linux.gentoo.user

On Fri, 2008-03-07 at 14:26 -0600, Michael Sullivan wrote:
> On Fri, 2008-03-07 at 14:17 -0600, Michael Sullivan wrote:
> > On Fri, 2008-03-07 at 12:25 -0600, Michael Sullivan wrote:
> > > We got a new printer today. It's the same model as our old printer, so it
> > > should work, right? I followed the Gentoo Printing Guide up to the point
> > > where one sets up the printer in the CUPS administrative interface. It
> > > does not offer me a parallel port choice for the device. My kernel is
> > > built with parallel port support and I have modprobed parport and
> > > parport_pc:
> > >
> > > catherine ~ # lsmod | grep parport
> > > parport_pc 32868 0
> > > parport 26696 1 parport_pc
> > >
> > > And dmseg is aware of the printer:
> > >
> > > catherine ~ # dmesg | grep -i print
> > > parport0: Printer, EPSON Stylus C88
> > >
> > > But on the CUPS interface, I can choose from
> > >
> > > AppSocket/HPJetDirect
> > > Backend Error Handler
> > > HP Printer (HPLIP)
> > > Internet Printing Protocol (http)
> > > Internet Printing Protocol (ipp)
> > > LPD/LPR Host or Printer
> > > SCSI Printer
> > > Serial Port #1
> > >
> > > but no parallel port. It used to be on there. How can I get it back, or
> > > is parallel port called something else now?
> > >
> > >
> >
> > I didn't have parallel printer character support compiled into the
> > kernel. It works now, but how do I print from a remote computer? I've
> > set up the security on the host that has the printer hooked up to it,
> > but how do I configure remote hosts running Linux so that they know
> > about it?
> >
>
> Maybe I should mention that I'm using gnome:
>
> camille ~ # emerge -pv gnome
>
> These are the packages that would be merged, in order:
>
> Calculating dependencies... done!
> [ebuild R ] gnome-base/gnome-2.20.3 USE="cdr cups dvdr
> -accessibility -esd -ldap -mono" 0 kB
>
> I did find the Main Menu->System->Preferences->Printers and it detects
> my printer, but it asks me to put in make and model information even
> when I select the printer (which is already set up.) and I don't see
> the model of my printer listed. It's an Epson Stylus C88. Is that
> called something else in the printers interface?
>
Nevermind. It was right there in the guide...

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