Have you checked the wiring? I know this sounds like a stupid question, but I had this problem two days ago. Cups doesn't check the printer connection, it simply prints this very "helpfull" error message.
Andreas On Mon, Feb 25, 2002 at 09:19:38PM -0600, DvB wrote: > I keep getting this error when attempting to print to my HP DeskJet 932C > from the cups web interface or with lp. When I cat a file to /dev/lp0, I > get: "bash: /dev/lp0: Device or resource busy." Needless to say, the jobs > never print. > Another thing I noticed is that, even after canceling a job, files with > names like c0000N (where N is the same number as the job I just > cancelled... for e.g. lp0-6 will become c00006) are left in > /var/spool/cups and /var/spool/cups/tmp is full of files that start with > "gs." > > I've tried all the drivers for 932C and also a couple for 930C, which is > what /proc/sys/dev/parport/parport0/autoprobe seems to think my printer > is: > > CLASS:PRINTER; > MODEL:DESKJET 930C; > MANUFACTURER:HEWLETT-PACKARD; > DESCRIPTION:Hewlett-Packard DeskJet 930C; > COMMAND SET:MLC,PCL,PML; > > TIA > > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > -- The checkbox sayed: "Windows 95 or better". So I installed Linux!
