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Re: SL 6.0 printer-configuration problems
From:
Akemi Yagi <[log in to unmask]>
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Akemi Yagi <[log in to unmask]>
Date:
Thu, 17 Mar 2011 16:21:58 -0700
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On Thu, Mar 17, 2011 at 3:51 PM, Spencer Buckner <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> I am using System->Administration->Printing to configure an HP DeskJet 500
> printer connected to the parallel port of a stand-alone computer (not part
> of a network). The HP DeskJet 500 is the only printer connected to the
> computer and is specified to be the default printer.
(snip)
> I have seen messages from Ubuntu users with the same problems but have not
> found any understandable fixes. Can anyone help?

SL6 does not have parallel port support (it was dropped upstream). But
ELRepo comes to the rescue :-)

http://elrepo.org/tiki/kmod-lp

Try installing that package and see if that solves your problem.

Akemi

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