HP-toolbox can't find printer ??

[Chris Mohler]

On 5/11/07, Kevin Kofler <kevin.kofler at chello.at> wrote:
> Chris Mohler <cr33dog <at> gmail.com> writes:
> > 2- browse to http://localhost:631 - make sure you're using the listed
> > printer with "hplip" in the actual URI.
>
> That's actually "hp:/", not "hplip". hal-cups-utils >= 0.6.3-1 selects that
> automatically, so no manual action is needed if the printer is installed on a
> fully updated FC6 system. Otherwise, set it up in system-config-printer (the
> tool you're supposed to use to configure the printers on Fedora, not the CUPS
> web interface).
>
>         Kevin Kofler

System-config-printer has never (FC2 -> present) worked well for me.
Since it just configures CUPS, I always go directly to the CUPS web
interface.

But I will give s-c-p another chance in F7.

Chris