KDE printer installation wizard - samsung cpl500

[John]

Thanks James
I had come to the conclusion that cups was probabley objecting as the kde 
install went ok but nothing came out of the port. I will try the cups link 
you have sent me. I'm also trying to mail samsung but it looks like their 
mail system is to much for KDE. 
My installation is an uptodate suse9. This uses kde 3.1.4. I'm no linux 
warrior so I bought a distribution. I haven't registered it yet as it failed 
to recognise my sati raid (suse can't help) and I need to do a complete re 
install with the raid split into 2 disc. I do have 3.2 on dvd off a linux 
mag. I'm slowly getting to grips with using the kit but installations are 
still proving tough, the language people use is still mostly double dutch to 
me.
The 'PageRegion' entry in the adobe windoze ppd file (for another printer) 
seems to specify the area actually available for printing as do the 
extensions in the samsung ImageableArea definitions but they are too 
different for me attempt a conversion.

Alll the best
         John


On Sunday 25 April 2004 20:39, you wrote:
> John wrote:
> > Hi
> > I have managed to install the printer driver with the KDE wizard. All the
> > printer properties and settings etc are available but I can't print a
> > test page or this mail. It looks like nothing is actually getting out of
> > the parallel port allthough KDE reckons it has sent it "ok". I couldn't
> > install the driver with yast (suse 9) as it wouldn't accept it.
> > In the Local Port Selection the uri (its cups) is parallel:/dev/lp0 on
> > Parallel Port #1. I've seen a port number mentioned somewhere. At the end
> > of the local port list a canon and epson printer are shown also on
> > Parallel Port #1 under Others. There doesn't seem to be any way of
> > removing these. Anybody have any thoughts? Mainly on what I need to do to
> > get it all to work.
> >
> > On the driver - I found a windoze ppd for a samsung printer on adobe.
> > This allowed me to add a few lines to the one that came with the printer.
> > I can't sort out how to add the PageRegion that the yast install reckoned
> > to be missing. The one in the windoze ppd is beyond me. The KDE install
> > didn't object to the file with the DefaultimageableArea added though.
> > That one was simple/
>
> In general, Parallel Port #1 is /dev/lp0 so I doubt that that is the
> problem.
>
> OTOH, what are the permissions for: /dev/lp0?  You can just set them to 666
> to test it.
>
> --
> JRT

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