Cups problem

[Craig White]

On Fri, 2007-12-14 at 15:54 +1000, david walcroft wrote:
> Craig White wrote:
> > On Fri, 2007-12-14 at 09:00 +1000, david walcroft wrote:
> >   
> >> Craig White wrote:
> >>     
> >>> On Thu, 2007-12-13 at 15:57 +1000, david walcroft wrote:
> >>>       
> >
> >   
> >>>> It seems to know which cups to install but cannot find the rpm.
> >>>>     
> >>>>         
> >>> ----
> >>> that usually can be fixed by clearing yum cache.
> >>>
> >>> why you removed cups with a --nodeps is beyond my comprehension but the
> >>> following might work...
> >>>
> >>> yum clean all
> >>> yum install cups
> >>> yum update
> >>>
> >>> Try that and see if it installs cups
> >>>
> >>> Craig
> >>>
> >>>   
> >>>       
> >> I thought removing cups would clear up any faulty connections, it has 
> >> worked for
> >> me in the past.
> >>
> >> [david at reddwarf burner]$ rpm -qa |grep cups
> >> cups-pdf-2.4.6-3.fc8.i386
> >> apcupsd-std-3.10.18-1.i386
> >> gutenprint-cups-5.0.1-5.fc8.i386
> >> cups-libs-1.3.4-4.fc8.i386
> >> cups-1.3.4-4.fc8.i386
> >> libgnomecups-0.2.2-11.fc8.i386
> >> [david at reddwarf burner]
> >>
> >> Cups is now installed I had to do the  manual method.
> >>     
> > ----
> > I hope that did not include --nodeps
> >
> > Please tell me that didn't including installing with --nodeps
> > ----
> >   
> >> yum updated 31 files but no cups yet
> >> Still not printing.
> >>     
> > ----
> > now back to my earlier thread...
> >
> > 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
> >
> >
> >   
> I do not know if this will affect this problem but I have just remembered
> That I use HP's driver hplip for my printer.
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I'm sort of done with trying to help when you won't do what I suggest,
there's little point of continuing on

Craig