Cam Ellison <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > * DvB ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote: > > "Robert L. Harris" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > > > > I'm trying to do a first time cups install for my HP parallel printer. > > > The "cupsomatic-ppd" package in sid claims to have the cupsomatic script > > > to configure it but I'm not finding it. > > > > > > Is there a tool to easily configure cups for one of these? > > > > > http://localhost:631 or man lpadmin. > > > > See also http://www.linuxprinting.org > > > In my case, it doesn't. I get "Unable to connect to server: Connection > refused" messages to lpinfo, the web access tool, etc. And yes, I'm su'd to > root. I can run Opera as root. No go with lynx, either. > > I did install cupsys before cupsys-client, cupsys-bsd, etc., though I cannot > imagine what difference that would make. > > What am I doing wrong, or not doing, please? >
You may also want to check the obvious... make sure cupsd is running. HTH
