[opensuse] Problems with Printers and SuSe 10.2
I've just spent three very unproductive hours wrestling with a couple of printers on my SuSe 10.2 desktop. (I've had both printers - a Brother HL-5140 and an HP-1220c connected via USB cables for a without any problem. Both printers print fine to Windows, and the Brother works fine for Linux. The HP-1220c prints a line or two of garbage and spits out the page, repeating on subsequent pages). In 10.1 I did find it easier to configure my printers through CUPS than through YAST, but in 10.2 I can't get CUPS to enter a password at all. I did manage to get the following dialog when I tried to enter a password: BobsDesktop:~ # lppasswd -a rsmits greetings4950 Usage: lppasswd [-g groupname] [username] lppasswd [-g groupname] -a [username] lppasswd [-g groupname] -x [username] BobsDesktop:~ # lppasswd -g sys -a rsmits Enter password: Enter password again: BobsDesktop:~ # BobsDesktop:~ # As root I can access cupsd.conf and edit it, but don't know what to change and the password.md5 file is empty. I've tried everything I can think of to get CUPS to behave with no avail, and that includes switching from USB to Parallel ports, on both printers (one at a time) - it just will not let me add a password - even one for root. YAST isn't any better. I can get the Brother Printer going but it's only mono, and I need my 1220C for large colour pictures. It worked just fine in 10.1. In Yast, I've checked and they're both using different USB ports - and right now I even have the 1220C connected to a parallel port. I haven't got enough hair left to tear any out, but I feel like it. As far as I can tell 10.2 just won't let me print to my 1220C. Suggestions anyone? -- Bob Smits Ph 250-245-2553 Fax 250-245-5531 E-mail bob@rsmits.ca -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org
On July 6, 2007 10:44:08 pm Robert Smits wrote:
I've just spent three very unproductive hours wrestling with a couple of printers on my SuSe 10.2 desktop.
(I've had both printers - a Brother HL-5140 and an HP-1220c connected via USB cables for a without any problem. Both printers print fine to Windows, and the Brother works fine for Linux. The HP-1220c prints a line or two of garbage and spits out the page, repeating on subsequent pages).
In 10.1 I did find it easier to configure my printers through CUPS than through YAST, but in 10.2 I can't get CUPS to enter a password at all.
I did manage to get the following dialog when I tried to enter a password:
BobsDesktop:~ # lppasswd -a rsmits greetings4950 Usage: lppasswd [-g groupname] [username] lppasswd [-g groupname] -a [username] lppasswd [-g groupname] -x [username] BobsDesktop:~ # lppasswd -g sys -a rsmits Enter password: Enter password again: BobsDesktop:~ # BobsDesktop:~ #
As root I can access cupsd.conf and edit it, but don't know what to change and the password.md5 file is empty.
I've tried everything I can think of to get CUPS to behave with no avail, and that includes switching from USB to Parallel ports, on both printers (one at a time) - it just will not let me add a password - even one for root.
YAST isn't any better. I can get the Brother Printer going but it's only mono, and I need my 1220C for large colour pictures. It worked just fine in 10.1.
In Yast, I've checked and they're both using different USB ports - and right now I even have the 1220C connected to a parallel port. I haven't got enough hair left to tear any out, but I feel like it.
As far as I can tell 10.2 just won't let me print to my 1220C.
Suggestions anyone?
-- Bob Smits Ph 250-245-2553 Fax 250-245-5531 E-mail bob@rsmits.ca
I'll follow up to myself, since I've made some progress today. I switched gui users to root, and logged into CUPS at localhost:631 with root and my root password, and I was in. I could make changes again! Why someone would make this kind of change without a help file telling you all this had changed from previous versions is beyond me. Now that I could get into CUPS I tried the first time to install the HP-1220C with the new Gutenberg driver - it seemed to install OK, but when I looked at the properties of the printer it didn't seem to realize it was connected as an LPT port. I turned the printer off, changed to a USB connection, and reinstalled the printer, and it finally worked. The only issues I have now are that printing from GIMP does not seem to work at all, for either of the printers - time to do more googling, I guess. Bob -- Bob Smits Ph 250-245-2553 Fax 250-245-5531 E-mail bob@rsmits.ca -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org
On Saturday 07 July 2007, Robert Smits wrote: [...]
I'll follow up to myself, since I've made some progress today.
I switched gui users to root, and logged into CUPS at localhost:631 with root and my root password, and I was in. I could make changes again!
Why someone would make this kind of change without a help file telling you all this had changed from previous versions is beyond me.
Now that I could get into CUPS I tried the first time to install the HP-1220C with the new Gutenberg driver - it seemed to install OK, but when I looked at the properties of the printer it didn't seem to realize it was connected as an LPT port. I turned the printer off, changed to a USB connection, and reinstalled the printer, and it finally worked.
The only issues I have now are that printing from GIMP does not seem to work at all, for either of the printers - time to do more googling, I guess.
Bob =================
If you've recently updated Gimp, it's probably overwritten or removed your Gutenprint plugin and that may be your trouble there. Reinstall the gutenprint or drivers where the plugin will again be installed. I don't thing the Gimp developers move very fast with things, so haven't caught up to the new and better gutenprint drivers. Since they use Debian mostly, they still depend on gimpprint. Lee -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org
On Saturday 07 July 2007 16:42, BandiPat wrote:
If you've recently updated Gimp, it's probably overwritten or removed your Gutenprint plugin and that may be your trouble there. Reinstall the gutenprint or drivers where the plugin will again be installed. I don't thing the Gimp developers move very fast with things, so haven't caught up to the new and better gutenprint drivers. Since they use Debian mostly, they still depend on gimpprint.
Lee
No, I haven't. In fact I just installed the 5.0.0.gutenprint drivers and haven't updated GIMP for some time. I'm certainly not impressed with the print quality - even on photo paper and with Gwenview the print quality is abysmal - very grainy and nowhere near what the printer can deliver. What's gimpprint? Bob -- Bob Smits bob@rsmits.ca -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org
On Saturday 07 July 2007, Robert Smits wrote:
On Saturday 07 July 2007 16:42, BandiPat wrote:
If you've recently updated Gimp, it's probably overwritten or removed your Gutenprint plugin and that may be your trouble there. Reinstall the gutenprint or drivers where the plugin will again be installed. I don't thing the Gimp developers move very fast with things, so haven't caught up to the new and better gutenprint drivers. Since they use Debian mostly, they still depend on gimpprint.
Lee
No, I haven't. In fact I just installed the 5.0.0.gutenprint drivers and haven't updated GIMP for some time.
I'm certainly not impressed with the print quality - even on photo paper and with Gwenview the print quality is abysmal - very grainy and nowhere near what the printer can deliver.
What's gimpprint?
Bob ==========
Gimp print is the older printing mechanism and still used by the Gimp developers and some distros, but gutenprint I believe is a branch and better supported with better drivers. If you are getting bad printouts, you are either not using the gutenprint driver or do not have it setup correctly. I have available every feature my printer supports with the gutenprint drivers and that was never possible with gimp print. In Gimp, you may need to set the plugin and the printers settings/features. I had never gotten a good print from Gimp before the gutenprint drivers/plugin, so I'll have to say they are much better! I've tried it on both a HP inkjet & Epson photo printer with excellent results on both, either as standard printout or photo. Once you figure out what's wrong, you'll see the difference too! Lee -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org
participants (2)
-
BandiPat
-
Robert Smits