> From: Clayton Stapleton > To: plug-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us > Reply-To: plug-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us > Subject: Mandrake 10.1 after cups update no longer prints text. > Date: Tue, 19 Oct 2004 05:48:23 -0700 > Sender: plug-discuss-admin@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us > Organization: none > User-Agent: KMail/1.6.1 > > After updating Mandrake 10.1 with the latest cups revisions I am unableto > print any text, graphics are fine. > Using the "Configure your computer" program I select "hardware" and > then "printer" which leads to "Printer Management Tool 0.1" providing > the following: > Configured on this machine > Def.-- X > Printer Name -- Printer > Model -- HP Deskjet 940C > Connection Type -- Parallel port #0 > Description -- HP Deskjet 940C > Location -- > > Next on the "Printer Management Tool" I select "Edit" and the "Modify > printer configuration" screen appears containing the following: > > Printer Printer: HP Deskjet 940C on parallel > port #0 (Default), Descr.: HP DESKJET 940C > What do you want to modify on this printer? > > There are seven options to choose from for the modifing I selected > "Printer connection type" from the menu and the following was > displayed: > "Select printer Connection" of the four options "Local printer" > is already selected and a check mark is in front of " Printer > auto-detection (Local, TCP/Socket, SMB printers, and device URI). > > Next I select "Print test pages" and a page prints with only the > graphics and no text. > > What has to be done to get cups to print text? > > TIA > Clay Stapleton Clay, Are you sure the black cartridge is not empty or clogged? Sounds like this may not be directly a CUPS issue. Either black isn't printing or there is a problem with font paths is my guess. Dennisk --------------------------------------------------- PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change you mail settings: http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss