[NTLUG:Discuss] Printer problem

[terry]

terry wrote:
> 
> 
> joseph beasley wrote:
> 
>> Look in section 3 of the sam.html.  Something about setting the default
>> printer.
>>
> 
> Yes, I've set it as default printer and still no joy.
> # lp test.txt
> request id is OfficeJet-32 (1 file(s)
> 
> although http://via.workgroup.office:631/printers/OfficeJet shows:
> Use redhat-config-printer to edit this!
> Location:
> Printer State: processing, accepting jobs.
> Device URI: parallel:/dev/lp0
> 
> I'm thinking it's something brain dead stupid and simple but just can't 
> seem to lay my brain on it.  Some permission set wrong someplace or 
> something like that?
> 
> So far I've removed and re-installed the printer a number of times, 
> installed it from localhost:631, installed it from Control Center, 
> installed it from redhat-config-printer. I've upgraded cups, downloaded 
> and installed cups from source, re-installed cups from RH9 CDs, deleted 
> cups and re-installed from CD, upgraded again, and still nothing out of 
> the printer accept for a couple of Test Pages.
> 
> At one time I was really close, I've got three nicely printed test pages 
> to prove it, so I'm sure it's something brain dead simple, some 
> permission set wrong someplace or something like that. And I know, I 
> know now, that at the point where I printed Test Pages, I should have 
> fixed what was wrong and NOT proceeded to re-install cups numerous 
> times, that was prolly wasted effort).
> 
> As you see, this last time, I've installe from redhat-config-printer. 
> Cups configuration seems to be broken.  It stalls at: 
> http://via.workgroup.office:631/admin/?op=add-printer
> and when I click on "continue" it does nothing, won't go any further, so 
> something someplace needs fixing, maybe I just re-install cups again? Or 
> not?
> 
> That's some pretty nice and extensive documentation at 
> localhost:631/sams.htm ,  I probably just need to go back and pour over 
> that some more until it dawns on me.
> 
> 
> 
After reboot, I'm able to get passed: 
http://via.workgroup.office:631/admin/?op=add-printer
(I uninstalled the printer under redhat-config-printer and rebooted)

I reinstalled the printer under cups, and tried test page:
HP New DeskJet Series CUPS v1.1  	
Description: inkjet
Location: /dev/lp0
Printer State: processing, accepting jobs.
"Printing page 1, 0% complete..."
Device URI: parallel:/dev/lp0

Test page sent; job ID is OJ500-1.

but nothing happens.

At command line, (second try):
lp test.txt
request id is OJ500-3 (1 file(s))

More info:
I have cups and cups-lpd running. (Whether I should (or not) have both 
running, I dono. I DO know my other RH9 system does NOT have cups-lpd 
running, and it prints to printer okay.)

# ps -ux |grep lp
USER       PID %CPU %MEM   VSZ  RSS TTY      STAT START   TIME COMMAND
root      1200  0.0  0.0  1644   60 ?        S    10:13   0:00 
parallel:/dev/lp0 1 root Test Page 1

# ps -ux |grep cups
root       810  1.1  0.4  5500  992 ?        S    10:10   0:23 
/usr/sbin/cupsd

# grep lp /etc/services
rlp             39/tcp          resource        # resource location
rlp             39/udp          resource        # resource location
# grep 631 /etc/services
ipp             631/tcp                         # Internet Printing Protocol
ipp             631/ucp                         # Internet Printing Protocol
# grep 101 /etc/services
hostname        101/tcp         hostnames       # usually from sri-nic
hostname        101/udp         hostnames       # usually from sri-nic

I'm still thinking maybe it's just a permission thing someplace that 
could be resolved with chmod _____? someplace, but just don't know where 
to look.