip-2.7.7]$ > > By the way before all I removed HPLIP 1.6.12 installed in my system and > I did it also before previous attempt. > > Message for administrator: how can I avoid all that =20 at the end of > the rows of the message? > To answer the only way is to send an e-mail ? No way to answer > "directly" as in many other forums? > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- > This SF.net email is sponsored by: Splunk Inc. > Still grepping through log files to find problems? Stop. > Now Search log events and configuration files using AJAX and a browser. > Download your FREE copy of Splunk now >> http://get.splunk.com/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This SF.net email is sponsored by: Splunk Inc. Still grepping through log files to find problems? Stop. Now Search log events and configuration files using AJAX and a browser. Download your FREE copy of Splunk now >> http://get.splunk.com/ _______________________________________________ HPLIP-Help mailing list HPLIP-Help@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/hplip-help
