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From: Dale <dalek1967@×××××××××.net>
To: gentoo-user@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] CUPS: Need help setting up my parallel port printer
Date: Mon, 10 Mar 2008 10:11:39
Message-Id: 47D508FF.9040201@bellsouth.net
In Reply to: [gentoo-user] CUPS: Need help setting up my parallel port printer by Michael Sullivan
1 Michael Sullivan wrote:
2 > We got a new printer today. It's the same model as our old printer, so it
3 > should work, right? I followed the Gentoo Printing Guide up to the point
4 > where one sets up the printer in the CUPS administrative interface. It
5 > does not offer me a parallel port choice for the device. My kernel is
6 > built with parallel port support and I have modprobed parport and
7 > parport_pc:
8 >
9 > catherine ~ # lsmod | grep parport
10 > parport_pc 32868 0
11 > parport 26696 1 parport_pc
12 >
13 > And dmseg is aware of the printer:
14 >
15 > catherine ~ # dmesg | grep -i print
16 > parport0: Printer, EPSON Stylus C88
17 >
18 > But on the CUPS interface, I can choose from
19 >
20 > AppSocket/HPJetDirect
21 > Backend Error Handler
22 > HP Printer (HPLIP)
23 > Internet Printing Protocol (http)
24 > Internet Printing Protocol (ipp)
25 > LPD/LPR Host or Printer
26 > SCSI Printer
27 > Serial Port #1
28 >
29 > but no parallel port. It used to be on there. How can I get it back, or
30 > is parallel port called something else now?
31 >
32 >
33 >
34 >
35
36 You may need to set the parport USE flag in make.comf or package.use.
37 Mine has it for my HP.
38
39 [ebuild R ] net-print/hplip-2.7.10 USE="X parport ppds -doc -fax
40 -minimal -scanner -snmp" 0 kB
41
42 Hope that helps.
43
44 Dale
45
46 :-) :-)
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