(Resolved) problem configering printer in mdk 9.0

hello, this is about my 3rd day in mandrake and i really cant see why microsoft is still in bussines. this is as user freindly as u want it to be.
well on to the question i am having a hard time getting a hp printer to work, is sez that there is none connected, i have the software it came with should i pop that in?/file:/home/trevor/snapshot1.png

 

Still cant see that image. What was that printer model?
lynch

 

/home/trevor/snapshot1.png
its a hp deskjet 656c

 

What printing system are you using?CUPS or LPRng?Try both as one should support that printer.I have a HP 600 series inkjet thats been printing from MDK since ver.7.1.It used LPRng.
HTH
lynch

 

how do access LPrng

because i have no clue wht they are

 

oh and how do i write to my 40gb hard in mandrake on the five gigabyte so i dont use all of the mdk hdd

 

LPRng and CUPS are the printer services for Linux.If you go to the Mandrake Control Center you should be able to choose one of the 2 services.
The 40GB drive has to be mounted before you can read or write to it. Which, with MDK, it should be with supermount.
lynch

 

ok, the 40gb is mounted as /mnt/nt/
so is that what you mean,.andill try the printer suggestion

 

theres nothing i can do w/the cd
there is only cups

 

The printer is supported and should work fine. Read this.How are you trying to set up the printer?Are you using the printer setup wizard in Control Center? How are you connecting it-USB or parallel port?Do you have it turned on when you try setting it up?Try turning it on before you start the computer and maybe Kudzu(hardware detection proram)will see it and walk you through the procedure or at least get it recognized.
As for the writing to the 40GB drive,if it's formatted as ntfs then you can only read the drive,not write to it.If it's formatted as fat32 then it's possible.There is a write-to-ntfs module for Linux but it's still in the experimental stages,and I would'nt try using it.
Good luck
lynch

 

welll this happened to my printer config screen

 

forgot to add the picture

 

no more help needed i configured it in CUPS
thanks once again for all the help

 

That's great to hear!
lynch