On Saturday 17 July 2004 05:05, Peter Risdon wrote: > Eric Crist wrote: > > On Saturday 17 July 2004 03:17, Peter Risdon wrote: > >>Cups installs /usr/local/bin/lp and /usr/local/bin/lpr and leaves > >>/usr/bin/lp and /usr/bin/lpr in place. Back these up, symlink the cups > >>versions into their places and try again. > >> > >>If you want to verify you have a properly running Cups before you do > >>this, use the web interface (http://localhost:631) to print a test page. > >>It ought to work. > >> > >>HTH > >> > >>Peter. > > > > Hey Peter, > > > > I tried the web interface, and that's what's not printing test pages. Do > > I need to move these execs before I try to print a test page? > > Not so good - I generally find this works even when the /usr/bin > binaries are still there. > > > Also, CUPS seems to have munged up my other printer installations pretty > > badly, and I don't know what to do to get them back. > > Probably because it overwrites /etc/printcap > > I guess I'd rather get > > > CUPS working right anyways. > > Have you tried testing cups by using the cups binaries on the command > line specifying the full path? > > #/usr/local/bin/lpr /etc/hosts > > should print. If it doesn't, you might get a useful error message. > > Peter. > > > Thanks!
If I try that, it shows up in the 'manage jobs: completed jobs:' page, and I get the following error: Error: client-error-not-possible Thanks -- Eric F Crist Keep your pecker hard and your powder dry, and the world WILL turn. _______________________________________________ [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
