On Thu, 2005-07-07 at 18:19 -0400, Seth P. Robinson wrote: > Any assistance with the following conundrum would be greatly > appreciated. > > hardware: hp ze4220 laptop (i386 arch) > hp DeskJet 842c > > I recently installed FC 4 and am struggling to install and configure > my hp Deskjet 842c. I have tried the GUI tools in KDE and GNOME and > have given CUPS and gimp-print a shot, but to no avail. The problem > seems to lie in that the printer is connected to my laptop via a > parallel port. > > I hope that the following might aid the diagnosis of this problem: > > 1. > input: [root@laptop ~]# lpadmin -d hpdeskjet842c > output: lpadmin: Unable to connect to server: Connection refused > > (note: lpstat does not work either in terminal) Not sure about this - maybe /var/log/messages might say something. > 2. > input: /usr/sbin/ptal-init setup > output: > > Stopping the HP OfficeJet Linux driver. [snip] I previously had a DeskJet 842c and used the hpij driver with no problem. Maybe try yum install hpij and use the Printing dialog under System Settings - make sure to choose hpij as the driver.
