Re: [UUG/MLUG] RH 6.1 printer setup

["Michael" <EMAIL:PROTECTED>]

Hrm I finally managed to get my printer working by setting it to text-only
mode. It has drivers or whatever available uner printtool but they don't
seem to work. Postscript managed to print out a huge chunk of of blank pages
for me when I tried turning it on. Any ideas?

On Sat, 30 Oct 1999 11:13:43 -0500 (CDT), Scott McCool wrote:

> 
> Just run "printtool" as root and it'll run the printer setup that install
> used to run (works on 6.0, not sure about 6.1 but I don't see why not).
> 
> You can also read the Printing HOWTO and learn to do it without printtool
> (it's often a good idea to understand exactly what those redhat config
> tools are changing because inevitably you will eventually have to make a
> change manually).
> 
> -Scott
> 
> 
> 
> 
> *----------------------------------------------------------*
> Scott McCool
> *----------------------------------------------------------*
> 
> On Sat, 30 Oct 1999, Jeff Thomas wrote:
> 
> > This seems rather odd to me - in RH 5.2, and even 6.0, there was a
> > section of the install program to setup your printer.  It is nowhere to
> > be seen in the RH 6.1 install program, no matter what install class you
> > use, graphical or text mode.  And not surprisingly, my printer doesn't
> > work after the install is complete.  The only documentation I can find
> > in Red Hat's maunuals talks about using printtool, which I have tried. 
> > Printtool does not detect my printer, and therefore is completely
> > useless.  It suggests that it might be a hardware problem "that
warrants
> > further investigation."  Well, my printer worked perfectly fine with RH
> > 5.2 and 6.0.  What the heck is up with no printer setup in the install
> > program?  How do I go about setting up my printer?  I have an HP
> > LaserJet 6L.
> > 
> > -jeff
> > 
> 





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