[AuckLUG] HP Color LasrJet 5M ...

[Nevyn]

Funnily enough I had a problem trying to get printing going today. I
found myself using the CUPs interface (http://127.0.0.1:631) to figure
it out as I was finding gnome's printer configuration tool wasn't
giving me any details as to the status of the printer nor was it
letting me make any changes (kept asking for a password and wasn't
accepting my password - whereas the cups interface, though being much
the same, allowed me to log on as root which I've enabled on my
installation of Ubuntu.

Regards,
Nevyn.

On Feb 11, 2008 12:41 PM, Che Raymond <Raymond.Che at progressive.co.nz> wrote:
> Hi Zed,
>
> Did you added your local printer via the GUI or command promt?
> I had a same problem while ago - I tried to get my RedHat working with a
> colour printer, I added the printer as the local printer via the GUI
> followed all steps it prompted, but it didn't work. I therefore checked
> the configuration file under /etc and the printer was not there! Finally
> I needed to manually edit the config file and it works for the text
> file.
> Did you check your configuration under the /etc dir yet?
>
> Regards,
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: aucklug-bounces at linux.net.nz [mailto:aucklug-bounces at linux.net.nz]
> On Behalf Of Vincent Wang
> Sent: Monday, 11 February 2008 10:20 a.m.
> To: Auckland Linux User Group mailing list
> Subject: Re: [AuckLUG] HP Color LasrJet 5M ...
>
> Hi Zed
> Haven't got any idea though. Can you please check two things:
>
> 1. Check the log for any related errors, /var/log/....   or
> /var/spool/lpd...... or somewhere under this folder;
>
> 2. Try to print a plain text file, and check that the file has been sent
> to printing job queue which located under the folder /var/spool/
>
> Any other ideas guys?
>
>
> Vincent Wang
>
> ----- Original Message ----
> From: zed <zed at zed.net.nz>
> To: aucklug at linux.net.nz
> Sent: Monday, 11 February, 2008 9:29:31 AM
> Subject: [AuckLUG] HP Color LasrJet 5M ...
>
> On 7 Feb I sent a very long email to the group regarding problems I was
> having in getting a HP Color LaserJet 5M working with LinuxMINT.  I
> think
> the message is still somewhere in cyberspace, as I cannot believe
> members
> of the group are unable to offer advice.
>
> Briefly.  I bought a secondhand HP Color LaserJet 5M, after checking
> that
> it worked with Linux.  Despite all my efforts to get it to work, I have
> not succeeded.  I have tried both the cljet5 and hpljs drivers, without
> success.
>
> It works perfectly under Windows XP.
>
> Is there any member who lives in the West Auckland area  - I live in
> Henderson - who would be willing to come along and assist me to get this
> printer installed correctly, because I'm obviously doing something
> wrong.
> I am quite happy to pay for the service.
>
> Zed
>
> --
> zed
>
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