printer server problem

[Nathan England]

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Part of the readme for cups says it overwrites your current lpd...
So, configure cups and you should be okay...

nathan

On Tue, 2001-09-18 at 17:27, Rick Rosinski wrote:
> > Are you using the BSD Line printing daemon that comes with slackware, o=
r
> > are you using cups? (Common Unix Printing System  -- www.cups.org)
>=20
> I have been using the Linux Printing Daemon forever, and it worked nicely=
,=20
> even under Slackware 8.0.  I have downloaded, compiled, and installed cup=
s,=20
> but I haven't configured it.  Maybe this is the problem - maybe cups disa=
bles=20
> lpd during installation.  I was planning on testing cups after recompilin=
g=20
> kde.
>=20
> > Curious because I have had loads of problems with Star Office and Open
> > Office not seeing my printer setup, unless I have cups installed.  I
> > never install the BSD-lpd because cups is sooo nice.
>=20
> The lpd is all I have ever used, with old dj-print filters (using=20
> /etc/printcap) I found years ago.  StarOffice worked wonderfully with the=
se.
>=20
> > Have you tried any *other* text editor, obviously you can print from th=
e
> > line, so I'm assuming it's just star office that you have this problem
> > in.
>=20
> I *cannot* print from line.  "lpq:  Unable to contact server!", and lpc=20
> doesn't show that any printers are installed at all, like it used to  "st=
atus=20
> psjet", etc.  This, I had mentioned before.
>=20
> > Check your /etc/rc.d/rc.M and make sure this is in it...
> >
> >   if [ -x /usr/sbin/lpd ]; then
> >     echo "Starting the BSD line printer spooler daemon:  /usr/sbin/lpd"
> >     /usr/sbin/lpd
>=20
> All there, and there was an lpd process found using "ps -A" in an xterm=20
> (which I mentioned before)
>=20
> > And check /var/log/packages/ and make sure that lpd is installed.  I've
> > seen it get installed from some other package, not bsd-lpd and it
> > doesn't work correctly.
>=20
> I will not even check here, because it was working fine for the longest t=
ime=20
> (maybe the cups disabled lpd somehow).
> >
> > But I'm pretty sure it's Star Office.  Just put cups on it. (and qtcups
> > , Kups)
> > are nice as well!
>=20
> I will have to play with cups and see what's up.  I am "green" on cups.
>=20
> >
> > Oen Tue, 2001-09-18 at 00:58, Rick Rosinski wrote:
> > > I can't print.  When I try "lpq", I get "lpq:  Unable to contact
> > > server!".  I did a "ps -A" in an xterm and saw a process for "lpd".  =
I
> > > can't figure this out.  I could reboot and that might fix it, but I w=
ant
> > > to know how I can fix it without rebooting.  I tried printing from
> > > StarOffice, and when that failed, I tried printing to a ps file, and =
ran
> > > "lpr -Ppsjet file.ps" which works fine, usually.  I am using Slackwar=
e
> > > 8.0, KDE 2.2, and StarOffice 5.2.
> > >
> > > Any suggestions?
>=20
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