Need help with getting printer working.

M$ISBS · 11-17-2005, 08:39 PM

Ive read that its easiest to get a printer working by using http://localhost:631 so I did that and it (samsung ml-1210) will not print. When I try to print a test page I get the error, Client-error not possible. I know its supported and cups is installed. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

When I try to print anything the printer starts up like its going to print then does nothing.
I do dmesg | tail and I get this:
parport0: PC-style at 0x378 [PCSPP,TRISTATE]
lp0: using parport0 (polling).

M$ISBS · 11-17-2005, 09:58 PM

I have been able to get it to print through firefox and a test print but cannot print through Kword or any Koffice programs and when I try to do " cat anyfile > /dev/lp0 " I always get the message " device or resource busy " anyway to fix this? I have turned the printer on and off and rebooted with the same results.

Thanks.

M$ISBS · 11-18-2005, 07:59 PM

Anybody?

marsques · 11-19-2005, 04:19 PM

try fiddling around with kprinter as all kde programs print through it...

M$ISBS · 11-19-2005, 08:31 PM

I dont understand

isnt printing, Printing? Whats the difference what program I am using? Obviously it does because I can print from my browser but not in gimp, kword and every other program.

I messed around with kprint but I cant see anything that would allow me to print in programs.

steve1972 · 12-05-2005, 10:19 AM

What does your error_log say?