Roderick,
> I understand the problem but cannot for the life of me determine what > you are trying to do. The CUPS environment allows me the full use of the PPD appropriate to the Lexmark printers that we use ie extra trays etc - the problem is that being forced to use SGENPRT limits us to a fairly basic PostScript functionality . . > You see when I open spadmain it sees all my CUPS > printers and has even recognized the default printer; Correct - that is what I see on my non-problem servers. > hence my confusion > and possibly yours too. Yes, on my problem server spadmin only shows the generic printer and OOo only show SGENPRT as the printer type. > So, can you double check that CUPS is indeed > running? It is definitely running - it is printing for an office of 25 people and five printers - except for these extra facilities (OO printing to second trays etc) things are working fine. > On my box, I see > root 2544 0.0 0.0 3136 772 ? Ss Jul06 0:00 > cups-config-daemon > gerry 5732 0.0 0.6 33984 4872 ? Ss Jul06 0:16 eggcups > --sm-config-prefix /eggcups-YuTTI5/ --sm-client-id > 11cdbd2919000110726612400000027080004 --screen 0 > root 27697 0.0 0.2 9164 1968 ? Ss Jul09 0:00 cupsd On the problem server I see: root 3614 0.0 0.0 8988 620 ? Ss Feb27 0:00 cups-config-daemon root 28871 0.0 0.1 74664 6148 ? Ss 04:02 0:00 cupsd but on a working server I see: root 2483 0.0 0.0 8988 1068 ? Ss Feb24 0:00 cups-config-daemon root 22619 0.0 0.1 74488 6028 ? Ss 04:02 0:00 cupsd lp 22637 0.0 0.2 68976 7164 ? S 04:02 0:00 /usr/bin/perl /usr/lib64/cups/filter/foomatic-rip 23130 karenth 10551partdenial 1 PageSize=A4 lp 22643 0.0 0.2 68976 7160 ? S 04:02 0:00 /usr/bin/perl /usr/lib64/cups/filter/foomatic-rip 23130 karenth 10551partdenial 1 PageSize=A4 lp 22644 0.0 0.2 68976 7168 ? S 04:02 0:00 /usr/bin/perl /usr/lib64/cups/filter/foomatic-rip 23130 karenth 10551partdenial 1 PageSize=A4 root 27516 0.0 0.0 3676 468 pts/0 R+ 08:25 0:00 grep cups - could this be a clue to what is going on? > I use /usr/bin/printconf-gui to configure my printers which calls > system-config-printer so we are not that much different. Right. > If I remember correctly, OOo does some checks for CUPS when invoked and > if the check fails reverts to using SGENPRT. OK, so maybe OOo is failing for some reason on the problem server and I only have access to SGENPRT . . > Does this help? Maybe . . if I can work out why OOo would be failing to detect CUPS . . I even upgraded to OOo 2.0.3 on the problem server (the others are 2.0.0-3) but it didn't make any difference. Thanks, Phil. -- Philip Rhoades Pricom Pty Limited (ACN 003 252 275 ABN 91 003 252 275) GPO Box 3411 Sydney NSW 2001 Australia Mobile: +61:0411-185-652 Fax: +61:2:8923-5363 E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
