Re: [opensuse] Re: Now cannot print

On 08/02/12 16:00, Malcolm wrote:

On Wed, 08 Feb 2012 15:50:17 +1100 Basil Chupin wrote:

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On 06/02/12 18:10, Sujit Karatparambil wrote:

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Just in case, I just deleted the printer (in Yast) and re-installed it. Same results: won't print the Kwrite file I need printed. Do you mean to say it is a problem with the installer, problem installing some package.

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I just tried to print your post (above) in Thunderbird and I did get a print BUT, but, I wanted it to be printed in LANDSCAPE but this selection was ignored and the message printed in Portrait - and therefore was a total mess as the word-wrap wasn't adhered to and the overflow was printed on a second, totally useless, page. As per you logs, I quote the following.

http://susepaste.org/26490377

So what does this all mean? :-(

Who is able to interpret these logs and tell me/us what is wrong with CUPS?

BC

Hi Post #3 http://forums.opensuse.org/english/get-technical-help-here/hardware/470015-b...

Thank you, Malcolm, for this reference. As a result, and some gnashing of teeth :-( , I was able to find and install the very latest hp driver for the Photosmart 8450 (and which Yast Software Manager does not recognise as being installed even though I have issued the 'SuSEconfig' command a number of times). Nevertheless, the HP Device Manager recognises the driver, and even Yast knows about it (I had to delete the old driver setup and allow Yast to "find" the printer yet again and allow me to select the new driver). What now occurs is that, finally, I can get Thunderbird to print out an e-mail in landscape format (and in grey scale) whereas before it would not. That's a big step forward. However, I have had to conclude that Kwrite, like its other KDE friend, Kmail with all its bugs I have been reading about, is as useless as teats on a bull when it comes to printing a text file: the printer simply sits there like a shag on a rock, unmoving, while the on-screen messages inform me that the print job has been sent to the printer and that the print job has successfully finished. (Actually, teats on a bull are more useful than Kwrite come to think of it.....) Anyway, thanks for the link which led me to find the new driver for 12.1. BC -- Aspire to inspire before you expire. -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse+owner@opensuse.org