CUPS system setup

[Bill Marcum]

On Sun, 19 Feb 2006 23:55:52 -0800, Richard R (Dick) Rutledge 
  <r3dick at comcast.net> wrote:
>
>     I am haveing a few problems with printing.  I am trying to set up
> cupsys thru port 631 on a system with a remote hp5m using my local net.
> Some jobs print just fine and others give me a message saying my
> firmware level in the hp is one level behind.  hp is 2014.108 and
> requires 2015.  What I don't understand is why OO 2.0 works fine as well
> as some other programs but firefox and pdf programs fail with the error
> message.  In the message it says to put in lpr options which I did to no
> avail.  I can not get pass the required cups passwd when using the
> browser and port 631.  I have looked at faqs and howto's and have a
> sense that the answer is simple but I cannot see the forest thru the
> trees.  Can someone please shed some light in this for me.  Thanks in
> advance for any and all help.
>
In Ubuntu it is recommended that you use the Gnome tools (System > 
Administration > Printing, or gnome-cups-manager) instead of the CUPS 
port 631 interface to configure printers.  If you prefer to use port 
631, add yourself to group lpadmin.


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