On Wednesday 08 August 2007, Karl Larsen wrote: > It occured to me that since I replaced both the cups and the udev at >the same time, I should put the cups update back on my computer and do >some checking. So I yum installed cups with this: > >Install 0 Package(s) >Update 2 Package(s) >Remove 0 Package(s) > >Total download size: 3.2 M >Is this ok [y/N]: y >Downloading Packages: >(1/2): cups-1.2.12-1.fc7. 100% |=========================| 3.0 MB >01:55 >(2/2): cups-libs-1.2.12-1 100% |=========================| 186 kB >00:06 >Running Transaction Test >Finished Transaction Test >Transaction Test Succeeded >Running Transaction > Updating : cups-libs ######################### [1/4] > Updating : cups ######################### [2/4] > Cleanup : cups-libs ######################### [3/4] > Cleanup : cups ######################### [4/4] > >Updated: cups.i386 1:1.2.12-1.fc7 >Dependency Updated: cups-libs.i386 1:1.2.12-1.fc7 >Complete! >[root@k5di ~]# > > So now the only thing to do is reboot and see what still works. >Well I brought up http://localhost:631/ and the printer was there >working according to the page using /dev/lp0. So with a terminal I did: > >[karl@k5di ~]$ cd /dev >[karl@k5di dev]$ ls /dev/lp* >/dev/lp0 >[karl@k5di dev]$ > > It appears that udev has loaded just lp0 onto /dev which is fine since >that is what we are using. So the next thing is to print something and I >will print this note. > > OK the printer worked just perfect! So the updated cups has zero to do >with the problem. Anyone who deleted the updated cups can do what I did >above. > Darn it Karl, you are using User-Agent: Thunderbird 2.0.0.6 (X11/20070728), is it known that threading is broken in that release? If its not then fur crying in the beer USE IT! You have at least 10 threads on this subject started between this list and the fedora list. That's abuse, and you will be ignored by many. >-- > > Karl F. Larsen, AKA K5DI > Linux User > #450462 http://counter.li.org. -- Cheers, Gene "There are four boxes to be used in defense of liberty: soap, ballot, jury, and ammo. Please use in that order." -Ed Howdershelt (Author) "Plaese porrf raed." -- Prof. Michael O'Longhlin, S.U.N.Y. Purchase
