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From: Net Llama! <net...@li...> - 2003-05-22 21:16:36
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Maybe i'm missing something really obvious, but what does this have to do with UML? On 05/22/03 14:08, Tomas Taylor wrote: > > Hi there, > > We have a new RedHat 9 and an old HP2100M that works fine in Windows > (dual-boot system). The printer is not a network printer. It is > directly connected to the parallel port of our Dell computer. > > The first thing I did was go to the HP website and downloaded their two > drivers: pxlmono.ppd and Postscript.ppd. Their instructions said to put > these PPD files in /usr/share/cups/model. > > When I use Systems Settings/Printer to install the HP I use this sequence: > > * New > * Name: hp2100m > * locally-connected > * Custom device: /dev/lp0 (the scan can't find it) > * Printer model: postscript printer (the downloaded drivers are not > there > * printer not connected > > I have no idea what's going on. Do I have to put the downloaded drivers > someplace else so I will be able to select one. But doesn't RedHat > already have default drivers for both pxlmono and postscript. > > Probably there is something simple in the human interface I am doing wrong. > > Any wisdom you can shine on this issue will be appreciated, > Tomás Taylor > -- ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ L. Friedman net...@li... Linux Step-by-step & TyGeMo: http://netllama.ipfox.com 2:15pm up 4 days, 41 min, 2 users, load average: 1.59, 1.37, 1.27 |