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after doing "Add printer" on the CUPS web interface i try to print a test page and nothing happens. this is what it says:
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Description: HP LaserJet 4 Plus
Location: Local Printer
Printer State: processing, accepting jobs.
"Waiting for job to complete..."
Device URI: /printers/HPLaserJet4Plus
and under jobs it says:
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HPLaserJet4Plus-16 Test Page root 1k processing since
Sat Nov 6 18:11:56 2004 Hold Job Cancel Job
HPLaserJet4Plus-17 Test Page root 1k pending since
Sat Nov 6 18:11:56 2004 Hold Job Cancel Job
here is the setup:
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Name: HPLaserJet4Plus
Location: Local Printer
Description: HP LaserJet 4 Plus
Device: Internet Printing Protocol (ipp)
Device URI: ipp://localhost:631/printers/HPLaserJet4Plus
Make: HP
Model: HP LaserJet 4 Plus Foomatic/hpijs (recommended) (en)
i used that specific device uri because the exact same uri worked under mandrake 10.0 with the same computer setup. the printer is a local printer connected via a regular printer port (non-usb).
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From the how to you posted here is a quote.
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Next, you will be asked which "Device" - this will usually be either "/dev/lpt0" or "/dev/upt0" which are either the LPT port or USB port. Simply select whichever applies.
Have you tried using the local devices rather than ipp? I'm not trying to say that it won't, or shouldn't work, but if it's a local printer, I'd try that first.
good luck.
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I had a bugger of a time getting my freebsd box to print to my shared printer to print via samba using the exact same guide you referenced. Glad you got it sorted.
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Let's get some info, what printer is this, what kind of connection, and what drivers are you using, and did you follow the how to step for step, or did you possibly skip something?
good luck.
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I have the HP Laserjet 4 Plus printer, installed on my lpt port ( I have only one ), "BW laser printer, max. 600x600 dpi, works Perfectly"
I downloaded the driver from linuxprinting.org ( HP-LaserJet_4_Plus-hpijs.ppd )
I followed every single step from the manual
AH some new things .. after some stupid rm's I did a small reinstall .. well .. I tried it again ... BUT!
Jobs
ID Name User Size State Control
LaserJet-2 Test Page root 15k processing since Wed Nov 17 18:05:30 2004
I runned the lpadmin command and I tried the documentation's way.. both don't end up in a working printer ..
Not sure where you are on the printing issue, but for cups make sure you have the cups-lpr port installed. Then, mv /usr/bin/lp* to /usr/bin/lp*.save. The cups lp stuff is in /usr/local/bin and will be used in place of /usr/bin/lp*. This works in mozilla, for local and remote printing.
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