Hi,
Could this be just that you need to run enable(1) to get the printer
started? I certainly had to do this on one of my systems.
Yau may have to run enable using the explicite path, because there's
also an enable built-in command in bash (IIRC) that takes precedence.
G.
On Fri, 1 Dec 2006, Tim wrote:
> Date: Fri, 1 Dec 2006 22:14:12 +0000
> From: Tim <xendistar@???>
> Reply-To: Hampshire LUG Discussion List <hampshire@???>
> To: Hampshire LUG Discussion List <hampshire@???>
> Subject: [Hampshire] Printing problem
>
>
> I have a HP2600N printer sat on my home network, I have a Debian testing box
> and I have a Mepis (v6) box.
>
> I spent 2 minute configuring the printer on the mepis box using the KDE
> printer setup tools which uses cups and I was printing to the printer without
> a problem.
>
> I have spent over 2 hours trying to get the debian box to print to the printer
> without any joy. I have tried to configure it from KDE printer setup (with
> cups) which seem to set it up ok but when it comes to printing the test page
> I get an onscreen error "Unable to send test page" ( I know the setting are
> alright as I used the same setting to put into the mepis box when I set it
> up).
>
> I have also tried using cups to set it up and when I try to print a test page
> its appears in the que but just says stopped.
>
> I can access the printers internal web server from the debian box so there
> nothing wrong from the network point of view. I have looked through the
> various log files but can not see anything that suggest where the printing
> problem lies
>
> Any suggestions where I should start trouble shooting this??
>
> Thanks in advance
>
> Tim
>
>
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