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Sylvander · Last edited by Sylvander on Thu 29 Oct 2009, 06:27; edited 1 time in total

This is my 2nd attempt; eventually gave up at 1st attempt.

When CUPS opens the webpage, I click "Manage Printers", but there is no "Add Printer". Sad

"hpijs-2.8.2_static-1 drivers for hewlett packard printers" has been installed.

Sylvander · Posted: Tue 27 Oct 2009, 06:40 Post subject:

Suggestions anyone? Very Happy

brymway · Joined: 08 Dec 2007 Posts: 410

What Puppy release are you using?

On my 4.12 when I click on 'manage printers' I have to scroll down and the 'add printer' button is on the bottom left of the page. If you have a 4.2 or 4.3 series it may be different?

dejan555 · Joined: 30 Nov 2008 Posts: 2407 Location: Montenegro

Yeah I noticed CUPS has different interface between releases, here on dpup add printer is right on homepage in the middle of the page but on 4.1.x it's different.

Sylvander · Posted: Tue 27 Oct 2009, 13:42 Post subject:

1. "What Puppy release are you using?"
BoxPup = Puppy version 4.1.3, kernel 2.6.25.16.

2. "when I click on 'manage printers' I have to scroll down and the 'add printer' button is on the bottom left of the page"
My page looks like it's incomplete [it's near empty].
There are empty rectangles where things aught to be, and it says "No printers" under the "Search in printers" box.
Beneath that the page is empty and there is no scroll bar to see more down below.

disciple · Posted: Tue 27 Oct 2009, 15:22 Post subject:

Maybe try a different browser.

Sylvander · Posted: Tue 27 Oct 2009, 15:46 Post subject:

I did.
Used Opera, but it was just the same. Sad

Sylvander · Posted: Tue 27 Oct 2009, 16:14 Post subject:

OK...
I rebooted to ttuuxxx's update version 4.31 on a live CD-RW + pupsave file.
That works as it aught, looks good, printer now set up, working, printed a test page.

Sylvander · Posted: Tue 27 Oct 2009, 19:11 Post subject:

Then...
Rebooted and loaded Puppy 4.2.1-rc3 held on a USB Flash Drive.

Used CUPS in there to set up the printer and printed a test page.

Printer working there also. Very Happy

Pity it won't work in the BoxPup installation on the internal HDD.

Some time back I updated Boxpup from an earlier version to this latest version.
It didn't go perfectly; there were duplicates produced on the menu.

I wonder if it might have messed up CUPS?

Is there any way to uninstall and re-install CUPS?

Sylvander · Posted: Thu 29 Oct 2009, 06:25 Post subject:

Success!

Problem fixed.
Printer now installed, and printed a test page.

See the links here for the method used to fix.