System -> Administration -> Printing -> New didn't work?
On Thu, Oct 01, 2009 at 11:04:23PM -0400, Peter Jay Salzman wrote: > Hi all, > > Newly installed Kubuntu 9.04. So far, everything has gone very smoothly. > Getting my printer to print is the first snag. > > I have a parallel port HP LaserJet 6MP. I have the working /etc/printcap > file from my previous Debian installation, but I'd like to set up the > printer using the Kubuntu Way. I noticed Kubuntu comes with cups. > > What is the Kubuntu Way of configuring a printer? > > > The correct modules are loaded: > > # lsmod | grep par > parport_pc 40100 1 > parport 42220 3 lp,ppdev,parport_pc > > The proper device file is being created by udev: > > # ll /dev/lp0 > crw-rw---- 1 root lp 6, 0 2009-09-28 01:54 /dev/lp0 > > The printer appears to be recognized at boot-time: > > parport_pc 00:08: reported by Plug and Play ACPI > parport0: PC-style at 0x378 (0x778), irq 7, using FIFO > [PCSPP,TRISTATE,COMPAT,ECP] > ppdev: user-space parallel port driver > lp0: using parport0 (interrupt-driven). > > However, weird stuff happens later on in boot-up: > > ppdev0: registered pardevice > ppdev0: unregistered pardevice > lp0: ECP mode > ppdev0: registered pardevice > ppdev0: negotiated back to compatibility mode because user-space forgot > ppdev0: unregistered pardevice > type=1503 audit(1254449721.984:5): operation="sysctl" requested_mask="::r" > denied_mask="::r" fsuid=7 name="/proc/sys/crypto/fips_enabled" pid=29213 > profile="/usr/sbin/cupsd" > ppdev0: registered pardevice > ppdev0: unregistered pardevice > (repeats this a few times) > > I don't appear to have EPP mode: > > # cat /proc/sys/dev/parport/parport0/modes > PCSPP,TRISTATE,COMPAT,ECP > > But none of this may matter; I'm not sure. How does one configure a printer > under Ubuntu 9.04? > > Thanks! > Pete > _______________________________________________ > vox-tech mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.lugod.org/mailman/listinfo/vox-tech -- Brian Lavender http://www.brie.com/brian/ _______________________________________________ vox-tech mailing list [email protected] http://lists.lugod.org/mailman/listinfo/vox-tech
