How to setup printers in linux/phoenix ? (CVS)

[ruckerz]

I always get "There was a problem printing. No printer could be found"
I accidentally posted this to the mozilla forum, got something that didn't work so I now pose the question here..

[edcatmur]

Are you using Xprint or just the default Postscript system?

[David James]

We need to know:

-Print system (lpd, cups, etc)
-Linux distribution

If you're using Suse 8.1, you're out of luck. There's something very wrong with Suse apparently.

[daihard]

I always get "There was a problem printing. No printer could be found"
I accidentally posted this to the mozilla forum, got something that didn't work so I now pose the question here..

If you're using RedHat and lpd, I should be able to help you out. That's the configuration I have with Phoenix, and I can print to my HP 1100 without any problem.

[ruckerz]

Debian testing , using lpd

I'd rather just use lpd for all my printing.


Here are my build options...

export MOZ_PHOENIX=1
export MOZ_CALENDER=0
export MOZ_ENABLE_XFT=1

mk_add_options MOZ_PHOENIX=1

#standard options
ac_add_options --enable-crypto
ac_add_options --disable-tests
ac_add_options --disable-debug
ac_add_options --disable-mailnews
ac_add_options --disable-composer

#enable stuff
ac_add_options --enable-xft
ac_add_options --enable-freetype2
ac_add_options --enable-xsl
ac_add_options --enable-reorder
ac_add_options --enable-strip#use system libraries
ac_add_options --with-x
ac_add_options --with-system-jpeg
ac_add_options --with-system-zlib
ac_add_options --with-system-png
ac_add_options --with-system-mng

#disable
ac_add_options --disable-xineram
ac_add_options --disable-pedantic
ac_add_options --disable-ldap
#ac_add_options --disable-xprint
ac_add_options --disable-installer
ac_add_options --disable-jsd
ac_add_options --disable-accessibility
ac_add_options --disable-auto-deps
ac_add_options --disable-dtd-debug
ac_add_options --disable-ipv6
ac_add_options --disable-logging
ac_add_options --disable-svg
ac_add_options --disable-postscript

ac_add_options --enable-strip-libs
#toolkit
ac_add_options --enable-toolkit-gtk2
ac_add_options --enable-default-toolkit=gtk2



Note I've disabled xprint. I don't know why, probably an attempt to get everything working. The problem is that xprint / the phoenix printing system itself is not intuitive, even to a long time linux user. Where are the docs for the print system?


Thanks

ruckerz

[AkiAki007]

I would recomment installing CUPS, as it is better than default linux printing, and you will be able to print using /dev/lp0 or whatever you wish, just that everything will be re-routed through cups.

[ruckerz]

Thanks for the suggestion, but the printing system is not my issue. What I am wondering is how to get phoenix to talk to the printing system, in my case, lpr.

[AkiAki007]

what is your printer in the File-Print menu?

[David James]

Try not disabling postscript. I'll bet Phx/Moz needs postscript support so that webpages can be sent to the printer in a usable format.

[daihard]

Thanks for the suggestion, but the printing system is not my issue. What I am wondering is how to get phoenix to talk to the printing system, in my case, lpr.

For me, I simply set up my printer on RH using the "printtool" utility. I didn't do anything special with Phoenix.

[gisburn]

I always get "There was a problem printing. No printer could be found"
I accidentally posted this to the mozilla forum, got something that didn't work so I now pose the question here..

Does installing Xprint (see http://www.mozilla.org/releases/mozilla ... tml#xprint and/or http://xprint.mozdev.org/) help ?