YaST Printer detect...doesn't

student1 · 03-28-2008, 11:44 PM

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.

Xian · 03-28-2008, 11:58 PM

Bypass YaST and see if you can add it with your browser with http://127.0.0.1:631/

student1 · 03-29-2008, 12:58 AM

Thanks Xian. Printer installed OK but still doesn't print. "Test print" generates a job but nothing prints (still works OK under XP).

farslayer · 03-29-2008, 01:14 AM

Are you using the right driver for the printer ? hpijs - should be installable through Yast.
http://www.openprinting.org/show_pri...LaserJet_1100A

Xian · 03-29-2008, 01:22 AM

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

student1 · 03-29-2008, 02:02 AM

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.

student1 · 04-14-2008, 04:49 PM

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