Re: [PLUG] Re: Printer hassles

["Will Dyson" <will.dyson@gmail.com>]

On 11/16/06, George Langford <george@georgesbasement.com> wrote:
> Now it's CUPS hassles.
>
> I found out where the PPD files are located, unzipped the one that the
> Epson Stylus Photo 870 wants (escp2-870.ppd) and then reinstalled the
> printer driver ... countless times.  At every instance, when I invoke
> "lpoptions -l" it says: "lpoptions: Destination /dev/usb has no PPD file!"


Hi George,

You sound pretty frustrated. I sympathize with that, but you'll have
to post some more background information before this list can really
help you.

A few good places to start would be:

What distribution are you running?

What cups and lp related packages do you have installed?

What steps have you taken to configure the printer with cups? Have you
setup the printer through cups's web interface, or by editing the
config files directly?

What, exactly, do you mean by "reinstalled the printer driver"?

Just as a generic hint, it is much easier to setup a printer via the
cups web interface (http://localhost:631/). It will auto-detect your
USB connected printer and allow you to specify the driver to use with
it. The correct PPD file should be discovered and used automatically
as well.

--
Will Dyson
http://www.lucidts.com/
Linux/Mac/PC consulting
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