On Wed, 2004-01-28 at 09:25, Tim Waugh wrote: > On Wed, Jan 28, 2004 at 09:17:35AM -0700, Joe Beach wrote: > > > I would like to add a Tektronix 560 printer to cups with > > redhat-config-printer, but it is not in the list of available > > printers. I can add it to cups with its browser administration tool > > by adding its ppd file to usr/share/cups/model, but that method > > doesn't make the ppd available under redhat-config-printer. > > Try using foomatic-ppdload. In Fedora Core 2 this will be available > in the graphical tool under 'Actions' on the menu bar. > > Tim. > */ I just tried it and got: # foomatic-ppdload TKPH5601.PPD Tektronix-560 Printer Tektronix-560 does not seem to exist in the database! It appears that I first need to add the printer id to the database (I don't know which one) or I need to use an existing printer id, which could be a bad idea. Any idea of how to add an id to the database? Joe
