On Sat, Mar 13, 2004 at 02:16:37PM +1000, Matt H wrote: > On Fri, 12 Mar 2004 09:12:12 +0000, Tim Waugh wrote: > > > On Fri, Mar 12, 2004 at 03:17:46PM +1000, Matt H. wrote: > > > >> So, is this normal for kudzu to only detect the printer if it's > turned > >> on while the system boots, or is there a problem somewhere in my > >> configuration that will fix this? > > > > Yes, it's normal. The printer model is determined by actually talking > to > > the printer, so it needs power. Note that some HP printers can do > this > > while appearing to be "off" (standby mode). > > > > Tim. > > */ > > Thanks Tim. So if I boot up with the printer off, and kudzu tells me > that the printer has been removed, I should then choose the "Do nothing" > option? If I then turn on the printer when the system is up and running, > will I then need to run kudzu to re-add the printer? Or can this only be > done during booot-up? If so, would kudzu -c > PRINTER do it? Is it safe to do this from runlevel 5? > This is a well known craziness that started with more sophisticated printers and more sophisticated operating systems. Do nothing should work IMHO. -- ------------------------------------------- Aaron Konstam Computer Science Trinity University One Trinity Place. San Antonio, TX 78212-7200 telephone: (210)-999-7484 email:akonstam@xxxxxxxxxxx
