I tried this but alas it did not work. I really do like using linux but it is very
annoying to have to reboot into windows in order to print. does anyone have a
suggestion? I will try almost anything right now
tim
ps. TFTD(thought for the day): I couldn't fix your brakes so I made your horn louder
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
>
> I had a similiar problem.
>
> After uninstalling the default CUPS drivers and re-installing the updated
> drivers everything worked fine.
>
> Merely "upgrading" the existing RPM's did not work though.
>
> It was not until I performed an uninstall then re-install that things
> started working.
>
> Curiously this also fixed my Samba printing problem as well.
>
> -JMS
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of
> [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Sent: Saturday, January 27, 2001 8:46 PM
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: [newbie] cannot get cups to work
>
>
> When I first installed LM 7.2 my printer worked just fine, then one day I
> tried to print and I got the error that it couldn't reach the cups server.
> Since then I have tried reinstalling cups with many different updates but I
> have still had no luck. every time I reinstall I go to printerdrake and it
> hangs on "reading driver database". the web interface (http://localhost:631)
> also does not work.
>
> Any help is greatly appreciated
>
> tim
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