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[j.e.drews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx (Jonathan Drews)]

From: Jonathan Drews <j.e.drews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Sat, 11 Nov 2000 19:57:52 -0600
Message-Id: <00111120050200.02362@linux>
Subject: Re: [SLE] Printing problem after upgrade to 7.0



Hi Guido:

On Sat, 11 Nov 2000, you wrote:
> I updated my SuSE 6.4 system to 7.0 and I am very upset because
> I cannot print. The printer (an old HPLJIIIp) had been working
> under SuSE 6.x with no problems at all. Now it does not work.
> The YAST2 printing installation procedure prints the "Hello
> world" page, but hangs at the second stage. A simple "lpr"
> command produced a message claiming that I did not have the
> permission to access the lock file. I tried to print as root --
> samne message. Changed the permission for this file, and now it
> says that the pipe is broken.
> 
> The "support" has not yet sent an answer, so I tak the libery to
> ask support from listmembers!
> 
> Best regards,
> Guido M. (Italy)
>

 You might want to configure the printer with Yast1. First go to the /etc
directory and drag your old printcap away to the trashbin. You will make a
completely new printcap when you run YAST1. Then use YAST1 and under  
SystemAdministration -> Integrate Hardware into system ->  Configure printers,
select your printer. This may work. Reset the file permissions you
changed back to their original form you first had.

                                                Good Luck,

                                                Jonathan