Did anybody manage to make HP DeskJet 710C work under Linux (SuSE 6.4), and how? I followed all the articles I could find in Support Database, with no success. All I got was that this command gave exact manufacturer and the model: cat /proc/parport/0/autoprobe So, if there is anybody willing to disclose his success story, I am ready to learn! (All the details, please - I am a Linux newbie) Thank you in advance... R.Soskic p.s. How about HP LJ 1100A ??? (Because I have that one too - but I even did not try to make it work)... -- To unsubscribe send e-mail to suse-linux-e-unsubscribe@suse.com For additional commands send e-mail to suse-linux-e-help@suse.com Also check the FAQ at http://www.suse.com/support/faq

Message-ID: Date: Sat, 11 Nov 2000 22:57:55 +0100 (CET) From: Guido Milanese Subject: Printing problem after upgrade to 7.0 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) ------------------------------------------- E-Mail: Guido Milanese Homepage: http://fly.to/arsantiqua 11-Nov-00 - XFMail on Linux + + + + + + NON NOBIS DOMINE + + + + + + -------------------------------------------

From: juergen.braukmann@ruhr-west.de Message-ID: <3A0ECE8F.A7BCE3F1@ruhr-west.de> Date: Sun, 12 Nov 2000 18:08:31 +0100 Subject: Re: [SLE] Printing problem after upgrade to 7.0 Jonathan Drews wrote:

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

Adding to that, I ran in a very queer problem after my update: I could print (from netscape and everywhere else) but "lpr asciifile" failed. This was due to "securety=secure" (in rc.config) and apsfilter sourcing rc.config (set to 600 permission). The sourced variable -something wether to use a2ps- couldn't be read and printing failed. It sounds more likely to be the above, but if it fails check that too... Juergen <p> -- =========================================== __ _ Juergen Braukmann juergen.braukmann@gmx.de| -o)/ / (_)__ __ ____ __ Tel: 0201-743648 dk4jb@db0qs.#nrw.deu.eu | /\\ /__/ / _ \/ // /\ \/ / ===========================================_\_v __/_/_//_/\_,_/ /_/\_\

From: juergen.braukmann@ruhr-west.de Message-ID: <3A0F81E4.FA995BF2@ruhr-west.de> Date: Mon, 13 Nov 2000 06:53:40 +0100 Subject: Re: [SLE] Printing problem after upgrade to 7.0 Guido Milanese wrote:

On 12-Nov-00 juergen.braukmann@ruhr-west.de wrote:

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Adding to that, I ran in a very queer problem after my update: I could print (from netscape and everywhere else) but "lpr asciifile" failed. This was due to "securety=secure" (in rc.config) and apsfilter sourcing rc.config (set to 600 permission). The sourced variable -something wether to use a2ps- couldn't be read and printing failed. It sounds more likely to be the above, but if it fails check that too...

Thanks! But can you tell me what I should do, if this is the case?

sorry, edit /etc/permissions.local: /etc/rc.config root.root 644 or set securety=easy in rc.config. Juergen <p>> Thanks you again,

g.

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Message-ID: Date: Mon, 13 Nov 2000 00:07:23 +0100 (CET) From: Guido Milanese Subject: Re: [SLE] Printing problem after upgrade to 7.0 On 12-Nov-00 Jonathan Drews wrote:

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.

Many thanks for your answer. I followed your first suggestion, but I get this result: (1) the "lpr" command is apparently succesfull, but nothing happens; (2) the "lpq" command lists correctly the jobs, but adds: "no spooling, no printing". I did a very stupid mistake. When I changed the permissions of the lock file, I did not take a note of it, so I do not know of which lock file i changed the permission... can someone help? Many thanks again, g. ps I am leaving now to teach in another town for 3 days, so I'll read you kind answers next Thursday. ------------------------------------------- E-Mail: Guido Milanese Homepage: http://fly.to/arsantiqua 12-Nov-00 - XFMail on Linux + + + + + + NON NOBIS DOMINE + + + + + + -------------------------------------------