On 03/24/2013 07:11 PM, Jim wrote:
On 03/24/2013 06:59 PM, Mark LaPierre wrote:
> On 03/24/2013 06:36 PM, Jim wrote:
>> On 03/24/2013 01:28 PM, Mark LaPierre wrote:
>>> On 03/22/2013 07:51 PM, Jim wrote:
>>>> I'm looking to buy a Laser Printer that will work great in Fedora,
in
>>>> the price range of $200 - $400 price range. any recommendations ?
>>>>
>>>> Don't want any more Samsung printers they don't care about Linux
>>>> support.
>>>
>>> Hey, don't be so quick to diss on Samsung. They were among the first
>>> manufacturers to support Linux, even if they don't do it open source.
>>>
>>> I've got a Samsung ML-1740 that has worked flawlessly with multiple
>>> flavors of Linux, including several Fedora releases. About the only
>>> problem I've ever had with it is a cups filter that was installed with
>>> incorrect ownership permissions. I'm not sure that was Samsung's
>>> fault.
>>>
>>> I would also recommend that you get and HP printer. They don't
>>> support Linux at all, but they do support the HPLip project and they
>>> also produce good quality prints.
>>>
>>
>>
>> The thing that is blowing my mind and I just don't understand, Why is
>> this 2009 Samsung driver working on a Asus Mini Laptop w/Fedora 18 and
>> not a Acer and HP PC towers.
>>
>> There has got to be something very Simple going on.
>
> Check the cups filter chain for correct ownership and permissions. Set
> it up in debug mode and look for clues as to what's hanging it up. I
> fought with it for quite a while on one distribution, I don't remember
> which one, that had a problem with the filter chain. The issue may
> have been caused by the distribution, not the Samsung driver. YMMV
>
How would I run this test, nothing is popping up saying denied
permissions .
and everything is setup in su -
one might go to whatever menu item on your system, maybe
system/admin/printing, or something to that effect depending on what
desktop you are using. Select the problem printer, try to send a test
print to it. When said test print fails to appear then look for a
button or check box that says something like, "Did the test print
work?". Say no it didn't and then look for a place to enable debut mode.
It's very unlikely that I have the same desktop DE that you have so I
can not be any more specific as the the steps required.
Also check the cups logs for clues.
[mlapier@mushroom ~]$ locate cups | grep log
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