James Gray <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote on 30-09-2003 04:55:33 PM: --snip-- > > You want to install the "foomatic" packages (apt-cache search foomatic).
> These contain the drivers for lots of printers. Once foomatic is in, > you can restart CUPS and go to http://localhost:631/ and configure your > printers. Somewhere in amongst the setup screens you will get a drop > down to select a print driver. Pick the right one and you're done :-) > BTW, there is one called "HP OfficeJet 710, Foomatic + Postscript (en)" > which sounds like it could be a winner. > I have selected that driver! that is why I am suprised it still doesn't work > Here's what I'm running on this machine (my lapdog, Debian - Woody): > > [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$ dpkg -l|egrep foomatic\|cups | awk '{print $2 "\t" $3}' > cupsomatic-ppd 0.20010420-4 > cupsys 1.1.14-5 > cupsys-client 1.1.14-5 > cupsys-pstoraster 1.1.14-5 > foomatic-bin 0.20020408-4 > foomatic-db 0.20020408-4 > libcupsys2 1.1.14-5 > libcupsys2-dev 1.1.14-5 > libqtcups2 2.0-4 > qtcups 2.0-4 > This is what I have: lotus-server:~# dpkg -l|egrep foomatic\|cups | awk '{print $2 "\t" $3}' cupsomatic-ppd 0.20010420-4 cupsys 1.1.14-5 cupsys-bsd 1.1.14-5 cupsys-client 1.1.14-5 cupsys-driver- 4.2.0-4 cupsys-pstoras 1.1.14-5 foomatic-bin 0.20020408-4 foomatic-db 0.20020408-4 libcupsys2 1.1.14-5 I don't need the "qt" packages do I? thats for graphical interface? I have put the cups debug upto debug2, but I get no error in the logs, I *think* it appears fine. Cheers, Scott -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group - http://slug.org.au/ More Info: http://lists.slug.org.au/listinfo/slug
