F 7: HP LaserJet 4000N stopped working for me via parallel port...

[Aaron Konstam]

On Thu, 2007-08-02 at 13:57 -0700, Kam Leo wrote:
> On 8/2/07, Chris Mohler <cr33dog at gmail.com> wrote:
> > On 8/2/07, Gilbert Sebenste <sebenste at weather3.admin.niu.edu> wrote:
> > [...]
> > > So I am egtting a lot of error messages. I hae reset the printer...I don't
> > > know what else to do.
> >
> > Try this:
> > cat /usr/share/cups/data/testprint.ps > /dev/lp0 (or /dev/parport0?
> > I'm away from F7 right now)
> >
> > If you get a test page,  then you know at least the printer is
> > functioning and properly connected.  Next, I'd probably stop the
> > "hplip" service, restart CUPS and see if the parallel port is then
> > offered.  Or use the CUPS web interface (http://localhost:631).
> >
> > HTH,
> > Chris
> 
> The 4000 series are "Laserjet" printers. HPLIP is HP's driver for
> "INKJET" printers.
> 
Unless there is a name mixup the above characterization of HLIP seems
wrong.
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