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Old 06-23-2006, 08:05 PM   #1
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Printer woos


Is anyone here using a HP 3930 printer with Debian?
 
Old 06-23-2006, 09:20 PM   #2
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make sure cups is installed then open a web browser to http://localhost:631

good luck and may the sourcecode be with you
 
Old 06-23-2006, 09:58 PM   #3
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Heres my issues...
The whole process of configuring a printer is insanely complicated. Editing files, Installing or checking for installation of CUPS, localhost:631, LPR, BSD. I don't even know if I need a special driver for it. And I don't know what cups is. This stuff is all written as if I have some previous knowledge. I can't find anything written for morons.

I have to say, in Winblows you installed a driver and printed. No fuss no muss. Even Mandrake, took me 5 minutes to get this printer working.

I made a little progress using
http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/linux...apter/ch14.pdf

In the 'Finding drivers' section I checked the hardware compatability list and found my printer NOT listed. It did list hp 3920 and 3940 but not 3930.

Next I wnet to 'Installing a printer on a standalone linux pc'.
I ran lpstat-t after someone told me I needed to install lprng.
The result was something to the effect that the printer was working or installed(sorry, I'm at work, not at my linux pc).

I next went to http://localhost:631 and configured accoringly. But when I did a test page I hit print and the data loaded into memory and the next step that would be the actual printing did not occur.

So, thats as far as I can go and I have no way of figuring out if I need a driver, if my printer won't work, where cups comes into play, etc.

I searched synaptic for cups and got a big list of cups related stuff. I found what, from the discription, must be the cups package and installed it.

I know from my letter I sound helpless but thats only because I am :-)

Can you get me going?
 
  


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