Mailinglist Archive: opensuse (2803 mails)

[Andreas Kemper <a_kemper@xxxxxx>]

Hi again,

after reading some related posts I "fixed" the problem by installing the 
appropriate PPD-file via http://localhost:631 and following manually 
copied the required CUPS filter files to "/usr/lib/cups/filter"

Andreas

Andreas Kemper schrieb:
> Hi,
>
> I can't get my printer working (a Samsung SCX4200), which I previously 
> successfully attached to a Suse 10.1 installation, by using the 
> manufacturer's "Unified Linux Driver".
>
> In Suse 11 the printer is successfully listed with a "hwinfo --printers" 
> or "yast2 printer" as attached USB device.
>
> On the contrary, neither yast/cups, nor the Samsung driver can actually 
> communicate with the printer, so the installation finally fails for 
> obscure reasons.
>
> Furthermore, the yast printer set-up has been triggered only once 
> automatically, when connecting it for the first time after installation.
>
> After uninstalling the Samsung driver and also reinstalling cups/yast 
> related packages together with browsing related log- and configuration 
> files I really have no idea why the printer communication fails.
>
> Maybe someone can help me at least with an explanation how the USB 
> printer autodetection/-configuration should work in detail, to figure 
> out what is broken there?
>
> Thanks a lot,
> Andreas

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