Have a printing problem

SteveF · n00b Joined: 01 Jun 2002 Posts: 1

Have set up CUPS for my HP inkjet, and now wont print. Looks as tho there is no /dev/lp0....how do I make one????? thx

lx · Posted: Sat Jun 01, 2002 11:47 pm Post subject:

have you done

sulu · Posted: Sun Jun 02, 2002 4:36 pm Post subject:

Assuming you have a printer using the parallel port.

Did you enable parallel printer support in your Kernel-Config.?

#
# Parallel port support
#
CONFIG_PARPORT=y
CONFIG_PARPORT_PC=y
CONFIG_PARPORT_PC_CML1=y

and

#
# Character devices
#
CONFIG_PRINTER=y

I forgot those and could'nt even cofigure the printer with the KDE-Printing Manger

so long
Sulu

lx · Posted: Sun Jun 02, 2002 10:19 pm Post subject:

Yep checked and I have the /dev/lp0 entry, stupid stupid stupid ofcourse I have it it's for for printer support on the parallel port. in make menuconfig it's char devices -> parallel printer support (CONFIG_PRINT in previous post).

Cya lX
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Guest · Posted: Mon Jun 03, 2002 5:57 pm Post subject: that did it

thought i had parallel stuff in there, but it wasnt, once recompiled, lp0 was there and cups was successfully reconfigured correctly....but the recompile broke my sound, so i had to reinstall alsa etc but all is well