RESOLVED!!! Printer not working on Lucid 10.4

[Larry Shields]

On 05/11/2010 09:39 AM, Larry Shields wrote:
> On 05/10/2010 08:39 AM, Joep L. Blom wrote:
>> Larry Shields wrote:
>>    
>>> On 05/10/2010 07:37 AM, Nils Kassube wrote:
>>>      
>>>> Larry Shields wrote:
>>>>
>>>>        
>>>>> I am still having a problem in getting my Deskjet 5550 printer setup
>>>>> to work with a parallel cable...
>>>>>
>>>>>          
>>>> Just an idea: Do you still have the CUPS config files in /etc/cups/ from
>>>> a previous Ubuntu version? I used the backup of that directory to make
>>>> my printer work again which is connected to a USB->parallel converter.
>>>> Another option is the cups configuration at<http://localhost:631/>. Use
>>>> your own login and password when you are asked for credentials.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Nils
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>        
>>> *Hi Nils,
>>>
>>> Yes I do have the cupsd.conf file, yet when I trying using the
>>> <http://localhost:631/>  I get Unable to connect...Though I do not have
>>> the previous version, since I made a clean install for 10.4...
>>>
>>> Yes I have used the cups configuration before, but it seems to be not
>>> working for me at this time, why I do not know...
>>>
>>> I might just use synaptic and remove all of cups&  hplip stuff, and then
>>> reinstall cups and see what happens...
>>>
>>> Thanks for the reply...
>>>
>>> Larry
>>> *
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>> Larry,
>> Are you sure port 631 is available? Your system answers with "unable to
>> connect" indicating either that port 631 is closed or no process is
>> listening to it. Use e.g. "netstat-a|grep cups" (without the quotes) to
>> see if cups is listening.
>> Another possibility is using the IP-address of the server running cups
>> (instead of localhost).
>> Let us know what the effects are.
>>
>> By the way, it is not customary to use html. Html uses too much
>> bandwidth and some mail-clients refuse to read it. Customary is plain text.
>> Joep
>>
>>
>>    
> *Well, I have to say that I've tried to see if port 631 was open, but 
> I can not tell at all...
> I have used nmap, netstat yet nothing shows the port of 631...
>
> So it must be closed...Now to find out how to open it...
>
> Thanks for the reply
>
> Larry
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*Ok what I just did was to install the cups latest version 1.4.3 source, 
compiled it and installed it...I now have the HP Deskjet 5550 printer 
working...

Thanks to all who have answered my reply for help... ;-)

Larry
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