Depending on the printer model, HP printers work best if you install hplip (the HP Linux printing support) and use that to manage the CUPS printers.conf for them -- you'll need that package for any of the all-in-one's or anything newer about a year old. Older printers like the Laserjets with the JetDirect cards should be defined as socket:// URIs, not IPP.
You'll have to look at the Lexmark printers -- most of the newer (last year or two) speak IPP, but some had to be defined as lpr:// printers (note: lpR, not lpD). Install the PPD files before you try to define printers (and restart cupsd after copying the files). If you want, you can send me the list of printers offlist, and I'll work out what the best CUPS settings are for them. I probably have most of them lying around -- I like messing with printers. 8-) -- db ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For LINUX-390 subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO LINUX-390 or visit http://www.marist.edu/htbin/wlvindex?LINUX-390 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For more information on Linux on System z, visit http://wiki.linuxvm.org/
