Cups config error

david walcroft david_walcroft at yahoo.com.au
Sun Feb 5 02:22:00 UTC 2006


Gene Heskett wrote:
> On Friday 03 February 2006 21:34, david walcroft wrote:
> 
>>Hi,
>>  I'm trying to change the printers config from 'photo' to 'draft'
> 
> 
> Humm, there is no reason why you can't just define a new printer 
> (lp1,lp2,lp3 ad infinitum) with the characteristics you want it to 
> have, as long as the physical printer itself can do it with the correct 
> driver as selected on that page at localhost:631.
> 
> I personally have an Epson C82 defined as 4 'printers', and I feed the 
> job to whatever 'printer' is best suited to the job at hand, all the 
> way from a draft quality 180 dpi b&w, to full color photographic stuff 
> at 1440 squared.

I've never tried doing that,so I'll ask the stupid question -- how do I 
set up multiple print queue's in cups


> 
>>at http://localhost:631/ but get this error
> 
> 
> 
>>"server-error-internal-error"
>>
> 
> I'm not a cups guru by any means but it sounds like something is hosed 
> in the cups install.  Is this a printer that needs to have foomatic 
> installed also?  My Epson C82 doesn't need it and foomatic in fact 
> fouls the nest as I'm using a locally built and installed 
> gutenprint-5.0-rc2, but other printers might not be so lucky.  I assume 
> you've done a 'service cups restart' since the last update?  It might 
> be that simple.

I've heard of Gutenprint but know nothing of it,does it replace cups or what

> 
>>I've never seen this before,any body know what to do.
>>
>>Printer HP PSC2110
>>
>>Fully updated FC 4.
>>
>>  Thanks   david
> 
> 

    thanks   david




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