i have slackware 10.

and a parrallel port printer (HP deskJet 710c)
yes, i know it is a win-printer.

but it works under redhat/fedora.

i diwnloaded the cups driver for it, and installed it to the correct place.

shutdown the cups service
modprobe parport
modprobe parport_pc
modprobe lp

then demsg shows
i point my web browser at http://127.0.0.1:631/admin

i go through the add a printer wizzard, selecting my printer model, and selecting the correct port /dev/lp0 (hp 710c deskjet)

i hit print a test page.... and the test pag aprears in the completed jobs section,, but it printed nothing.

i load kwrite, type hello world, and hit print, selecting my cups printer.

nothing happens, then i get an error... "you may need to run (dorry, forgot) " to create a que.

so i run the command.. not all attmepts to print, just dissaper. no error !

whats going on ?
has any1 else managed to get cups working in slackware ?

ahaaa... i dont have ghostscript installed, or postscript.
could this be my problem ?

i found a german post, used babblefish to translate,
and it seems that CUPS has a few dependency's
ghostscript seems to be one of them.

however
find /mnt/cdrom | grep ghost
returns nothing !!!! surely slackware comes with ghostscript slackpackages ?

ive installed EVERYTHING on the slackware10 disk.
slaveware 10 does supporte my printer.

however, i cannot get it to print anything, or give an error message,

im now drying the LPRng print spooler, as this supports my printer nativly.
anyways...

what do do now ?