printer problem

[Hal]

When I brought up my new Sarge system, I had real problems trying to get my HP printer set up. I finally got the printer to work with cups using an autoconfig program (printconf). I used cups to print out some emails.

Now, my browsers seem to think that I am using lpr and don't give me any chance to specify cups. All the online docs I try to print get sent to the /dev/null bitbucket.

How can I fix my system so my browser and other apps will recognise that I am using cups?? Thx.

[Harold]

Do apt-get install cupsys-bsd. After installing this package, CUPS will intercept BSD-style (lpr) print commands and properly process the print jobs.

You did not say what print filter you are using. I recommend that you use HP's HPIJS filters. apt-get install hpijs, restart the CUPS server using the command # killall -HUP cupsd, then point your browser to localhost:631 to do the configuration.

[Hal]

Do apt-get install cupsys-bsd. After installing this package, CUPS will intercept BSD-style (lpr) print commands and properly process the print jobs.

You did not say what print filter you are using. I recommend that you use HP's HPIJS filters. apt-get install hpijs, restart the CUPS server using the command # killall -HUP cupsd, then point your browser to localhost:631 to do the configuration.

Ok. All of these packages (plus many more) are installed on the box. I go to localhost:631 and I see a cups webpage with the following menu entries:

Do Administration Tasks
Manage Printer Classes
On-Line Help
Manage Jobs
Manage Printers
Download the Current CUPS Software

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I go to Manage Printer and see the previously installed printer - HP895cxi. The screen shows:menu choices are:

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HP895cxi HP DeskJet 895C Foomatic/hpijs (recommended)

Description: HP DeskJet 895C hpijs
Location:
Printer State: idle, accepting jobs.
Device URI: parallel:/dev/lp0

Print Test Page
Stop Printer
Reject Jobs
Modify Printer
Configure Printer
Delete Printer
Set As Default

I select Print test page. The machine leaves localhost:631 and goes to http://www.cups.org/ on the web. ?!? I go back to localhost:631 and select Configure Printer. It jumps to http://www.cups.org/ on the web again.

I go into Control Center -> Peripherals -> Printers (This is where I added the printer). I right click on the printer and select "Test Printer" -> "Print Test Page". A test page prints ok. Unfortunately, the user reports that the printer will not function consistantly.

Any thoughts as to why localhost:631 is unhappy? It sees the configured printer but doesn't appear functional. Ideas???

[Harold]

You might try going into localhost:631, deleting the printer, then adding it again. Otherwise, I don't have a clue a this point. :-(