[olug] Hosed Distro...(Part Three?) NOW Printing Error

[Steven Busby]

Joe,

Based on what your Step 5 says, as root did you configure and test your printer prior to starting OOo?  After doing that  you 
should be able to use your printer.

hth

BuzB
----- Original Message -----
From: "Jon H. Larsen" <relayer at levania.org>
Date: Tue, 28 Sep 2004 07:20:44 -0500 (CDT)
To: Omaha Linux User Group <olug at olug.org>
Subject: Re: [olug] Hosed Distro...(Part Three?) NOW Printing Error

> 
> Did you add the printer as root or did it ask for the root password when 
> it added your printer?
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> On Mon, 27 Sep 2004, Joe Gulizia wrote:
> 
> > Date: Mon, 27 Sep 2004 18:12:55 -0700 (PDT)
> > From: Joe Gulizia <jrguliz at yahoo.com>
> > Reply-To: Omaha Linux User Group <olug at olug.org>
> > To: Omaha Linux User Group <olug at olug.org>
> > Subject: Re: [olug] Hosed Distro...(Part Three?) NOW Printing Error
> > 
> > 1)Open a document using Open Office.
> > 
> > 2)Go to ?File? ?Print?
> > 
> > 3)   Get options of ?Generic Printer? or ?Kprinter?.
> > 
> > 4)   If I choose ?Generic Printer? nothing happens
> > when I try to print.
> > 
> > 5)   If I choose ?KPrinter? then the Kprint dialog
> > comes up with a dashed line.
> > 
> > 6)   Open the KPrinter ?Add Printer Wizard? I can
> > click the ?Next? button and get to what printer
> > settings are available.
> > 
> > 7)   I click on ?Local Printer?,  ?Next?
> > 
> > 8)   Then ?Parallel? and then I need to enter
> > something in the ?URI? field.  What goes in there?
> > 
> > 9)   If I put a number in the URI field, it will say
> > Number doesn't match port then a driver database list
> > opens.  Then I selected HP ? HP Deskjet 842C.
> > 
> > 10)  It comes up with a ?Test? and ?Settings? options
> > page.
> > 
> > 11)  When I try to print I get ?Enter User Name? and
> > ?Password? box.
> > 
> > 12)  Finally it comes back with ?Authentication
> > Failed?.
> > 
> > Alas ?No Printing? possible.  Any help possible. 
> > --- Joe Gulizia <jrguliz at yahoo.com> wrote:
> > 
> > > After re-installing my SUSE 9.1 I "almost" have the
> > > printer working.  I get the following errors --
> > > after
> > > using the K Printer function it comes up finally as
> > > authentication failed.
> > > 
> > > I'll try  documenting the exact steps before I
> > > re-post
> > > anything.
> > > 
> > > Joe Gulizia
> > > 
> > > 
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