CUPS: Printer works, but does not work (Another mistery history!)
Hi there, This is the environment under that such paranormal success occurs: - Epson Stylus Color 440 plugged to pararell port - SuSE 7.2 proffesional - Cups 1.1.6-52 (*) (*) The one which mentioned distribution carries. I've configured the printer under CUPS with the Epson Stylus Color filter. Test page is printed perfectly. Any other file are not printed. (What a testpage!!!) I've tried to print a file from StarOffice and it did NOT work. Yes, I've configured StarOffice printer previously to use the one cups serves. I've then used "print to a file" StarOffice feature and obtain a postscript file that I've tried to print by 'lpr file.ps' but it has not work. I've tried also to send the file through "kups" to the printer, but nothing happens. In cups log I've seen the following: I [17/Dec/2001:11:40:08 +0100] Started filter /usr/lib/cups/filter/pstops (PID 809) for job 15. I [17/Dec/2001:11:40:08 +0100] Started filter /usr/lib/cups/filter/pstoraster (PID 810) for job 15. I [17/Dec/2001:11:40:08 +0100] Started filter /usr/lib/cups/filter/rastertoepson (PID 811) for job 15. I [17/Dec/2001:11:40:08 +0100] Started backend /usr/lib/cups/backend/parallel (PID 812) for job 15.I So I think the trouble may be in some of these filtering processes, but cannot say where. I've tried changing printer parameters randomly, but I've no obtain right results (it does NOT print or it does print trash). The strange thing is that Test page is perfectly printed... Any hint? TIA
Can you print something simple like a small text file from
kedit?
It's odd that a test page would work, but other applicatiosn
would not. Hmmmm.
--- Francisco Manuel Marzoa Alonso
Hi there,
This is the environment under that such paranormal success occurs:
- Epson Stylus Color 440 plugged to pararell port - SuSE 7.2 proffesional - Cups 1.1.6-52 (*)
(*) The one which mentioned distribution carries.
I've configured the printer under CUPS with the Epson Stylus Color filter.
Test page is printed perfectly.
Any other file are not printed.
(What a testpage!!!)
I've tried to print a file from StarOffice and it did NOT work. Yes, I've configured StarOffice printer previously to use the one cups serves. I've then used "print to a file" StarOffice feature and obtain a postscript file that I've tried to print by 'lpr file.ps' but it has not work. I've tried also to send the file through "kups" to the printer, but nothing happens.
In cups log I've seen the following:
I [17/Dec/2001:11:40:08 +0100] Started filter /usr/lib/cups/filter/pstops (PID 809) for job 15. I [17/Dec/2001:11:40:08 +0100] Started filter /usr/lib/cups/filter/pstoraster (PID 810) for job 15. I [17/Dec/2001:11:40:08 +0100] Started filter /usr/lib/cups/filter/rastertoepson (PID 811) for job 15. I [17/Dec/2001:11:40:08 +0100] Started backend /usr/lib/cups/backend/parallel (PID 812) for job 15.I
So I think the trouble may be in some of these filtering processes, but cannot say where.
I've tried changing printer parameters randomly, but I've no obtain right results (it does NOT print or it does print trash).
The strange thing is that Test page is perfectly printed...
Any hint?
TIA
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El Lun 17 Dic 2001 14:23, Keith Winston escribió:
Can you print something simple like a small text file from kedit?
Yes, I've forget to comment that I've done an lpr filename.txt with a plain-text file and it works fine. The trouble seems to be when the file is a postscript that must be filtered to be translated to printer language.
It's odd that a test page would work, but other applicatiosn would not. Hmmmm.
Truly. The test page seems to be the only PS file that's printed. I've tried to print it manually by 'lpr /usr/share/cups/data/testprint.ps' and it has been printed also; but any other PS files that I've tried fails. They are well visualized with PS-Viewer and there's no errors in the logs. I've used this printer with prior versions of SuSE LiNUX without troubles. 7.2 is giving me one headache after other. Thanks,
--- Francisco Manuel Marzoa Alonso
wrote:
Hi there,
This is the environment under that such paranormal success occurs:
- Epson Stylus Color 440 plugged to pararell port - SuSE 7.2 proffesional - Cups 1.1.6-52 (*)
(*) The one which mentioned distribution carries.
I've configured the printer under CUPS with the Epson Stylus Color filter.
Test page is printed perfectly.
Any other file are not printed.
(What a testpage!!!)
I've tried to print a file from StarOffice and it did NOT work. Yes, I've configured StarOffice printer previously to use the one cups serves. I've then used "print to a file" StarOffice feature and obtain a postscript file that I've tried to print by 'lpr file.ps' but it has not work. I've tried also to send the file through "kups" to the printer, but nothing happens.
In cups log I've seen the following:
I [17/Dec/2001:11:40:08 +0100] Started filter /usr/lib/cups/filter/pstops (PID 809) for job 15. I [17/Dec/2001:11:40:08 +0100] Started filter /usr/lib/cups/filter/pstoraster (PID 810) for job 15. I [17/Dec/2001:11:40:08 +0100] Started filter /usr/lib/cups/filter/rastertoepson (PID 811) for job 15. I [17/Dec/2001:11:40:08 +0100] Started backend /usr/lib/cups/backend/parallel (PID 812) for job 15.I
So I think the trouble may be in some of these filtering processes, but cannot say where.
I've tried changing printer parameters randomly, but I've no obtain right results (it does NOT print or it does print trash).
The strange thing is that Test page is perfectly printed...
Any hint?
TIA
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As long as there are CUPS questions, does anyone know where to configure the offset of an image sent to the printer? My HP IIP works fine but prints a bit too close to the top and left margins on some jobs. Scott
El Lun 17 Dic 2001 14:23, Keith Winston escribió:
Can you print something simple like a small text file from kedit?
Yes, I've forget to comment that I've done an lpr filename.txt with a plain-text file and it works fine. The trouble seems to be when the file is a postscript that must be filtered to be translated to printer language.
It's odd that a test page would work, but other applicatiosn would not. Hmmmm.
Truly. The test page seems to be the only PS file that's printed. I've tried to print it manually by 'lpr /usr/share/cups/data/testprint.ps' and it has been printed also; but any other PS files that I've tried fails. They are well visualized with PS-Viewer and there's no errors in the logs.
I've used this printer with prior versions of SuSE LiNUX without troubles. 7.2 is giving me one headache after other.
Thanks,
--- Francisco Manuel Marzoa Alonso
wrote:
Hi there,
This is the environment under that such paranormal success occurs:
- Epson Stylus Color 440 plugged to pararell port - SuSE 7.2 proffesional - Cups 1.1.6-52 (*)
(*) The one which mentioned distribution carries.
I've configured the printer under CUPS with the Epson Stylus Color filter.
Test page is printed perfectly.
Any other file are not printed.
(What a testpage!!!)
I've tried to print a file from StarOffice and it did NOT work. Yes, I've configured StarOffice printer previously to use the one cups serves. I've then used "print to a file" StarOffice feature and obtain a postscript file that I've tried to print by 'lpr file.ps' but it has not work. I've tried also to send the file through "kups" to the printer, but nothing happens.
In cups log I've seen the following:
I [17/Dec/2001:11:40:08 +0100] Started filter /usr/lib/cups/filter/pstops (PID 809) for job 15. I [17/Dec/2001:11:40:08 +0100] Started filter /usr/lib/cups/filter/pstoraster (PID 810) for job 15. I [17/Dec/2001:11:40:08 +0100] Started filter /usr/lib/cups/filter/rastertoepson (PID 811) for job 15. I [17/Dec/2001:11:40:08 +0100] Started backend /usr/lib/cups/backend/parallel (PID 812) for job 15.I
So I think the trouble may be in some of these filtering processes, but cannot say where.
I've tried changing printer parameters randomly, but I've no obtain right results (it does NOT print or it does print trash).
The strange thing is that Test page is perfectly printed...
Any hint?
TIA
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On Mon, 17 Dec 2001 22:04, Francisco Manuel Marzoa Alonso wrote:
Hi there,
This is the environment under that such paranormal success occurs:
- Epson Stylus Color 440 plugged to pararell port - SuSE 7.2 proffesional - Cups 1.1.6-52 (*)
(*) The one which mentioned distribution carries.
I've configured the printer under CUPS with the Epson Stylus Color filter.
Test page is printed perfectly.
Any other file are not printed.
(What a testpage!!!)
I've tried to print a file from StarOffice and it did NOT work. Yes, I've configured StarOffice printer previously to use the one cups serves. I've then used "print to a file" StarOffice feature and obtain a postscript file that I've tried to print by 'lpr file.ps' but it has not work. I've tried also to send the file through "kups" to the printer, but nothing happens.
In cups log I've seen the following:
I [17/Dec/2001:11:40:08 +0100] Started filter /usr/lib/cups/filter/pstops (PID 809) for job 15. I [17/Dec/2001:11:40:08 +0100] Started filter /usr/lib/cups/filter/pstoraster (PID 810) for job 15. I [17/Dec/2001:11:40:08 +0100] Started filter /usr/lib/cups/filter/rastertoepson (PID 811) for job 15. I [17/Dec/2001:11:40:08 +0100] Started backend /usr/lib/cups/backend/parallel (PID 812) for job 15.I
So I think the trouble may be in some of these filtering processes, but cannot say where.
I've tried changing printer parameters randomly, but I've no obtain right results (it does NOT print or it does print trash).
The strange thing is that Test page is perfectly printed...
Any hint?
TIA
Hi Francisco, I would suggest that you increase the error log level in /etc/cups/cupsd.conf and delete/rename the error log located at /var/log/cups/error_log Then restart cups by command /etc/init.d/cups restart Print a file and then view the errors in /var/log/cups/error_log. You may have to wade through a fair bit of information that cups will provide, but I found this usually provides something to go on. Note:- Under the normal error logging I doubt that an error will be logged. Also be warned that if you attempt to upgrade the cups program you may find that the /etc/init.d/cups may not be replaced properly. (copy the file to another location before upgrading) This also applies to cupsomatic located in directory /usr/lib/cups/filter (I have found that this file is missing from one of SuSE updates). Regards, Graham Smith ----------------------------------------
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