Re: Thanks to Steve & update I'm new to this can someone help??

"K. Smith" wrote:
Steve Gwynn wrote:

    I've got back to where I was Steve, it seems up2date uninstalled (&
deleted the packages??? honestly!!) LPRng, printtool, printfilters & the old
version of control panel.

    End result was I uninstalled cups not because I don't like it etc but I
couldn't get the drivers downloaded the RPM site is so slow just on that
package (I guess everyone is getting it to change their printers from LPRng to
cups??) in the mean time I need a printer!!!

    I downloaded the printer packages needed to get LPRng going again & all
were pretty small & RPM'ed as expected (no error msgs) the only glitch for a
simpleton like me was the RPM install of LPRng didn't give /var/spool/lpd/lp
enough permissions but the test print error msg did tell me to run 'checkpc
-f' I did & found the problem, then had to google around a bit till I could
figure out how to change them. Yes I'm that bad;-)

    End result I'm back on LPRng & a fairly happy camper ;-) I might try cups
another less busy time.

    Notwithstanding I wasn't fixed in the mailing group, I'm very grateful for
your attempt & it gave me incentive, thanks again. I hope this isn't against
the mail list etiquette etc if so apologies.

Karen

>
>     Thanks for going to the trouble Steve, genuinely appreciated.
>
>     Sorry to be so dumb, OK after su ing to root,  I was able to turn cups
> off with '/sbin/service cups stop' then
>     I tried to start lpd with '/sbin/service lpd start' & got a msg "lpd:
> unrecognized service"
>
>     I checked using gnome rpm interface & I don't think LPRng is even
> installed anymore (would up2date have installed cups & uninstalling lpd at
> the same time??) I can see the cups package install under "system
> environment=daemons" but no mention of LPRNG. I tentatively explored
> uninstalling cups but it warns it's taking other stuff, I tried re
> installing LPRng from the discs but again got lots of warning messages so
> chickened out.
>
>     This is the first problem I've had letting up2 date do what it wants
> now I fear I'm lost, not good for the future.
>
>     Thanks for your help anyway I appreciate it. Any further suggestions as
> to where to next?
>
> Karen
>
> > Turn CUPS off and LPRNG on.
> > Be root, then:
> >   service cups stop
> >   service lpd start
> >
> > When CUPS installs, it sometimes changes /etc/printcap into
> > something LPR can't deal with, so look for copies of printcap in the
> > /etc directory with names like printcap.rpmnew, printcap.rpmsave
> > or anything but printcap
> >
> > One of them should be the one that used to work.  Rename it to printcap
> > and then:
> >   service lpd restart
> >
> > That should be close.
> > There's a print manager and printer switch applet on the GNOME and KDE
> > environments that should lead you through most of this, but I'm speaking
> > from 7.3 and 8.0 where things have become a little different than 7.0.
> >
> > Good Luck
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: [email protected]
> > [mailto:[email protected]]On Behalf Of K. Smith
> > Sent: Monday, October 14, 2002 10:58 PM
> > To: [email protected]
> > Subject: I'm new to this can someone help??
> >
> >     I have redhat 7 running on a 586
> >
> >     I use redhat up2date
> >
> >     Today 15 Oct I used up2 date & it installed 2 packages one was
> > called something "cup" a print utility?? the other was "mut"
> >
> >     After the update, my printer doesn't work when I try to print from
> > netscape browser I get a message;
> >
> >         Netscape:subprocess diag.... (stdout/stderr)
> >         LPR: error - no default destination available
> >
> >     I can't print from any program, Abiword, editors, etc etc nothing
> > prints.
> >
> >     I noticed when I rebooted in desperation that I don't seem to be
> > starting LPR anymore but something with "cup' in it.
> >
> >     I logged in as root & tried to access "print configure" from control
> > panel but Control panel no longer shows a print configure button.
> >
> >     Clearly I didn't read nor it seems follow the up2date instructions
> > related to the "new" printer package or whatever, but can any kind
> > person tell me what to do now??? I need a printer.
> >
> > Sorry to be a bother,
> >
> > Regards,
> >
> > Karen
> >
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