[cups.general] CUPS 1.4.6 - Fedora 15 -Parallel Port Printer

[Michael Sweet]

On Nov 10, 2011, at 7:34 AM, roland wrote:
>> HP LaserJet 1300 connected via a Belkin parallel-to-USB converter. Installation has proceeded smoothly on previous Fedoras. On Fedora 15 I can't figure out how to enable a directly-connected printer.
>> 
>> Local printer - HP Printer (HP LIP)
>> Add Printer - looking for a URI but what?
>> 
>> Some clues, anybody?
> 
> You need to search the announcements, then weigh in.
> 
> In a viciously misguided decision, 1.4.6 dropped parallel and serial printer support,

Um, no.

Parallel and serial port backends are only out for CUPS 1.6. Earlier releases of CUPS still have them, and CUPS 1.6 and later will still support them with an "extras" package.

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Michael Sweet, Senior Printing System Engineer, PWG Chair