bmike101@cox.net wrote: > Thursday 21 December 2006 4:46 pm, saw the creation of: > >> From: chip33az@netscape.net >> To: "Main PLUG discussion list" >> Cc: >> Subject: Re: printer >> Date: Thu, 21 Dec 2006 07:45:12 -0700 >> >> I don't know. I typically add printers via the CUPS interface ( in the >> browser goto localhost:631 ). >> >> When I added the packages below, I get a long listing of the printers. >> Make sure you stop/stop CUPS after adding the packages. >> >> > I did restart CUPS. It appears that localhost.... and kaddprinterwizard are > merely frontends of the same thing because both of them listed the same > DESKJET printers as available. Those printers are the 1500, the 1020, 1005, > and the 1000. > > Perhaps I restarted it wrong.... > killall cupsd > cupsd > --------------------------------------------------- > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change you mail settings: > http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > I would just install all ppd files you see in synaptic. The two that I have installed on mine are - foomatic-filters-ppds and hpijs-ppds. I also have foomatic-filters and hpijs installed (along with the HPLIP since I do scanning with mine).