How do I get a printcap file?

[Larry Alkoff]

Bruce Marshall wrote:
> On Saturday 21 July 2007, Larry Alkoff wrote:
>> Bruce Marshall wrote:
>>> On Saturday 21 July 2007, Larry Alkoff wrote:
>>>> Should I delete and reinstall the printer in cups
>>>> or attempt to hand write a file for a Deskjet 500?
>>> I've always installed printers using the 'Printers'  section of the 
>>> 'systems settings'
>> Bruce that's exactly what I did also but no printcap file.
>> Suggestions?
> 
> What kind of printer did you set up?
> 


Following up:
The printer is a HP DeskJet500 called dj500

I have a printcap file in
/var/run/cups/printcap
put there by someone (perhaps KDE)
and this location is specified in /etc/cups/cupsd.conf.

# This file was automatically generated by cupsd(8) from the
# /etc/cups/printers.conf file.  All changes to this file
# will be lost.
dj500|HP DeskJet 500:rm=kinda:rp=dj500:

Does this file look complete and correct?


Temporarily I soft linked the file to /etc/printcap
but I think I'll change the location permanently to /etc/.

Thank you very much for your interest and prompt help.

Larry


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