michael wrote:
On Wed, 2005-07-13 at 06:28 -0500, Benjamin Sher wrote:
michael wrote:
On Wed, 2005-07-13 at 05:32 -0500, Benjamin Sher wrote:
Dear friends:
I've spent the past hour searching in Google for articles that will
explain to me how to install my printer in Debian 3.1. I'm literally 99%
of the way there.
First, I found out that Debian 3.1 does not include the CUPS server by
default. So, I downloaded that via Synaptic. Then I downloaded hp-ppd
(for my Okipage 14e, which uses HP Laserjet 4 emulation). Then, I found
out that I need the gimp-print foomatic files, so I downloaded them as
well as other gimp files dependent on them. I then went logged out and
logged back in as root and configured the printer in Kprinter (KDE
Control Center, Peripherals). Configuration was a total success, and at
the end of it all I saw my Okipage printer listed at the top of the
printers. So what's wrong? Well, when I tried to print a test page, it
said: "print test successflly sent to the printer", but so far no actual
printing. My guess is that I am just one step away from actually
printing, but I am at a loss as to what is holding things up.
Would appreciate your help in resolving this issue.
look in /var/log/cups files
Dear Michael and friends:
Thanks so much for the tip. Here is the output of error_log.
I couldn't see anything there that helped me. Can you confirm that your
printer did flash some lights to show it was receiving data and that you
did send the correct page size and didn't press any 'cancel' button on
the printer?
You should also check www.linuxprinting.org, particularly the
fora/discussions for your specific printer.
Dear Michael:
Thanks for writing. No, the printer did NOT flash any lights to show
that it was receiving data. On my Okipage 14e you can usually see the
second green light blinking, indicating that the printer was about to
start printing. This did not happen in this case.
Thank you.
Benjamin
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