Re: AAARRRGGGGHHHH! How does one set up woody to talk to an HP Deskjet 882C printer?

From: the softrat (softrat_at_pobox.com)
Date: 06/27/04

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    On Sun, 27 Jun 2004 08:40:08 +0200, the softrat <softrat@pobox.com>
    wrote:

    >On Sun, 27 Jun 2004 01:20:07 +0200, "Jacob S."
    ><stormspotter@6texans.net> wrote:
    >
    >>On Sat, 26 Jun 2004 09:13:53 -0700
    >>the softrat <softrat@pobox.com> wrote:
    >>
    >>> On Sat, 26 Jun 2004 12:50:05 +0200, Kevin Mark
    >>> <kmark+debian-user@pipeline.com> wrote:
    >><snip>
    >>> You didn't answer my question! And how come CUPS won't let me
    >>> administer my own printer??!!????
    >>
    >>Ok. A little more information would be helpful here. Which specific
    >>driver did you use when you configured the printer in cups?
    >>
    >>Cups will let you administer your own printer. Make sure to use the root
    >>username and password when it prompts for it.
    >>
    >What's the difference between the 'root username' and 'root'? And it
    >won't let me! It tells me that I am not authorised to use that
    >resource.....
    >
    I should have asked, "What is the format (syntax and/or semantics) of
    the 'root username'?"

    I see now that I am getting a *Fatal Error* at startup time:

    "Fatal error - Cannot bind to lpd port '515'"

    Maybe *this* is why my print spooler is not working....

    HHAAAALLLLLPPPP!!!!

    >>> >Hi J,
    >>> >I have an hp 890c and I use hpijs.
    >>> >-Kev>
    >>> >
    >><nasty wrap-around... some lines trimmed below>
    >>> >ii foomatic-db-hp 1.5-20040506-1 linuxprinting.org printer support -
    >>> >ii hpijs 1.6-1 HP Inkjet Server - Ghostscript
    >>> >ii cupsconfig-kno 0.5-6 Minimalistic cups
    >>> >ii cupsys 1.1.20final+cv Common UNIX
    >>> >ii cupsys-bsd 1.1.20final+cv Common UNIX
    >>> >ii cupsys-client 1.1.20final+cv Common
    >>> >ii libcupsimage2 1.1.20final+cv Common
    >>> >ic libcupsys2 1.1.20final+cv Common
    >>> >ii libcupsys2-gnu 1.1.20final+cv
    >>>
    >>> So?
    >>>
    >>> And how do I verify/fix this?
    >>
    >>You can see what versions/packages you have by doing
    >>dpkg -l <packagename> and/or dpkg -l | grep cups, etc.
    >>
    >>As long as you have the packages I mentioned in a previous e-mail
    >>installed though, I don't really expect you to need to upgrade anything.
    >>
    >>Jacob
    >
    >And on we plod .....
    >
    >the softrat
    >"Honi soit qui mal y pense."
    >mailto:softrat@pobox.com
    >--
    >"Calling Robert Jordan's characters
    >'cardboard' is, frankly, impugning the moral
    >rectitude and dimensionality of high fiber
    >reprocessed paper products everywhere."

    the softrat
    "Honi soit qui mal y pense."
    mailto:softrat@pobox.com 

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