Sorry for the long time in replying. I've been really busy with work. Hopefully some of my comments below will be useful (they're in-lined). If you've already solved the problems, just let me know
> >>I have a printer connected to a linux computer that I want my mac to > >>be able to use. > >>I have tried several distros (umbuntu, fedora, Knnoppix, Suse) but > >>they all have a problem. > >> > >>note: the computer is also a NAS server. I 'don't' do command line. > > > >Any more info we can get? What programs have you installed? What > >errors did you get? What do the log files say? Does the printer work > >fine on the linux box? What kind of printer? > > The Printer works fine for linux. It is an hp deskjet 870Cse. > I usally just installed the base system + samba + cups > >>Suse- The cups server can't start > > > >How did you try to start it? What errors did you get? > I tried to start it form the kde print manager (gui). I've never tried it that way. Have you ever used the cups web-ui? try going to localhost:631 from your web browser and see if that takes you to the printer-setup page. (btw, printer setup in linux can be something of a black art... hopefully you have some chicken blood and black candles around) :) > >>Fedora- 4 dosn't support video card > > > >What video card? > Voodoo banshee have you checked google? I'd try googling for "linux Voodoo banshee" (without the quotes) and see what comes up. > >> 5 install craches > > > >Does it give an error? Where does it crash? Did the cds check out > >ok? Do > >you have unusual hardware on the machine? > it does give and error. the cds checkout (using the the check media > 'utility' in the installer) I suspect the crash is due to memory. The > computer that crashes has 127 mb it installed just fine on my other > computer. I think the video card is the only thing that is wierd I'd suggest googling for the error that you get, or sending that error to the mailing list. Just knowing that it fails isn't very helpful. Are you sure the computer has 127 MB of RAM? that could be a problem, because the amount of RAM should always be a power of 2 (ie, it should be 128 MB). If it's actually claiming to have 127MB, then you've probably got some faulty RAM and should get that fixed or you won't have much luck at all. > >> on different hardware the win drivers need to be installed > >> for cups to export drivers but they are in a exe package > > > >I'm not quite certain what you're trying to say here. Can you be a > >bit > >more clear please? > After starting cups i go to the mac and select teh shared printer. it > has no driver information. Under knoppix if I export the drivers for > windows (a menu option available forma right click in the gui print > manager) it doesn't finish the series of dialogue boxes because i > don't have the windows driver however it exports any way, so the *nix > drivers are exported and my mac can use them. The windows drivers > come in an exe and a web how-to says i need to copy 4 of the driver > files to a cups driver folder Have you installed the linux printer drivers? Ie, if it's an HP printer, you'll probably need hpijs drivers. for other printers, other drivers. If you need to know what driver to use, you can go to http://linuxprinting.org, and there's a search you can do to find the correct drivers for your particular printer > >>knoppix- Samba won't start > > > >How did you try to start it? What error did it give when you tried? > I go to the gui control panel and try to set it up And what happens? > >>Umbunta- doesn't have a samba GUI > > > >I'm assuming you mean Ubuntu. Did you look to see if there was one > >you > >could install? What's the one you tried to use elsewhere? Is there a > >particular GUI you're looking for? Did you check to see if > >aptitude/synaptic has the GUI? > > > I just don't know enough to track down and install one I tried a few > but kept getting errors If you can figure out what the name of the one you were using in Knoppix was, then you could try installing it in ubuntu. Or, you could see if anybody on the list can recommend one to you. Good luck getting everything working! -- http://www.tuxgirl.com
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