On Sat, 2004-03-13 at 22:02, Aaron Konstam wrote: > 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. > -- It worked for me. The catch is it remembers so the next time the printer is turned off or in my case switched to a different machine by the USB switch it does nothing again without asking. Roger
