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Printer questions

PostPosted: Tue Mar 03, 2009 10:39 am
by deate
If you add a printer to a system that did not have one, does it write a configuration in the X.Org file? And if so, and the printer is not configured correctly, do you then have to edit the X.Org file to get rid of it???

Re: Printer questions

PostPosted: Tue Mar 03, 2009 11:08 am
by stanca
You manage the printers from system>administration>printing>new.
Then you might need a driver for it,here http://openprinting.org/printer_list.cgi or here http://www.turboprint.info/download.html in the end.
From there you remove the printer too. <BREW>
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Re: Printer questions

PostPosted: Tue Mar 03, 2009 12:15 pm
by deate
stanca wrote:You manage the printers from system>administration>printing>new.
Then you might need a driver for it,herehttp://openprinting.org/printer_list.cgior herehttp://www.turboprint.info/download.html in the end.
From there you remove the printer too. <BREW>
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Yes sir, I know that...but something went wrong...I used the set up wizard, and selected the option for recommendations for drivers, and I believe there was something about configure x.org???can't remember.Then when I went to print test page....things got crazy!!!! it emptied the paper tray, printing 1 line on each page before I could get it stopped :lol: :lol: :lol: Tried again, same results, this time I panicked, and unplugged the USB connection...now when I try to boot it hangs, and doesn't load OS...so I assume the x.org is messed up???
(That's with the printer re-connected) if I unplug the printer, everything loads as normal. I believe the problem may be how the configuration set-up went???

Re: Printer questions

PostPosted: Tue Mar 03, 2009 12:40 pm
by stanca
Did you try to delete the printer as I showed?Yes I think it can be how you set up the printer as a local host or network printer,and the driver might be not good set.
For my canon pixma ip1300 I found very hard a working driver,especially for 64bit.It didn't work even from here http://mambo.kuhp.kyoto-u.ac.jp/~takushi/#canon .
The ultimate choice is from turboprint but it's not free unfortunately. :(

Re: Printer questions

PostPosted: Tue Mar 03, 2009 12:46 pm
by deate
stanca wrote:Did you try to delete the printer as I showed?Yes I think it can be how you set up the printer as a local host or network printer,and the driver might be not good set.

Yeah, I did delete the printer, still no luck...I'm not at this machine now, will have to try later

Re: Printer questions

PostPosted: Tue Mar 03, 2009 6:39 pm
by deate
strider5236 wrote:Did you try a really heavy sludge hammer? :lol: :lol: That should fix it. ;)

No, but when all else fails, do a fresh install :lol: :lol: :(