Possible Windows source code leak

[oracle]

I have cups, but haven't managed to get it working with my HP Deskjet 610C. Do you know how you use CUPS to do this? (I'm still pretty new to a lot of linux stuff).

[TheBigBasicQ]

Sure, its quite simple. I am assuming you are using KDE.

1. Enable Kudzu
2. Restart your OS while your printer is turned on
3. Kudzu will automatically detect and install it.
4. Login as root.
5. Open KMenu -> System Settings -> Printing. Click New
6. It will ask you a bunch of questions like the name of the printer, description, the device(lp0), manufacturer, model etc...
7. Now open the control centre. Click peripherals -> printers -> "HP Deskjet 610"(whatever name you assigned) -> There you can select a bunch of printing systems to use with it eg. CUPS, LPR etc... and also set properties, quotas, etc...

Quite simple =). It works for my Redhat 9 system. If you want to do it from the command line then it will really depend on which distro you're using since every distro stores config/other files with different names and in different locations =P.

[oracle]

Thanks a lot! D/Ling and installing kudzu now...

... do I have to restart my computer, or just the X-server?

[TheBigBasicQ]

you could technically start kudzu from a console but i dont recommend it. Its better you activate it and then when the system boots up it will say "Check for new hardware", detect, install and update your /etc/fstab config fie

[oracle]

It works, thanks!!!!

Now, the other thing: sound...

[TheBigBasicQ]

what about it?

*sleepy, gotta have some sleep :wink:*

[oracle]

I apt-getted alsa, but it won't start, saying alsa-modules aren't installed... Perhaps there's a different way to set up sound? I'm not sure what sorta sound card I have, if there was something that could automatically detect it that'd be good

[TheBigBasicQ]

Oracle could you tell me which distro are you using and whats your kernel version and KDE version?

Does Windows detect your sound card?

BTW Kudzu is supposed to autodetect your hardware.

[oracle]

Debian/GNU Linux 2.4

KDE 3.1.5

Windows plays sound find. Pr'raps I should get the soundcard details from windows...

I apt-get installed kudzu, but to be quite honest, nothing happened on bootup with the printer. I just went into the printer menu and changed the stuff you said, and it worked...