[olug] Printing problems under Suse

Tue Oct 4 03:38:58 UTC 2005

When I had Linux installed at the July 2004
Installfest the HP842C printer didn't work.  I didn't
bring the printer to the Installfest, but added it
when I got home.

When I screwed up enough other stuff and re-installed
SUSE 9.1 (with printer attached) it automatically
found the printer.  Both times I was able to use the
TEST function under YAST.  
YAST >> Hardware >> Printers >> Configure >> Test
Printer 

BUT that's all I could get it to do until the
re-install.  The re-install created duplicates of
several folder which had to be deleted manually.

I'm hopeful that this might be helpful.

Joe Gulizia

--- "Don E. Kauffman" <dekauff at cox.net> wrote:

> I may do that if there's a printer available and the
> problem isn't
> resolved by then. 
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> Don 
> 
> On Mon, 2005-10-03 at 10:34 -0500, Craig Wolf wrote:
> > Why not bring the computer to OLUG tomorrow and we
> can take a quick look
> > if another printer will work on it?  Adam,
> Pete...is there a printer
> > there we could try it on??
> > 
> > Craig Wolf
> > Linux Web Server Support
> > Desktop/Network Specialist
> > 402-894-6283
> > 
> > 
> > >>> Bill Brush <bbrush at gmail.com> 10/3/2005 >>>
> > Have you considered your "driver" aka PPD file may
> be borked?  If it
> > was a Windows problem I would definitely think it
> was a driver issue.
> > 
> > Just a thought.  If that's not it, i would concur
> it may be a hardware
> > issue with the port.
> > 
> > Bill
> > 
> > On 10/3/05, Don E. Kauffman <dekauff at cox.net>
> wrote:
> > > I followed the recommendation here but -- No joy
> -- still get
> > garbage.
> > >
> > > I even shut down the system and turned off the
> power supply thinking
> > > that maybe there was a "gremlin" somewhere that
> I could "starve"!!
> > :-) I
> > > reinstalled the printing system via Yast2.
> > >
> > > I'm thinking that it's a hardware problem --
> probably a motherboard
> > > problem. The printer works fine when connected
> to another system but
> > not
> > > this one. I would think that reinstalling the
> software and resetting
> > > everything would have taken care of this &%$#@!
> crap!
> > >
> > > I'm interested in hearing other people's
> opinions though.
> > >
> > > Thanks,
> > >
> > > Don
> > >
> > > On Sun, 2005-10-02 at 21:10 -0500, Jake
> Churchill wrote:
> > > > A friend of mine had a similar problem with a
> Canon series with
> > Mandrake.
> > > > He had to install some extra CUPS package. 
> Use YaST and install
> > new
> > > > software.  Search for CUPS and install
> EVERYTHING you find.  If
> > that doesn't
> > > > work, then I'm as lost as you.
> > > >
> > > > -----Original Message-----
> > > > From: olug-bounces at olug.org
> [mailto:olug-bounces at olug.org] On
> > Behalf Of Don
> > > > E. Kauffman
> > > > Sent: Sunday, October 02, 2005 5:41 PM
> > > > To: OLUG
> > > > Subject: [olug] Printing problems under Suse
> > > >
> > > > Hi all,
> > > >
> > > > I'm getting garbage from my Epson Stylus Photo
> 82o printer that is
> > > > connected to my Suse 9.3 box w/ CUPS via my
> parallel port.  I
> > started to
> > > > print a page from OpenOffice 2.0 beta (this
> process has worked
> > before)
> > > > and since then I've gotten nothing but an
> unrelenting stream of
> > garbage
> > > > characters no matter what I try. I've
> disconnected the printer and
> > > > turned it on to flush its memory, I've
> canceled and killed print
> > jobs.
> > > > I've used lpstat to try and identify the
> problem job -- nothing
> > shows
> > > > up.
> > > >
> > > > I know the printer works from my laptop so
> that possibility is
> > > > eliminated.
> > > >
> > > > When I do get the stream stopped the minute I
> put a test job in
> > the
> > > > stream it returns to printing garbage
> characters. Can anyone point
> > me to
> > > > a resource that will troubleshoot whether it's
> a hardware or
> > software
> > > > problem? I've been working on this all
> afternoon and it's driving
> > me
> > > > nuts!
> > > >
> > > > Any help will be greatly appreciated!! (I will
> kiss the feet of
> > those
> > > > who attempt to help -- metaphorically
> speaking!!)
> > > >
> > > > Thanks for any help!!
> > > >
> > > > Don K,
> > >
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