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LeoSolaris

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From: South Carolina

Registered: 2008-03-30

Posts: 354

[SOVLED while typing this post] HP PhotoSmart c4450/CUPS

Alright, I've tried hp-toolbox. It discovered the printer properly, but could not locate the right ppd, despite it being on the list of available ppd's. Manually loading the ppd in hp-toolbox did not work.

Tried the web interface for cups. Discovered the device properly, loaded the appropriate ppd... test page aborts.

hmmm....   ok....   I went to manage printer->cancel all jobs, then back to manage printer-> stop printer , then start printer again, and on a whim hit test page....   it printed.  WOOHOO!!!

All it took was the battery in my laptop dieing to make me reboot, a strange error with x that made it suspend to ram, twice, then this...   geesh.

Ok, now that my issue was solved while I was typing this out, I might as well share with y'all. If anyone needs to get CUPS working right...   add cups to rc.conf, then use the old windows trick: reboot.

Now I can get my homework done.

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I keep getting distracted from my webserver project...

huh? oooh...  shiny!