help, pretty please, with linux on top. CUPS WOES! cant print

Hi.


I have just installed mandrake 7.2 on a older system. I tried
installing the latest version 10.0 but failed , perphaps due to the
low system power. its a pentium 150mhz 16 megs of ram. It currently
runs on console only.

Currently I have setup, samba on the system, and I am able to share
files with my XP home edition.

However, I am not able to print.

I tried using the CUPS admin web tool via explorer on my XP box.
http://192.168.0.2:631. There was no printer added according to cups,
so I tried to add a printer. However, after the inital quesions such
as printer name and location, it wants to know to what device the
printer is attached to. When I click on the pulldown menu, there are
no devices at all! LPO or anything else for that matter are simply not
there.


If i check my /etc/cups/ I see a printer.conf file. here it is

# Printer configuration file for CUPS v1.1.4
# Written by cupsd on Sat Jul 17 09:35:15 2004
<DefaultPrinter Panasonic>
Info Linux Box Dot Matrix
Location Linux Box
DeviceURI parallel:/dev/lp0
State Idle
Accepting Yes
JobSheets none none
</Printer>


According to the conf file above, the printer is installed and
accepting jobs. However, the only time I ever got cups ADMIN to work,
it didnt show listed the panasonic printer.

I can print directly to the printer via the console by typing the
follwing command

ls >/dev/lpo

it will print. So the LP0 port drivers and hardware are operational.

What else can I do to make it work under cups?