YaST Printer detect...doesn't
Running Suse 10.2; Made the mistake of removing a perfectly functioning (HP1100A on lp0) printer with YaST2 for troubleshooting. Now I can't put back. YaST2 (or YaST) will not detect it. If I try ADD > Directly Connected Printers > Parallel Printer, I get "No Parallel devices (/dev/lp?) found. It seems that your parallel port is not properly configured." Printer works fine running under XP and an older Suse install. I don't want to wipe and reinstall the entire OS if I can avoid it. Any help much appreciated.
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Bypass YaST and see if you can add it with your browser with http://127.0.0.1:631/
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Thanks Xian. Printer installed OK but still doesn't print. "Test print" generates a job but nothing prints (still works OK under XP).
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Are you using the right driver for the printer ? hpijs - should be installable through Yast.
http://www.openprinting.org/show_pri...LaserJet_1100A |
Another suggestion - after making sure you have the driver installed - is to use something like kcontrol if you run KDE to install the printer. Also make sure the modules you need and cups are running.
$ su # modprobe lp # modrpobe parport_pc # modprobe parport # /etc/init.d/cups restart |
Thanks farslayer and Xian.
I've tried 5 drivers: Gutenprint v5.0.0 and simplified, and three Foomatic: ljet4, hpijs and 4dith Also removed and reinstalled printer with kcontrol. The functions below are beyond my knowledge. I did do the restart, though, in a SU shell. It went OK $ su # modprobe lp # modrpobe parport_pc # modprobe parport # /etc/init.d/cups restart My CUPS 631 (localhost, or http://127.0.0.1:631) print jobs history shows all "test" jobs completed. But nothing printed. I'll try again tomorrow. Thanks again. |
For what it's worth, I reinstalled the OS...twice. No printer on 1st reinstall.
2nd reinstall: This is what finally worked. 1. Install OS with printer disconnected. 2. YaST2>Hardware>Printers with printer disconnected 3. Finish 4. Connect printer 5. YaST2>Hardware>Printers... YaST detected printer OK Printer working just fine now (except scanner function. still working on that). Thanks again for all the help. Student1:) |
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