Re: USB Printer Problem (still...)

<snip> Hi Herb first -- sudo updatedb next -- locate *.ppd I don't know about F13 but the ppd files are probably in /usr/share/cups/model/ There should be a ppd file that you downloaded and installed with a name like PCL- printername-printer model.ppd This should be the file that will drive your printer. It seems that HP and Xerox printers only work with a PCL file. If it's in a different folder, maybe it would be good to copy it across to this so cups finds it automatically... I had to put it in there as cups would not find it in other places. Others would be able to advise on the pro's and cons of this part. To copy it across you will need to do it as sudo cp file/to/copy/name.ppd file/to put/here/ otherwise you will get access denied error. In <system> <Admin><Printing> --add a LPT #1 printer The next dialog will show a number of selections. I find that this dialog does not show up in other selections, only LPT #1 At the top will be: --Select printer from database --Provide PPD file --Search for a printer driver to download Choose Provide PPD file and in the next dialog type /usr/share/cups/model or what ever the correct path was that you locate[d] earlier. Follow the <Forward> prompts 2 or 3 dialogs later you will have one that allows you to enter the name and description of your printer as you wish it to display in the Printer choices dialogs when you want to print a document. Alter only the Printer Name and Printer Description -- not the Location Authenticate with your root password and the printer will show up in the Printer Configuration Dialog. Next is the important part........ Double Click on the printer icon and a dialog will show the Description, Location and Device URI. The Device URI should now show usb://Your/Printer/Connection/Details -- (I dont know what else to call the info in that field) In the info below that field Make and Model-- it should show your printer., on mine it shows "HP Color Laserjet Series PCL 6 CUPS" But I have a Fuji Xerox C2100, this indicates my FXC2100 as having HP Laserjet internals. In the remaining selections you may be able to change Settings Policies Access Control and a number of other things. I could not make any changes here as it wrecked the setup and I had to do the above all from the beginning and delete the original printer. You can configure as many printers as you like in different ways and choose the one that works best for you then delete the others. Deleting is as simple as click on the printer icon and right click and choose Delete Printer from the drop down. I hope this helps in some way Roger