Hi. I have SUSE 8.2 pro, kmail 1.5.1, KDE 3.1.1, cups, remote lpd printer. and I cannot print from kmail. Kmail locks up with the formatting page and print cancel button showing and cannot be killed without exiting X. Other programs print ok. Any suggestions appreciated as I would like to print an email without cut and pasting the contents to a text document. Thanks, steve
On Wednesday 27 August 2003 01:05 am, Steve Edmonds wrote:
Hi. I have SUSE 8.2 pro, kmail 1.5.1, KDE 3.1.1, cups, remote lpd printer. and I cannot print from kmail. Kmail locks up with the formatting page and print cancel button showing and cannot be killed without exiting X. Other programs print ok.
Any suggestions appreciated as I would like to print an email without cut and pasting the contents to a text document.
Thanks, steve ===============
When you say other programs, what do you mean? KMail uses kprinter mechanism as does all other kde programs, so if they work, kmail should also. But if you are using or testing with say OO or Moz or some other program not using the kprinter, then your comparison is not correct. You say CUPS is setup to print to a remote printer, so you know your connection to the printer is ok. I would first check the settings in the kprinter window to see if it is finding or going to that printer as well, don't just assume it does. Also, you might want to update your KDE files from SuSE to bring your kmail up to a new version. Pat -- --- KMail v1.5.3-2 --- SuSE Linux Pro v8.2 --- Registered Linux User #225206 On any other day, that might seem strange...
On Thursday 28 August 2003 02:36, BandiPat wrote:
On Wednesday 27 August 2003 01:05 am, Steve Edmonds wrote:
Hi. I have SUSE 8.2 pro, kmail 1.5.1, KDE 3.1.1, cups, remote lpd printer. and I cannot print from kmail. Kmail locks up with the formatting page and print cancel button showing and cannot be killed without exiting X. Other programs print ok.
Any suggestions appreciated as I would like to print an email without cut and pasting the contents to a text document.
Thanks, steve
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When you say other programs, what do you mean? KMail uses kprinter mechanism as does all other kde programs, so if they work, kmail should also. But if you are using or testing with say OO or Moz or some other program not using the kprinter, then your comparison is not correct.
By other programs I mean say KWrite, KSpread.
here w You say CUPS is setup to print to a remote printer, so you know your connection to the printer is ok. I would first check the settings in the kprinter window to see if it is finding or going to that printer as well, don't just assume it does. Also, you might want to update your KDE files from SuSE to bring your kmail up to a new version.
I am using Yast and YOU. These havnen't updated kde or kmail. Were your updates to KMail v1.5.3-2 SUSE released?. Thanks for the reply, steve
Pat -- --- KMail v1.5.3-2 --- SuSE Linux Pro v8.2 --- Registered Linux User #225206 On any other day, that might seem strange...
On Wednesday 27 August 2003 05:20 pm, Steve Edmonds wrote:
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When you say other programs, what do you mean? KMail uses kprinter mechanism as does all other kde programs, so if they work, kmail should also. But if you are using or testing with say OO or Moz or some other program not using the kprinter, then your comparison is not correct.
By other programs I mean say KWrite, KSpread.
here w You say CUPS is setup to print to a remote printer, so you know your connection to the printer is ok. I would first check the settings in the kprinter window to see if it is finding or going to that printer as well, don't just assume it does. Also, you might want to update your KDE files from SuSE to bring your kmail up to a new version.
I am using Yast and YOU. These havnen't updated kde or kmail. Were your updates to KMail v1.5.3-2 SUSE released?.
Thanks for the reply, steve ================
All of my updates have been SuSE supplied, yes. Are you having trouble with all mails or just one that you have tried to print? It could be that the mail you are trying to print is corrupt in some way that Ghostscript can't handle it. Pat -- --- KMail v1.5.3-2 --- SuSE Linux Pro v8.2 --- Registered Linux User #225206 On any other day, that might seem strange...
On Thursday 28 August 2003 10:23, BandiPat wrote:
All of my updates have been SuSE supplied, yes. Are you having trouble with all mails or just one that you have tried to print? It could be that the mail you are trying to print is corrupt in some way that Ghostscript can't handle it.
Were the updates with YaST - YOU. I have found mirrors of suse rpms but these are not shown in YaST by default. I have cups with foomatic database and not cups with suse database. Would this make any difference. Problem seems to be with all emails steve
On Wednesday 27 August 2003 07:17 pm, Steve Edmonds wrote:
On Thursday 28 August 2003 10:23, BandiPat wrote:
All of my updates have been SuSE supplied, yes. Are you having trouble with all mails or just one that you have tried to print? It could be that the mail you are trying to print is corrupt in some way that Ghostscript can't handle it.
Were the updates with YaST - YOU. I have found mirrors of suse rpms but these are not shown in YaST by default.
I have cups with foomatic database and not cups with suse database. Would this make any difference.
Problem seems to be with all emails
steve =============
Steve, Could possibly be some mismatch stuff that is causing it, I am not sure, someone more experienced will have to join in to tell us. I try to use only SuSE prepared rpms. I compile several other programs, but system stuff like Ghostscript and cups I get SuSE stuff. You could test by installing your orginal stuff from your 8.2 discs. Pat -- --- KMail v1.5.3-2 --- SuSE Linux Pro v8.2 --- Registered Linux User #225206 On any other day, that might seem strange...
Hi. Further to this, the point of lock up is with a dialogue box Printing document: file:/ generating print data: page 1 |X| Close Could this be a permissions thing for a temp file in / steve On Thursday 28 August 2003 02:36, BandiPat wrote:
On Wednesday 27 August 2003 01:05 am, Steve Edmonds wrote:
Hi. I have SUSE 8.2 pro, kmail 1.5.1, KDE 3.1.1, cups, remote lpd printer. and I cannot print from kmail. Kmail locks up with the formatting page and print cancel button showing and cannot be killed without exiting X. Other programs print ok.
Any suggestions appreciated as I would like to print an email without cut and pasting the contents to a text document.
Thanks, steve
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When you say other programs, what do you mean? KMail uses kprinter mechanism as does all other kde programs, so if they work, kmail should also. But if you are using or testing with say OO or Moz or some other program not using the kprinter, then your comparison is not correct.
You say CUPS is setup to print to a remote printer, so you know your connection to the printer is ok. I would first check the settings in the kprinter window to see if it is finding or going to that printer as well, don't just assume it does. Also, you might want to update your KDE files from SuSE to bring your kmail up to a new version.
Pat -- --- KMail v1.5.3-2 --- SuSE Linux Pro v8.2 --- Registered Linux User #225206 On any other day, that might seem strange...
On Wednesday 27 August 2003 13:05, Steve Edmonds wrote:
Hi. I have SUSE 8.2 pro, kmail 1.5.1, KDE 3.1.1, cups, remote lpd printer. and I cannot print from kmail. Kmail locks up with the formatting page and print cancel button showing and cannot be killed without exiting X. Other programs print ok.
Any suggestions appreciated as I would like to print an email without cut and pasting the contents to a text document.
Steve, Similar setup (KDE 3.1.2, KMAIL 1.5.2). Printing from kmail causes it to crash on the "Printing...." dialogue. No rhyme or reason. I'm just waiting to receive 9.0 and seeing what happens before I try to fix the problem. Jethro
On Monday 20 October 2003 4:42 am, Jethro Cramp wrote:
Similar setup (KDE 3.1.2, KMAIL 1.5.2). Printing from kmail causes it to crash on the "Printing...." dialogue. No rhyme or reason.
Yes, this has been happening here too for the last month - attempting to print from any KDE app crashes the app. OOo is Ok, so I haven't really looked into it yet, but I suspect some CUPS thing is missing. Print setup on 8.2 leaves something to be desired. -- Best wishes Kevin Donnelly www.kyfieithu.co.uk - Meddalwedd Rydd yn Gymraeg
On Monday 20 October 2003 16:42, Jethro Cramp wrote:
On Wednesday 27 August 2003 13:05, Steve Edmonds wrote:
Hi. I have SUSE 8.2 pro, kmail 1.5.1, KDE 3.1.1, cups, remote lpd printer. and I cannot print from kmail. Kmail locks up with the formatting page and print cancel button showing and cannot be killed without exiting X. Other programs print ok.
Any suggestions appreciated as I would like to print an email without cut and pasting the contents to a text document.
Steve,
Similar setup (KDE 3.1.2, KMAIL 1.5.2). Printing from kmail causes it to crash on the "Printing...." dialogue. No rhyme or reason.
I'm just waiting to receive 9.0 and seeing what happens before I try to fix the problem.
Jethro
I posted this problem some time ago, glad to see I wasn't alone. I have 2 SUSE 8.2 pro installations. 1 has lpd printer and has been updated regularly with YAST - won't print but did at first install. 1 has local epson and no updates and prints fine. steve
On Monday 20 October 2003 09:29, Steve Edmonds wrote:
On Monday 20 October 2003 16:42, Jethro Cramp wrote:
On Wednesday 27 August 2003 13:05, Steve Edmonds wrote:
I posted this problem some time ago, glad to see I wasn't alone. I have 2 SUSE 8.2 pro installations. 1 has lpd printer and has been updated regularly with YAST - won't print but did at first install. 1 has local epson and no updates and prints fine.
Is your printer combined with a scanner at all? Had the same problem, printer only worked once. Installed the printer again through CUPS and everything works fine now. -- Greetings from /bill at 169 west , 19 south. Disclaimer: Any errors in spelling, tact, or fact are transmission errors."
On Tuesday 21 October 2003 04:29, Steve Edmonds wrote:
I posted this problem some time ago, glad to see I wasn't alone. I have 2 SUSE 8.2 pro installations. 1 has lpd printer and has been updated regularly with YAST - won't print but did at first install. 1 has local epson and no updates and prints fine
No. You're not alone. It's strange. I don't often print from Kmail so I'm not clear when or why it stopped working, but I am sure that it used to work. It isn't enough of an irritant to merit trying to fix it. Did you try wiping your printers and re-installing them? Jethro
On Wednesday 22 October 2003 3:54 am, Jethro Cramp wrote:
No. You're not alone. It's strange. I don't often print from Kmail so I'm not clear when or why it stopped working, but I am sure that it used to work. It isn't enough of an irritant to merit trying to fix it. Did you try wiping your printers and re-installing them?
When I select the one printer already set up, KControlCenter crashes! It is also missing the buttons, icons, etc for CUPS. Are you getting this too, Steve? -- Best wishes Kevin Donnelly www.kyfieithu.co.uk - Meddalwedd Rydd yn Gymraeg
On Wednesday 22 October 2003 06:07 am, Kevin Donnelly wrote:
On Wednesday 22 October 2003 3:54 am, Jethro Cramp wrote:
No. You're not alone. It's strange. I don't often print from Kmail so I'm not clear when or why it stopped working, but I am sure that it used to work. It isn't enough of an irritant to merit trying to fix it. Did you try wiping your printers and re-installing them?
When I select the one printer already set up, KControlCenter crashes! It is also missing the buttons, icons, etc for CUPS. Are you getting this too, Steve?
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Best wishes
Kevin Donnelly
www.kyfieithu.co.uk - Meddalwedd Rydd yn Gymraeg ===============
hey guys, With CUPS, usually the best way to add and adjust your printers is to open Konqueror and type in the url: localhost:631 That will take you to the CUPS server and let you play to your heart's content. Should be a bit easier to make changes and test as well. Lee -- --- KMail v1.5.4 --- SuSE Linux Pro v8.2 --- Registered Linux User #225206 On any other day, that might seem strange...
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