I have more information on my printing problem. I've discovered that the KDE apps are using the /etc/printcap file. They appear to be reading the file to determine what printer they should print to. I had to change my printcap file from: --------------------------------------------- # /etc/printcap # # DO NOT EDIT! MANUAL CHANGES WILL BE LOST! # This file is autogenerated by printconf-backend during lpd init. # # Hand edited changes can be put in /etc/printcap.local, and will be included. HPLaserJet6MP:\ :sh:\ :ml=0:\ :mx=0:\ :sd=/var/spool/lpd/HPLaserJet6MP:\ :lp=|/usr/share/printconf/ncpprint:\ :lpd_bounce=true:\ :if=/usr/share/printconf/mf_wrapper: ############################################################################### ## Everything below here is included verbatim from /etc/printcap.local ## ############################################################################### # printcap.local # # This file is included by printconf's generated printcap, # and can be used to specify custom hand edited printers. --------------------------------------------- to: --------------------------------------------- # /etc/printcap # # DO NOT EDIT! MANUAL CHANGES WILL BE LOST! # This file is autogenerated by printconf-backend during lpd init. # # Hand edited changes can be put in /etc/printcap.local, and will be included. HPLaserJet6MP: :sh:\ :ml=0:\ :mx=0:\ :sd=/var/spool/lpd/HPLaserJet6MP:\ :lp=|/usr/share/printconf/ncpprint:\ :lpd_bounce=true:\ :if=/usr/share/printconf/mf_wrapper: ############################################################################### ## Everything below here is included verbatim from /etc/printcap.local ## ############################################################################### # printcap.local # # This file is included by printconf's generated printcap, # and can be used to specify custom hand edited printers. --------------------------------------------- I had to remove the backslash from the end of line with the printer name HPLaserJet6MP. Apparently KDE apps think that the printer name is HPLaserJet6MP::sh::ml=0::mx=0::sd=/var/spool... rather than just HPLaserJet6MP. When I looked at my process manager when trying to print from Konqueror I could see it executing the command "lp -dHPLaserJet6MP::sh::ml=0::mx=0::sd=/var..." This, of course, is bogus. What's interesting is that after I remove the backslash in my list of printers I now see "HPLaserJet6MP" and also ":sh::ml=0::mx=0::sd=/var..." as printer choices. It seems that the KDE apps are interpreting the printcap file incorrectly. My current solution works, but is obviously a hack. Does anybody have more information about this? On Tuesday 24 April 2001 11:21, Carl D. Blake wrote: > OK. Some more information on my printing problem. I can print to a local > printer attached directly to the parallel port, but I cannot print to a > samba shared printer or a novell shared printer. Any printer over the > network will not work. All of the printers work fine when I use lpr from a > command line, but when I print from Konqueror, or KMail, or KWord it > doesn't work. I check with lpq to see if anything gets placed in the queue > and nothing ever shows up. It almost looks as if KDE apps don't use lpr > for network connected printers and instead attempt to print directly with > ncpprint or smbprint. Has anybody else got this to work and is there a way > to make it work? > > On Monday 23 April 2001 10:23, Carl D. Blake wrote: > > I have a /etc/printcap. It was created when I ran printtool (printconf > > also works). Remember I can print from almost all applications except > > KMail, Konqueror, and KWord (I haven't tried other KDE apps). In other > > words lpr from a command line works great. Printing from mozilla works. > > Printing from acroread works. It's the KDE apps that are having > > problems. > > > > On Monday 23 April 2001 06:15, you wrote: > > > Hi Carl > > > > > > Check that you have a printcap file in your /etc directory as my beta > > > of RH7.1 didn't create one. > > > > > > I've gone back to RH7.0, I can send you a copy of my printcap file if > > > you need it. > > > > > > Robyn > > > > > > On Sat, 21 Apr 2001 05:31, Carl D. Blake wrote: > > > > I am having a problem printing in KDE. The printer is on a Novell > > > > Netware network. I've successfully configured it using RedHat's > > > > printconf (printtool). lpr works fine. Most other applications > > > > print with no problems. But Konqueror, Kmail, and Kword will not > > > > print. They show the printer I'm using in the print dialog box, but > > > > nothing happens when I click the print button. I check the status of > > > > the printer queue with lpq, but nothing shows up there. The Printer > > > > Administration program (Klpd) shows the printer in its window. Does > > > > somebody know what's happening here? I'm running RedHat's Wolverine > > > > V7.091 with updates as of Mar 23. KDE is version 2.1.1. The Kernel > > > > is V2.4.2. -- Send posts to: kde-user@lists.netcentral.net Send all commands to: kde-user-request@lists.netcentral.net Put your command in the SUBJECT of the message: "subscribe", "unsubscribe", "set digest on", or "set digest off" All kde mailing lists are archived at http://lists.kde.org ********************************************************************** This list is from your pals at NetCentral