On Tue, 2003-02-18 at 13:17, Shoemaker, Michael (STL) wrote: > Have you tried using webmin to configure your printer. It was a quite painless experience and worked the first time. > Thanks I may try that in the end. At the moment I have a system that has an inexplicable problem. I don't like that. Plus I don't have webmin installed. Cheers anyway. t. > Mike > > -----Original Message----- > From: Thomas Robinson [mailto:tom.robinson@daedaluscompass.com] > Sent: Monday, February 17, 2003 6:15 PM > To: psyche-list@redhat.com > Subject: Re: redhat-config-printer: I can't configure a working printer! > > > Hi > > Is there anyone that knows anything about printing that can help me? > > dmesg (snippet) output: > ---8<--- > parport0: PC-style at 0x378 [PCSPP,TRISTATE] > lp0: using parport0 (polling). > lp0: console ready > ---8<--- > > Jobs can be submitted but just sit there interminably. Nothing prints! > > Host is configured with LPRng (alternatives). CUPS is not installed. > > # lpstat -t > scheduler is running > system default destination: hplj4 > printer hplj4@olympus unknown state. enabled since Feb 18 00:01 2003. available > Printer: hplj4@olympus > Queue: no printable jobs in queue > Status: job 'tom@olympus+493' saved at 23:49:41.080 > > When I start redhat-config-printer I get the following errors on the > console: > ---8<--- > (redhat-config-printer-gui:17616): GLib-GObject-WARNING **: invalid cast from (NULL) pointer to `GObject' > > (redhat-config-printer-gui:17616): GLib-GObject-CRITICAL **: file > gobject.c: line 972 (g_object_get): assertion `G_IS_OBJECT (object)' failed > > (redhat-config-printer-gui:17616): GLib-GObject-WARNING **: invalid cast from (NULL) pointer to `GObject' > > (redhat-config-printer-gui:17616): GLib-GObject-CRITICAL **: file > gobject.c: line 972 (g_object_get): assertion `G_IS_OBJECT (object)' failed > ---8<--- > > Although I get the errors above the utility seems to work OK and it configures a /etc/printcap. > > I must have a hole in my head because I can't work this out...Any help is appreciated. > > Regards, > > Tom > > On Mon, 2003-02-17 at 16:35, Thomas Robinson wrote: > > > Hi, > > > > I've upgraded to Red Hat 8.0 and now I can't configure a working > > printer. Previously I had both a local and a samba printer working > > perfectly. Now when I use redhat-config-printer, the configured > > printer will print neither an ASCII nor a postscript test page. I > > can't print from the command-line either. Here are some of the > > packages I have installed on my system: > > > > ghostscript-7.05-20 > > ghostscript-fonts-5.50-7 > > redhat-config-printer-0.4.24-1 > > foomatic-1.9-1.20020617.6 > > Omni-foomatic-0.7.0-6 > > Omni-0.7.0-6 > > > > The local printer is a HP Laserjet 4. I have used the 'ljet4' driver > > from the database. The samba printer is a HP 2000C. > > > > The 'gs -h' command shows the 'ljet4' driver but not the 2000C. > > > > Am I missing some packages or have I got something else wrong? I'm > > really stuck here. Can someone tell me what other information you need > > to know and I will send it. Can someone please help? > > > > Thanks and regards, > > > > Tom > > > > -- > > > > Every time I think I know where it's at, they move it. > > > > -- > > -- > Is this really happening? > > > > -- > Psyche-list mailing list > Psyche-list@redhat.com https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/psyche-list Science may someday discover what faith has always known. -- Psyche-list mailing list Psyche-list@redhat.com https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/psyche-list
