[NTLUG:Discuss] Printer problem

[terry]

terry wrote:
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> 
> terry wrote:
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>> joseph beasley wrote:
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>>> 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.
>>
>>
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> 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.
> 
Now I'm getting:
There was a problem sending CUPS test page
to 'printer' queue:

lpr: unable to print file: server-error-service-unavailable