[olug] Re: [Wftl-lug] Newbie Help Requested Lexmark/HP printer help in SUSE 9.1

[Joe Gulizia]

Nothing in /mnt

Startup log indicates 

CUPSD: Child exited with status 98!

Joe Gulizia
aka CB_Joe
--- Harry Holt <hholt at comcast.net> wrote:

> Ah, ok, I misunderstood the issue.
> 
> The Lexmark 1000 is a GDI printer.  You may be able
> to get it to work 
> anyway, but YaST is unlikely to get it set up for
> you. 
> 
> Check out http://linuxprinting.org and look for your
> printer there.  
> They'll have instructions on getting it setup, links
> to files and 
> drivers, etc. 
> 
> ... HH
> 
> Joe Gulizia wrote:
> 
> >Yes I have both plugged in.  The Lexmark 1000 is on
> >the one parallel port and the HP 842C is on one of
> the
> >USB ports.  Also nothing is in /mnt exceopt for .
> and
> >.
> >
> >Thank you for any help....Reading online
> documentation
> >is very confusing for me.
> >
> >
> >JRG
> >
> >--- hholt at comcast.net wrote:
> >
> >  
> >
> >>What happens if you configure YaST for the Deskjet
> >>842C, but plug in the
> >>Lexmark?  Does CUPS still die, or does it try to
> >>print to the Lexmark?
> >>
> >>... HH
> >>
> >>
> >>    
> >>
> >>>Running Suse 9.1 with YaST I have a Lexmark 1000
> >>>printer configured on the parallel port.  It
> >>>      
> >>>
> >>appears
> >>    
> >>
> >>>that the printer is there; however, it doesn't
> >>>      
> >>>
> >>work
> >>    
> >>
> >>>during the "Test" phase.  I've tried an HP
> Deskjet
> >>>842C which does work on "Test".
> >>>
> >>>Part way through setup I get "CUPS daemon died
> >>>      
> >>>
> >>during
> >>    
> >>
> >>>initialization.
> >>>
> >>>An error occurred while communicating with the
> >>>      
> >>>
> >>CUPS
> >>    
> >>
> >>>server while saving queue y2test  Error while
> >>>contacting CUPS server occurred.
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>Unable to print test page.  Output to print file:
> >>>server-error-service-unavailable
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>I've also gotten --
> >>>Print error occurred.  Error message received
> from
> >>>system.  /usr/bin/lpr -P 'Lexmark 1000' ' - #1'
> >>>'tmp/kde-joe/kdeprint
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>I've used "Kate" and "Open Office"
> >>>With either one I get the following errors:
> >>>
> >>>"An error occurred while retrieving the printer
> >>>      
> >>>
> >>list:
> >>    
> >>
> >>>Connection to CUPS server failed.  Check that the
> >>>      
> >>>
> >>CUPS
> >>    
> >>
> >>>server is correctly installed and running:
> >>>Error: host not found."
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>HELP!
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
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