KDE 3.5.3 Printing Problem

History:

My printer is a Lexmark Optra EP "postscript"
printer, on Kubuntu Dapper 
(6.10) and KDE 3.5.3. This postscript printer has worked
successfully on 
two or three editions of Mandrake, two or three editions of
Suse and is 
currently working fine on Suse 10. Finally it also worked on
Libranet 
and also worked on Kubuntu until I upgraded to "Breezy
(5.10)". It then 
began printing gibberish on one line at the top of each
page. I looked 
in Kubuntu archives and there seemed to be some sort of a
problem but I 
let it go as Dapper (6.10)was close to being released.

Current:

A few days ago I updated to Kubuntu Dapper (6.10) with KDE
3.53 and went 
to install the printer, without any success at all.

1. When trying to install as a user and chose the
"Optra EP" driver, it 
told me that it was not there or I did not have permission
to install it.
2. Repeated the above and chose "Postscript
Printer" and it gave the 
same answer as the above in "1".
3. Repeated the above as the "Administrator" and
got the same answers.
4. Then I repeated as the "Administrator" and
tried the "Optra EP 
Postscript" driver and it loaded OK.
"Test" page printed as gibberish on 
one line across the top of each page. This driver works fine
on Suse 10.
5. Tried a regular document after "4" above and
got the same result.

So now I am in the position of writing stuff that I want to
print on the 
Suse machine or Windows. Fortunately I am retired and do not
have to 
print much anymore but it is a frustration that I would like
to solve.

If anyone can help me with the above I would really
appreciate it.

Thank  you,

Bill.
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On Wednesday 07 June 2006 09:31, William Bradley wrote:
> History:
>
> My printer is a Lexmark Optra EP
"postscript" printer, on Kubuntu Dapper
> (6.10) and KDE 3.5.3. This postscript printer has
worked successfully on
> two or three editions of Mandrake, two or three
editions of Suse and is
> currently working fine on Suse 10. Finally it also
worked on Libranet
> and also worked on Kubuntu until I upgraded to
"Breezy (5.10)". It then
> began printing gibberish on one line at the top of each
page. I looked
> in Kubuntu archives and there seemed to be some sort of
a problem but I
> let it go as Dapper (6.10)was close to being released.
>
> Current:
>
> A few days ago I updated to Kubuntu Dapper (6.10) with
KDE 3.53 and went
> to install the printer, without any success at all.
>
> 1. When trying to install as a user and chose the
"Optra EP" driver, it
> told me that it was not there or I did not have
permission to install it.
> 2. Repeated the above and chose "Postscript
Printer" and it gave the
> same answer as the above in "1".
> 3. Repeated the above as the
"Administrator" and got the same answers.
> 4. Then I repeated as the "Administrator"
and tried the "Optra EP
> Postscript" driver and it loaded OK.
"Test" page printed as gibberish on
> one line across the top of each page. This driver works
fine on Suse 10.
> 5. Tried a regular document after "4" above
and got the same result.
>
> So now I am in the position of writing stuff that I
want to print on the
> Suse machine or Windows. Fortunately I am retired and
do not have to
> print much anymore but it is a frustration that I would
like to solve.
>
> If anyone can help me with the above I would really
appreciate it.
>
> Thank  you,
>
> Bill.
>>>>> snip <<<<<

by "administrator" do you mean
"root"?

Tom

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On Wednesday 07 June 2006 13:05, William Bradley wrote:
> Thomas Taylor wrote:
> > On Wednesday 07 June 2006 09:31, William Bradley
wrote:
> >
> >
> >
> > by "administrator" do you mean
"root"?
> >
> > Tom
>
> I presume so Tom, it is a button at the bottom of the
printer selection
> menu setup.
>
> Bill.

Hi Bill:

Some things are best done from command line and this is one
of them.

Either boot into a command line or from a terminal (as root)
run
system-config-printer and setup the printer from there. 
Lexmark Optra Ep was 
on the list of supported printers there.

HTH,
Tom

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Thomas Taylor wrote:
> Hi Bill:
>
> Some things are best done from command line and this is
one of them.
>
> Either boot into a command line or from a terminal (as
root) run
> system-config-printer and setup the printer from there.
 Lexmark Optra Ep was 
> on the list of supported printers there.
>
> HTH,
> Tom
>
>   
Hi Tom, You are talking to a bit of a neophyte here on the
above. I can 
get to the command line as root, but from there I'm a bit
lost.

Thanks,

Bill.
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On Wednesday 07 June 2006 18:48, William Bradley wrote:
> Thomas Taylor wrote:
> > Hi Bill:
> >
> > Some things are best done from command line and
this is one of them.
> >
> > Either boot into a command line or from a terminal
(as root) run
> > system-config-printer and setup the printer from
there.  Lexmark Optra Ep
> > was on the list of supported printers there.
> >
> > HTH,
> > Tom
>
> Hi Tom, You are talking to a bit of a neophyte here on
the above. I can
> get to the command line as root, but from there I'm a
bit lost.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Bill.
>>>>> snip <<<<<

Okay, from the command line (as root) type
"system-config-printer" (without 
the quotes).  This will open the printer setup dialogs.  You
should be able 
to answer most of the questions.  If you have any questions
about that send 
us another message.

From your messages, I will assume you have probably only
used windows 
previously, in which case you've always been in a gui
environment.

The linux "root" user (or the super-user) is
what the "administrator" is in 
windows, the user who can cause lots of trouble and problems
if they don't 
know exactly what they are doing.  

Tom 

P.S. - I notice you're from Canada.  What part?  I used to
have farm property 
back in Ontario and have made several trips up to British
Columbia.

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Thomas Taylor wrote:
>>>>>> snip <<<<<
> 
> Okay, from the command line (as root) type
"system-config-printer" (without 
> the quotes).  This will open the printer setup dialogs.
 You should be able 
> to answer most of the questions.  If you have any
questions about that send 
> us another message.
> 
>>From your messages, I will assume you have probably
only used windows 
> previously, in which case you've always been in a gui
environment.
> 
> The linux "root" user (or the super-user)
is what the "administrator" is in 
> windows, the user who can cause lots of trouble and
problems if they don't 
> know exactly what they are doing.  

Hi Tom, tried the above and got this answer:
"system-config-printer: 
command not found" and I was "root".

Kubuntu has a lot I like but it is "light" and
the gui version installs 
from a live disk this time around. Frankly, I have spent too
much time 
trying to get this to work. I have Suse 10.0 on a slower
machine as a 
test  --- which was my system of choice previously  --- and
move it over 
as my main system on the faster machine.

What system do you use?

> P.S. - I notice you're from Canada.  What part?  I
used to have farm property 
> back in Ontario and have made several trips up to
British Columbia.

We live in the country about 40 miles south of Ottawa, in
Ontario. Been 
here for 33 years. Just a few week ago I finally got a tower
near enough 
to me that I was able to update to wireless broadband. It is
more 
expensive but what you get for the money, for me anyway,
makes it 
worthwhile.

A couple of years ago my wife and I spent two winters in
Victoria. They 
were cutting grass in January and it was minus 35 at home in
Ontario.

All the best, Bill.


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