On Tue, 2007-08-07 at 18:33 -0700, Richard England wrote: > Karl Larsen wrote: > > Richard England wrote: > >> Karl Larsen wrote: > >>> I have learned a lot today and it is all bad. Let us assume the > >>> udev update I got is what ruined my printing. The obvious thing to > >>> do is delete the update. But you can not do that. > >>> > >>> The update becomes part of the whole file for udev. This you > >>> can't just remove because it is used by the whole computer! > >>> > >>> So I think I need to get out my DVD and look for the old udev > >>> rpm and force it to replace the updated one. > >>> > >>> If that doesn't work do the same thing to the others. A whole > >>> lot of work. Maybe easier to just reload f7? > >>> > >>> > >>> > >> > >> I have an HP Deskjet 722C connected to an F7 machine through the > >> parallel port and I'm using the most recent udev update. I would not > >> suspect udev yet. > >> > >> I Have hpijs-1.7.4a-4.fc7 and hplip-1.7.4a-4.fc7 installed so that > >> may help in identifying the type of printer (I'm a neophyte with > >> printers) and the printer shows up in the CUPS web interface with a > >> URI of hp:/par/DESKJET_720c?device=/dev/parport0 > >> > > If you have the updated cups files installed you will never get > > that HP working. Because the new Cups will not accept any printer > > using the parallel port. > > > > Wrong. It's working, now. > > That was the point of my mail. > > You CAN use a parallel port printer. Even one that is not well > supported. The "New CUPS" has no problem with the parallel port. > > ~~R > > I have Karl's questiom. I can not find a parallel port option in the latest cups. Where did you find it? Or did you have yout printer configured before the cups update? -- ======================================================================= Zounds! I was never so bethumped with words since I first called my brother's father dad. -- William Shakespeare, "Kind John" ======================================================================= Aaron Konstam telephone: (210) 656-0355 e-mail: akonstam@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
