Cups Problems

[David Henry Wild]

On Wed, 2006-01-18 at 15:35 -0500, Tony Nelson wrote:
[snip]
> >> > When I go to "631" it offers me the chance to add a printer; when I have
> >> > input the details on the first page, I get a small square with a "down
> >> > button" asking for the device.
> >> > What do I put in there - it doesn't seem to accept any key that I press?
> >> It is a list that you choose from:
> >> AppleSocket/HP JetDirect
> >> Internet Printing Protocol (http)
> >> .
> >> .
> >> .
> >>
> >> You choose the Device protocol you want to use. In your case:
> >> LPD/LPR Host Printer  might be a good choice.
> >> --
> >
> >But it's a very small square - and there is nothing in it. Clicking on
> >the down button doesn't do anything, and it won't accept any input from
> >me.
> 
> Apparantly there are no entries in the list, so it got sized really small.
> Try to figure out why there are no entries.
What puts these entries in? If I knew that I suppose that I wouldn't
have a problem. The machine knows that there is an S200 printer there,
but it won't let me look at it.