Re: [RULE] Re: Printing Support w/ Slinky 0.3.95

[Michael Fratoni]

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On Wednesday 25 June 2003 05:15 am, Ingo Lantschner wrote:

> Yes, installing these two packages allowed me to start
> redhat-config-printer and to add a local printer (other options not
> tested). Due to codependency between perl and perl-Filter I had to
> --nodep perl. (Unfortunatly I recognised too late the other possibility
> provided by Richard and Jason on this list: "rpm -ivh perl perl-Filter"
> - I will keep it for the next time :-) )
>
> Space: Perl and perlfiter adds 44MB - as already discussed there is no
> way around it?!? Do I remeber this right?

I don't know of any way around it. perl is required by many other tools as 
well.

I've added the above packages to the printing package list.

> Next issue:
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> Printing the testpage, I got an error. The /var/log/messages states:
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> Jan  7 18:09:18 localhost kernel: parport0: PC-style at 0x378
> [PCSPP,TRISTATE,EPP] Jan  7 18:09:18 localhost kernel: parport0:
> Printer, Hewlett-Packard HP LaserJet 5L Jan  7 18:09:23 localhost
> kernel: parport0: PC-style at 0x378 [PCSPP,TRISTATE,EPP] Jan  7
> 18:09:23 localhost kernel: parport0: Printer, Hewlett-Packard HP
> LaserJet 5L Jan  7 18:09:23 localhost kernel: lp0: using parport0
> (polling). Jan  7 18:09:23 localhost kernel: lp0: console ready
> Jan  7 18:09:23 localhost modprobe: modprobe: Can't locate module
> char-major-188 Jan  7 18:09:25 localhost last message repeated 15 times
> Jan  7 18:09:25 localhost cups: cupsd startup succeeded

Did the page print? How is this printer connected (usb, parallell port)?
Char-major-188 is for USB serial converters. I have no USB devices here to 
test with, so I can't help much.

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