Re: printing with cups

From: mike urig (murig_at_buggercomcast.net)
Date: 10/31/04


Date: Sun, 31 Oct 2004 10:08:55 -0500

On Sat, 30 Oct 2004 22:25:07 +0200, Christian Christmann wrote:

> Hi,
>
> I'm trying to install my HP printer with cups on my sarge box.
> As mentioned in the documentation I use the command
> '/usr/sbin/lpadmin -p LaserJet6L -E -v parallel:/dev/lp0 -m
> /usr/share/cups/model/HP-LaserJet_6L-hpijs.ppd' and get
> the message:
> "lpadmin: add-printer (set device) failed: client-error-not-possible"
>
> The ppd file exists in the mentioned directory. I suppose that my
> parallel port doesn't work properly. How can I check it?
> Or is something else wrong with cups?
>
> Thank you.
>
> Chris

Go here and bookmark it, then read and follow along, worked for me very
easily.
http://hpoj.sourceforge.net/hpoj-0.91/doc/index.html



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