Cups problem

[david walcroft]

Craig White wrote:
> On Thu, 2007-12-13 at 09:47 +1000, david walcroft wrote:
>   
>> Craig White wrote:
>>     
>>> On Thu, 2007-12-13 at 09:23 +1000, david walcroft wrote:
>>>       
>>>>>> I've done a "rpm -e --nodeps cups" then "yum install cups" and got to 
>>>>>> the point where
>>>>>> thunderbird and firefox send a print request to my HP PSC 2110 but is 
>>>>>> not printed out.
>>>>>> I still cannot open "localhost 631" 'Unable to connect'.
>>>>>>     
>>>>>>         
>>>>>>             
>>>>> ----
>>>>> how about in firefox...
>>>>>
>>>>> http://localhost:631
>>>>>
>>>>> ?
>>>>>
>>>>> Craig
>>>>>
>>>>>   
>>>>>       
>>>>>           
>>>> comes up with "Unable to connect"
>>>>     
>>>>         
>>> ----
>>> you are running firefox on the same computer that has the printer
>>> attached to it right?
>>>
>>> how about...
>>>
>>> /sbin/service cups status
>>>
>>> tail -n 20 /var/log/cups/error.log
>>>
>>> Craig
>>>
>>>   
>>>       
>> [david at reddwarf ~]$ sudo /sbin/service cups status
>> cups: unrecognized service
>> [david at reddwarf ~]$
>>
>> [david at reddwarf ~]$ sudo tail -n 20 /var/log/cups/error.log
>> tail: cannot open `/var/log/cups/error.log' for reading: No such file or 
>> directory
>> [david at reddwarf ~]$
>>
>> My /var/log/messages
>>
>> Dec 13 09:40:36 reddwarf kernel: usb 2-1: new full speed USB device 
>> using ohci_hcd and address 4
>> Dec 13 09:40:36 reddwarf kernel: usb 2-1: configuration #1 chosen from 1 
>> choice
>> Dec 13 09:40:36 reddwarf kernel: usblp0: USB Bidirectional printer dev 4 
>> if 1 alt 0 proto 2 vid 0x03F0 pid 0x2811
>> Dec 13 09:40:56 reddwarf kernel: usb 2-1: USB disconnect, address 4
>> Dec 13 09:40:56 reddwarf kernel: usblp0: removed
>> Dec 13 09:41:06 reddwarf kernel: usb 2-1: new full speed USB device 
>> using ohci_hcd and address 5
>> Dec 13 09:41:06 reddwarf kernel: usb 2-1: configuration #1 chosen from 1 
>> choice
>> Dec 13 09:41:06 reddwarf kernel: usblp0: USB Bidirectional printer dev 5 
>> if 1 alt 0 proto 2 vid 0x03F0 pid 0x2811
>>     
> ----
> OK, you need to register and then start cups...
>
> /sbin/chkconfig cups on
> /sbin/service cups start
>
> Then you will have to see if printer is still set up...probably easiest
> to just use 'Administration' => 'Printing'
>
> set up printer, apply changes, click 'Print Test Page'
>
> until you get a test page to print, don't bother with any other program.
> Fix the settings
>
> Craig
>
>   
[david at reddwarf ~]$ sudo /sbin/chkconfig cups on
error reading information on service cups: No such file or directory
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[david at reddwarf ~]$ sudo /sbin/service cups start
cups: unrecognized service
[david at reddwarf ~]$   

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My printer is connected to my pc.

  david