printers

how would i add a lexmark z25 printer?

Firstly install CUPS

Code:

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emerge cups

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once that's done add it te the default runlevel:

Code:

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rc-update add cupsd default

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and then open up a web browser, and go to http://localhost:631 and from there add a printer....

http://localhost:631/doesnt work

make sure you have cupsd running before you go to it:

Code:

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/etc/init.d/cupsd start

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and then go to http://localhost:631

if you changed the name of your computer (in my case, calling it dave), then replace localhost with the name of your computer.

Code:

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user@localhost

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is how it normally looks.
mine is:

Code:

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user@dave

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hope that clears things up ;)

ok but when im at localhost:631 it asks me for a username and password to add a printer.

root is the username, and only you know your root password....

what do i type as name, location, and description?

whatever you want, you can call your printer "sexy beast", have it in "my bed" and describe it as "hot sexy printer"....whatever you want.

Quote:

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Error:

The printer name may only contain up to 127 printable characters and may not contain spaces.

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