Can't install printer Knoppix 3.3/KDE

Euneek · 09-09-2004, 11:33 AM

Installed Knoppix 3.3 to HD, runs great, but unable to add printer.
Go into KDE Control Centre, peripherals, printers, properties, and no printer is listed. The ?change? button is greyed out.
?Print system currently used? shows ?Generic Unix LPDPrint System (Default)?.
If I select ?Add? from the menu bar, ?Add Printer/Class? is greyed out.
If I select ?Configure Printer? from the Knoppix menu, and enter the Root password when requested, and select ?properties?, there is no printer listed, and again, the ?Change? button is greyed out, and it reports ?Print System Currently Used: CUPS?.
When I installed to HD, I elected NOT to install SAMBA. Is that related to my printer install problem?
Computer is Pentium IV, 2.4 Ghz, 512 Mb, 80 Gb HD w W98SE on 60 Gb part, and 2 Gb swap part and 18 Gb part for Linux.
Printer is HP Laserjet III, parallel port. Works fine under W98SE.
How can I add this printer so that Knoppix/KDE recognizes it?

Forget it! - Problem solved! How? I dunno - somehow accidentally discovered the printer install wizard, (they'll HAVE to hide it better!) and now we're printing. So long, Windows.

HappyTux · 09-09-2004, 12:44 PM

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Originally posted by Euneek
Installed Knoppix 3.3 to HD, runs great, but unable to add printer.
Go into KDE Control Centre, peripherals, printers, properties, and no printer is listed. The ?change? button is greyed out.
?Print system currently used? shows ?Generic Unix LPDPrint System (Default)?.
If I select ?Add? from the menu bar, ?Add Printer/Class? is greyed out.
If I select ?Configure Printer? from the Knoppix menu, and enter the Root password when requested, and select ?properties?, there is no printer listed, and again, the ?Change? button is greyed out, and it reports ?Print System Currently Used: CUPS?.
When I installed to HD, I elected NOT to install SAMBA. Is that related to my printer install problem?
Computer is Pentium IV, 2.4 Ghz, 512 Mb, 80 Gb HD w W98SE on 60 Gb part, and 2 Gb swap part and 18 Gb part for Linux.
Printer is HP Laserjet III, parallel port. Works fine under W98SE.
How can I add this printer so that Knoppix/KDE recognizes it?

Forget it! - Problem solved! How? I dunno - somehow accidentally discovered the printer install wizard, (they'll HAVE to hide it better!) and now we're printing. So long, Windows.

First make sure cups is running use this.

Code:

>$ ps xa | grep cups
  459 ?        Ss     0:00 /usr/sbin/cupsd
 9299 pts/2    S+     0:00 grep cups

If you do not see the first line then /etc/init.d/cupsys start. then go to this page for your printer and click on the link to downloadPPD save the file in /usr/share/cups/model/ . Then click on the link for generic instructions for cups and start at step 3 and use /etc/init.d/cupsys restart as root in a console window (clam shell icon on the taskbar in KDE you would type in su and enter key then the root password and enter key again). Now move on to step four and start cutting and pasting the instructions. For step five forget the KDE idea just use the suggested localhost address (you will want to type in root for the username and the root password as the password) and when adding the printer choose ipp:// as the protocol and continuing through the dialogs you will come to selecting the driver it will be the one you downloaded. Step 6 always fails for me but I do it anyway again cut'n'paste if you choose to do it. You can skip the rest of it and use the cups interface you are already in by going to the printers by clicking on the icon for it at the top and try printing a test page.