My networked printer has developed a fault and has to be returned to the manufacturer, so I have to go back to a usb printer attached to my file server. In the past I worked happily with a remote printer, but I'm having no success at all today, and could do with some prompting.
/var/log/cups/error_log says:
I [02/Jun/2008:17:02:21 +0100] [Job 276] Adding start banner page "none". I [02/Jun/2008:17:02:21 +0100] [Job 276] Adding job file of type application/postscript. I [02/Jun/2008:17:02:21 +0100] [Job 276] Adding end banner page "none". I [02/Jun/2008:17:02:21 +0100] [Job 276] Queued on "HPDesJet990C" by "anne". I [02/Jun/2008:17:02:21 +0100] [Job 276] Started filter /usr/lib/cups/filter/pstops (PID 21331) I [02/Jun/2008:17:02:21 +0100] [Job 276] Started filter /usr/lib/cups/filter/foomatic-rip (PID 21332) I [02/Jun/2008:17:02:21 +0100] [Job 276] Started backend /usr/lib/cups/backend/smb (PID 21333) I [02/Jun/2008:17:02:27 +0100] [Job 276] Completed successfully.
That sounds fine, but nothing came out of the printer.
Excerpt from /var/log/cups/access_log:
localhost - - [02/Jun/2008:17:02:20 +0100] "POST / HTTP/1.1" 200 207 Get-Printer-Attributes successful-ok localhost - - [02/Jun/2008:17:02:20 +0100] "GET /ppd/HPDesJet990C.ppd HTTP/1.1" 200 23033 - - localhost - - [02/Jun/2008:17:02:20 +0100] "POST /printers/HPDesJet990C HTTP/1.1" 200 573690 Print-Job successful-ok localhost - - [02/Jun/2008:17:02:22 +0100] "POST /printers/ HTTP/1.1" 200 253 CUPS-Get-Printers successful-ok localhost - - [02/Jun/2008:17:02:22 +0100] "POST /classes/ HTTP/1.1" 200 224 CUPS-Get-Classes successful-ok localhost - - [02/Jun/2008:17:02:22 +0100] "POST /printers/ HTTP/1.1" 200 112 CUPS-Get-Default successful-ok localhost - - [02/Jun/2008:17:02:22 +0100] "POST / HTTP/1.1" 200 381 Get-Jobs successful-ok localhost - - [02/Jun/2008:17:02:22 +0100] "POST /printers/ HTTP/1.1" 200 253 CUPS-Get-Printers successful-ok localhost - - [02/Jun/2008:17:02:22 +0100] "POST /classes/ HTTP/1.1" 200 224 CUPS-Get-Classes successful-ok localhost - - [02/Jun/2008:17:02:22 +0100] "POST /printers/ HTTP/1.1" 200 112 CUPS-Get-Default successful-ok localhost - - [02/Jun/2008:17:02:22 +0100] "POST / HTTP/1.1" 200 381 Get-Jobs successful-ok localhost - - [02/Jun/2008:17:02:27 +0100] "POST /printers/ HTTP/1.1" 200 253 CUPS-Get-Printers successful-ok localhost - - [02/Jun/2008:17:02:27 +0100] "POST /classes/ HTTP/1.1" 200 224 CUPS-Get-Classes successful-ok localhost - - [02/Jun/2008:17:02:27 +0100] "POST /printers/ HTTP/1.1" 200 112 CUPS-Get-Default successful-ok localhost - - [02/Jun/2008:17:02:27 +0100] "POST / HTTP/1.1" 200 381 Get-Jobs successful-ok
The server runs CentOS 5.1 and the client laptop runs Mandriva 2008. I have tried both the cups page and Mandriva's printerdrake to set this up, so there is the possibility of conflicts introduced by warring tools.
I don't recall having to perform somersaults to get this to work before, but it's a major PITA to be so restricted in where I can print, so I'd welcome hints about where to look next. Thanks
Anne