On Tuesday 07 May 2013, Baron wrote: > Hi Guys, > > I am using PCLinuxOS from the image that Alexandre Couture created and > have discovered an odd printing behaviour. > > If I click on print from any PDF or Image it prints OK first time. If I > then try to print a second copy or close the application and try to > print something else the print dialogue comes up frozen. If I click on > exit a few times it will tell me that "Kprint" is not responding and > give me the opertunity to terminate it. > > After this I cannot print anything at all without restarting the > machine. However when I get back to the desktop, I get the message > that there is no default printer and to use the "--all" switch. ?? > Clearing the error message allows me to continue as normal. Untill I > print something. > > I have tried the various dialogues but seem unable to find or access my > printer. > > Don't laugh, I'm still using my HP Deskjet 500 MK1 from over thirty > years ago. I long as I can keep refilling the cartridge with ink it > will continue to be in use ! > > Thanks guys: This will not help you but I can confirm, that printing on an HP Deskjet 500 with the repository of Sl�vek (3.5.13.2) works fine under Ubuntu. Gerhard