On Fri, 06 Jul 2007 22:49:13 -0400, Old Man wrote:

>> I just recently upgraded the OS on that machine from 10.2 to 11. And
>> after working perfectly with 10.2 I am having this problem.

>> The kernel modules are loading properly, CUPS is starting, dmesg reports
>> a connected printer, /proc IO ports have the right port assigned, and
>> CUPS configures the printer properly.

>> Has anyone run into any similar problem?

>> One thing I noticed (I saved my 10.2 install to a removable HD) is the
>> file sizes on the ppd file is a bit different and so are the dates. I
>> just doubled checked the kernel and the last gasp I have before I try a
>> major repair is to try the older ppd file.

> I'm guessing you did not reinstall the printer in CUPS after the upgrade.
> When you compared ppd files, did you look at the one in /etc/cups/ppd?
> That's what CUPS is using. Try going into the CUPS admin system, removing
> the printer and recreating it.

I tried every possible thing like that. I finally got it fixed. It was a
CUPS problem with the LPT1 printer.

I removed cups and installed the version in testing for Slack 11 and now
it works finally.

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