Setting up Printer [Solved]

[lucknuts]

Everytime I go to try and setup a printer, it freezes. What could the problem be with this?

My printer is connected by a USB cable.
I am running Sabayon Mini 3.4 32-bit

AMD64 Proccessor

When I was running 64-bit version of Sabayon it had no problem accessing printer setup although it would never finish and freeze also.

Any other information needed let me know?

Thanks.

[joost]

perhaps posting a

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 dmesg | tail

output and a

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lsusb

in this thread might help.

[rand.a]

How are you accessing the printer setup? Through KDE or CUPS? I recommend using CUPS, just browse to http://localhost:631

[lucknuts]

How are you accessing the printer setup? Through KDE or CUPS? I recommend using CUPS, just browse to http://localhost:631

I access it through the menu, then setthings, then click on printers.
Then click on add, dropdown menu click printer. Frozen.
---thats if i can get to that part.

As of right now if I can picture it, I click on the menu, then click settings...click on printer, and while doing that, nothing even comes up.

I will respond to the other post as soon as I get off work.

Thinking maybe something needs to be re-emerged.

[lucknuts]

perhaps posting a

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 dmesg | tail

output and a

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lsusb

in this thread might help.

HEre is output for dmesg |tail

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localhost lucky # dmesg | tail
[   73.733182] atkbd.c: Spurious ACK on isa0060/serio0. Some program might be trying access hardware directly.
[   74.734382] atkbd.c: Spurious ACK on isa0060/serio0. Some program might be trying access hardware directly.
[   87.335927] Clocksource tsc unstable (delta = -333224357 ns)
[  239.880007] atkbd.c: Spurious ACK on isa0060/serio0. Some program might be trying access hardware directly.
[  240.880525] atkbd.c: Spurious ACK on isa0060/serio0. Some program might be trying access hardware directly.
[  453.601797] ACPI: PCI interrupt for device 0000:00:06.1 disabled
[  453.607222] usbcore: deregistering interface driver snd-usb-audio
[  466.328384] ACPI: PCI Interrupt 0000:00:06.1[B] -> Link [AAZA] -> GSI 21 (level, low) -> IRQ 18
[  466.328492] PCI: Setting latency timer of device 0000:00:06.1 to 64
[  466.379050] hda_codec: Unknown model for ALC883, trying auto-probe from BIOS...


Also output for lsusb

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localhost lucky # dmesg | tail
[   73.733182] atkbd.c: Spurious ACK on isa0060/serio0. Some program might be trying access hardware directly.
[   74.734382] atkbd.c: Spurious ACK on isa0060/serio0. Some program might be trying access hardware directly.
[   87.335927] Clocksource tsc unstable (delta = -333224357 ns)
[  239.880007] atkbd.c: Spurious ACK on isa0060/serio0. Some program might be trying access hardware directly.
[  240.880525] atkbd.c: Spurious ACK on isa0060/serio0. Some program might be trying access hardware directly.
[  453.601797] ACPI: PCI interrupt for device 0000:00:06.1 disabled
[  453.607222] usbcore: deregistering interface driver snd-usb-audio
[  466.328384] ACPI: PCI Interrupt 0000:00:06.1[B] -> Link [AAZA] -> GSI 21 (level, low) -> IRQ 18
[  466.328492] PCI: Setting latency timer of device 0000:00:06.1 to 64
[  466.379050] hda_codec: Unknown model for ALC883, trying auto-probe from BIOS...


Looking, looking......hrmmmmm

[lucknuts]

Now it doesn't freeze anymore and I can get to the setting it up part through KDE.

It knows where my printer is and recognizes it is coming from USB

But it only lists deskjets not an HP PSC 1401 All-in-one.

Is there any other drivers I might need?


I also tried,http://localhost:363 or w/e and that didn't work either. It set it up, but never print anything....

[eshum]

I use a HP printer and installed it this way click- Menu-applications-utilities-HP Device manager.

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[lucknuts]

I use a HP printer and installed it this way click- Menu-applications-utilities-HP Device manager.

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Under my utilities menu I do not have HP Device Manager.

What would I merge to get that?

I searched and I found hplip and hpijs that might be something I would need....

[lucknuts]

PROBLEM SOLVED! To setup HP PSC 1401 All-in-one Printer I simply did

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emerge hpijs

Installed everything I needed.

Then I went into cups.

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http://localhost:631/

And set it up through there.
Doing it through KDE Printer Setup had errors.

Thanks again to everyone.

[eshum]

Sorry I took so much getting back to you. I have not used the mini edition since 3.2 so I had to do some searching of my notes. I believe this well get you r printer working. first emerge foomatic second emerge foomatic -db. Then go to control center- peripherals -printers to configure your printer note be sure to click administrater privilage at the botom of page before configuring. The foomatic data base contains a huge number of hp drivers so be patient when going through the list.

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