3.4 missing CUPS printing drivers?

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> Subject:
> [debian-knoppix] 3.4 missing CUPS printing drivers?
> From:
> "airplays55-/[email protected]" <airplays55-/[email protected]>
> Date:
> Fri, 16 Jul 2004 10:12:37 -0700 (PDT)
> To:
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>I think that knoppix 3.4 is missing (and needs) the
>CUPS printing drivers and functionality that knoppix
>3.3 contained.
>
>I know of no other reason why my standard EPSON
>printer works on 3.3 but not on 3.4.  On 3.3 (live cD,
>no HD), I was able to easily configure and use the
>printer after starting the cupsd daemon.  3.4 does not
>include the required cups driver.  I could not get the
>printer working When I tried the foomatic drivers in
>3.4, or even when I copied the ppd file from 3.3 to
>3.4.
>  
>
This is my experience as well.

>To support my claim that the drivers are MISSING from
>3.4, I see that knoppix 3.3 has 198 cups driver file
>(with ppd.gz extension) in
>/KNOPPIX/usr/share/cups/model/gimp-print  however
>knoppix 3.4 only has 16 uncompressed ppd files in
>/KNOPPIX/usr/share/cups/model, and no gimp-print
>subdirectory containing compressed ppd files.
>
>Does anybody know why those files are missing?
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>
I am getting soem help with this offline -- I'l let you know when I have 
a resolution.

Chris