From d6332e031d8fabba2d5ce4779a71f8adecd87f70 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: "W. Trevor King" Date: Thu, 10 May 2012 12:48:04 -0400 Subject: [PATCH] Add gutenprint emerge hint on client-error-not-found for lpadmin post. --- posts/Adding_a_network_printer_with_lpadmin.mdwn | 6 ++++++ 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+) diff --git a/posts/Adding_a_network_printer_with_lpadmin.mdwn b/posts/Adding_a_network_printer_with_lpadmin.mdwn index 69791ad..d672919 100644 --- a/posts/Adding_a_network_printer_with_lpadmin.mdwn +++ b/posts/Adding_a_network_printer_with_lpadmin.mdwn @@ -43,6 +43,12 @@ we'll use that. Not that I ask a lot of a print driver, so perhaps it would be better to use the recommended ppd file. Just pick something. If it doesn't work, you can reconfigure with a better driver later. +On my [[Gentoo]] system, the `lpinfo` call failed with + + lpinfo: client-error-not-found + +To fix this, I had to emerge `net-print/gutenprint`. + Putting it all together, add and enable the new printer: $ lpadmin -E -p afmlab -v socket://123.45.67.89 -m gutenprint.5.2://hp-lj_4240/expert -L "LaserJet 4240, Disque 927" -E -- 2.26.2