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Ma3oxuct
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 Posted: Sat Sep 04, 2004 8:23 pm Post subject: CUPS problem |
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Everytime that I attempt to start cups by using the command:
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cups just flat out freezes the whole computer. I am unable to reboot (ctl+alt+del), nor even stop the operation ctr+z. If I start it from the KDE shell mouse, audio, etc. freezes. I have no idea what I could be doing wrong...I even remerged cups, and I still get that freeze.
Thank you inadvance for you help...if I could get my printer working then I would not depend on Windows anymore.
EDIT: I am using a compilation of genkernel 2.6.8
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| Posted: Sat Sep 04, 2004 8:26 pm Post subject: |
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Do the log files in /var/log/cups/ have any useful information?
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Ma3oxuct
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| Posted: Sat Sep 04, 2004 8:26 pm Post subject: |
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No log files in there at all  |
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| Posted: Sat Sep 04, 2004 9:35 pm Post subject: |
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| i have tried all that I could in my power, CUPS just freezes....if I can not get CUPS working, are there any alternative programs or printing systems that I can use? |
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| Posted: Sat Sep 04, 2004 9:47 pm Post subject: |
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Well until Gentoo I always used LPRng and I still prefer it to CUPS.
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| Posted: Sat Sep 04, 2004 9:50 pm Post subject: |
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I emerged LPRng, what now? Are there any tutorials on how to use it?
thanks alot by the way. |
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There's the LPRng manual. You'll probably want to emerge foomatic and download the appropriate PPD file for your printer from LinuxPrinting.org.
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