On Sun, 2006-04-09 at 10:47 -0800, Kam Leo wrote: > On 4/9/06, Colin Brace <cb@xxxxxx> wrote: > > On 4/9/06, Aaron Konstam <akonstam@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > > > > Mixing system-config-printer and cups webinterface is a disaster > > > in my experience. > > > > > > cups has some problems with local printers. Does your machine also print > > > to other printers on the network > > > > Hi Aaron, > > > > I didn't use CUPS to configure this printer when I got FC5 up and > > running several weeks ago; I simply added it with > > system-config-printer. It worked fine, then spontaneously started > > giving this error message as happened with you last August. > > > > This is the only printer I am using. The CUPS installed is v1.1.23-30.2 > > > > Thanks for any ideas you might have on how to solve this... > > > > -- > > Colin Brace > > Amsterdam > > > > If you have not already done so disable cups-config-deamon. That > service has been known to cause problems. > I agree with the suggestion above but I would also attempt to configure the printer using cups web interface: localhost:631 But first remove the system-config-printer definition. It won't make you feel better but cups configuration of local printers is the thing that drives me closer to drink, and I don't drink. -- Aaron Konstam (210) 656-0355 akonstam@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
