I wrote in the google slackware newsgroup recently:

I can't get my onboard sound to work. It is Via Technologies VT82C686
[Apollo Super]. I tried uncommenting the Via82XXX module in rc.d
modules and after reboot my mouse no longer worked. I have tried to
configure alsamixer. It makes funny noises. It works on an off. It
has intermittent squeals. It mostly sounds like static. I have tried
every combination I can find when googling or can research in the
books I
have.

The only answer that I have not tried was:

I got it working perfectly on 2.4.21 and 22 compiling the sound into
the kernel, not as modules.

Quesestion: Specifically, how do you compile the sound into the
kernel?

Next question:

I have an HP Officejet D145 all-in-one printer, fax, copier, etc. It
is on a Windows xp machine. I am trying to print from my slackware 9.1
box. I configured the printer with localhost:631/admin and in smb.conf
[global] with:

load printers = yes
printing = cups
printcap = cups

and in [printers] with:

path = /usr/spool/public
printable = true
guest ok = true
guest account = pcguest

What else do I need to do? I can see the evidence of my samba attempts
in the windows xp box under \\network connections\HOME\samba\printers
and faxes ...

but I still can not print from my linux box (although I can ping the
windows machine)

Help!

Thanks in advance..
Rory Jakes
roryjakes@yahoo.com

What else do I need to do to print from my linux box?



thanks,

Rory

Rory Jakes wrote:

>

<SNIP Sound question...>

>
> Next question:
>
> I have an HP Officejet D145 all-in-one printer, fax, copier, etc. It
> is on a Windows xp machine. I am trying to print from my slackware 9.1
> box. I configured the printer with localhost:631/admin and in smb.conf
> [global] with:
>
> load printers = yes
> printing = cups
> printcap = cups
>
> and in [printers] with:
>
> path = /usr/spool/public
> printable = true
> guest ok = true
> guest account = pcguest

Ummm....Configuring printers in Samba if for printing *from* windows
*to* your Samba machine....So all you need is Samba installed, so you
get the smbspool and related commands.

Since the printer is attached to the windows machine, most of your setup
needs to be done in CUPS. It wuld help if you posted your CUPS config.

>
> What else do I need to do? I can see the evidence of my samba attempts
> in the windows xp box under \\network connections\HOME\samba\printers
> and faxes ...

I don't quite know what you mean by this...

>
> but I still can not print from my linux box (although I can ping the
> windows machine)
>

Looking at the CUPS documentation, this info is readily
available...Specifically the "Printing to Windows Servers" section of
the Administrator's manual :

http://www.cups.org/sam.html#8_9

--
- Matt -

Matt <mattpayton@hotmail.com> wrote in message news:<5aWqb.4500$y95.4366@nwrdny01.gnilink.net>...
> Rory Jakes wrote:
>
> >
>
> <SNIP Sound question...>
>
> >
> > Next question:
> >
> > I have an HP Officejet D145 all-in-one printer, fax, copier, etc. It
> > is on a Windows xp machine. I am trying to print from my slackware 9.1
> > box. I configured the printer with localhost:631/admin and in smb.conf
> > [global] with:
> >
> > load printers = yes
> > printing = cups
> > printcap = cups
> >
> > and in [printers] with:
> >
> > path = /usr/spool/public
> > printable = true
> > guest ok = true
> > guest account = pcguest
>
> Ummm....Configuring printers in Samba if for printing *from* windows
> *to* your Samba machine....So all you need is Samba installed, so you
> get the smbspool and related commands.
>
> Since the printer is attached to the windows machine, most of your setup
> needs to be done in CUPS. It wuld help if you posted your CUPS config.
>
> >
> > What else do I need to do? I can see the evidence of my samba attempts
> > in the windows xp box under \\network connections\HOME\samba\printers
> > and faxes ...
>
> I don't quite know what you mean by this...
>
> >
> > but I still can not print from my linux box (although I can ping the
> > windows machine)
> >
>
> Looking at the CUPS documentation, this info is readily
> available...Specifically the "Printing to Windows Servers" section of
> the Administrator's manual :
>
> http://www.cups.org/sam.html#8_9

Matt,

I asked my UNIX instructor about my printing and sound problems and he
said to use /usr/share/appsfilter which I did and at least talked with
the windows printer from my slack box last night. However, I went to
http://localhost:631/admin and configured cups as follows:

driver - HP OfficeJet D145, Foomatic + hpijs
device - unknown network device (smb)
URI - smb://HOME/DIANE/hpoffice

When I go back to kde and run printing manager the new printer is
there and select the new printer (hpoffice) and then select interface,
then select the change button there is a new radio button called SMB
Shared Printer (Windows). I select next, and this dialog is grayed out
and is a guest account, then next and this dialog is SMB Printer
settings with blank inputs for workgroup, server and sharename. I
select scan and it finds my workgroup (HOME). I expand that and there
is the printer I am looking for. I select it and then select finish.
Now I try to print and I get the following error:

A print error occured. Error message received from system:

/usr/bin/lpr -P 'hpoffice' '-#1' '/tmp/kde-root/kdeprint_I3UJUCZ' :
execution failed with message:
Status Information, attempt 1 of 3: sending job 'root@slack+682' to
hpoffice@localhost connecting to 'localhost', attempt 1 cannot open
connection to localhost - No such file or directory Make sure the
remote host supports the LPD protocol Waiting 10 seconds before retry
Status Information, attempt 2 of 3: sending job 'root@slack+682' to
hpoffice@localhost connecting to 'localhost', attempt 1 cannot open
connection to localhost - No such file or directory Make sure the
remote host supports the LPD protocol Waiting 10 seconds before retry
sending job 'root@slack+682' to hpoffice@localhost connecting to
'localhost', attempt 1 cannot open connection to localhost - No such
file or directory Make sure the remote host supports the LPD protocol

WHAT AM I DOING WRONG!! Please help!!

Rory Jakes
roryjakes@yahoo.com