printer suddenly disappeared

Ted Potter tpotter at techmarin.com
Thu May 31 07:51:22 UTC 2007


you might check to be sure your lp demon is running.



On 5/30/07, Bret Stern <bret_stern at machinemanagement.com> wrote:
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: redhat-install-list-bounces at redhat.com
> > [mailto:redhat-install-list-bounces at redhat.com] On Behalf Of Buz Davis
> > Sent: Wednesday, May 30, 2007 10:32 PM
> > To: redhat-install-list at redhat.com
> > Subject: printer suddenly disappeared
> >
> > I have a locally connected (dev/lp0) samsung laser printer that I have
> > been using for a couple of years now.  Suddenly this evening
> > I am unable
> > to print to it from my Linux box (Red Hat 9).
> >
> > on attempting to print the file 'pthis' I get errors:
> >
> > lpr pthis
> > lpr error - no default destination available
> > lpr -P printer pthis
> > lpr error - unable to print file:  server-error-service-unavailable
> >
> > If I go into Gnome/system tools/print manager I get "No
> > printers found.
> > Run the printer configuration tool ?".  On clicking OK and giving the
> > root password the printer configuration appears, and it
> > correctly lists
> > the printer and notes that it is the default.  But it gives the
> > "service-unavailable" message when I attempt to print a test page.
> >
> > I have tried disconnecting the printer cable and letting Kudzu remove
> > the configuration, then connecting it and rebooting, and
> > Kudzu finds and
> > configures it (so it says).  Then on entering the Gnome configuration
> > tool I find that the data are still there. (I even tried
> > deleting them
> > and recreating).  None of this has helped.
> >
> > Any ideas would be appreciated.
> >
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> Something seems to have happened to the printer
> communications hardware or the parallel port on your
> pc (perhaps).
>
> 1. Try a different port lpt2 (if available)
> 1. Try a different printer
> 2. Perhaps try the printer on a windows box
>
> B Stern
>
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Ted Potter
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