Yes it prints.
But here it seems I have two separate issues:
1) can't print without symlinking
/etc/cups/ppd/usr/lib/cups/filter/epson-escpr-wrapper.ppd to
/etc/cups/ppd/Epson_2530.ppd
2) can't print from another cpus server and a raw queue.
2016-10-26 19:51 GMT+02:00 Brian Potkin <claremont...@gmail.com>:
> On Wed 26 Oct 2016 at 19:04:56 +0200, Matteo Croce wrote:
>
>> 2016-10-26 18:55 GMT+02:00 Brian Potkin <claremont...@gmail.com>:
>> > On Wed 26 Oct 2016 at 12:25:36 +0200, Matteo Croce wrote:
>> >
>> >> 2016-10-24 23:58 GMT+02:00 Brian Potkin <claremont...@gmail.com>:
>> >> > On Mon 24 Oct 2016 at 19:46:51 +0200, Matteo Croce wrote:
>> >> > My print queue was set up (all on one line) with
>> >> >
>> >> > lpadmin -p wf2530 -v file:/home/brian/wf2530 -E
>> >> > -m
>> >> > escpr:/0/cups/model/epson-inkjet-printer-escpr/Epsom-WF-2530_Series-epson-escpr-en-ppd
>> >> >
>> >> > and I printed with
>> >> >
>> >> > lp -d wf2530 /etc/nsswitch.conf
>> >> >
>> >> > You could try this to see whether it gets printing going for you.
>> >>
>> >> I get the same error.
>> >> I managed to print with:
>> >>
>> >> # mkdir -p /etc/cups/ppd/usr/lib/cups/filter
>> >> # ln -s /etc/cups/ppd/Epson_2530.ppd
>> >> /etc/cups/ppd/usr/lib/cups/filter/epson-escpr-wrapper.ppd
>> >> # lp -d Epson_2530 /etc/nsswitch.conf
>> >
>> > This is indeed a step forward and a possible clue.
>> >
>> > cupsfilter -p /etc/cups/ppd/wf2530.ppd -m application/vnd.cups-raster
>> > /etc/nsswitch.conf > wf2530.ras 2>log
>> >
>> > produces a raster file for me. I would expect it to do the same for you.
>> >
>> > /usr/lib/cups/filter/epson-escpr-wrapper 1 1 1 1 1 wf2530.ras >
>> > wf2530.data
>> >
>> > produces a printer ready file from the raster file for me. From what you
>> > relate in your initial mail, this is likely not to work for you and
>> > wf2530.data will be empty.
>> >
>> > Part of the strace log from running strace on the second command has
>> >
>> >
>> > stat64("/etc/cups/ppd//usr/lib/cups/filter/epson-escpr-wrapper.ppd",{st_mode=S_IFREG|0644,
>> > st_size=50341, ...}) = 0
>> > access("/etc/cups/ppd//usr/lib/cups/filter/epson-escpr-wrapper.ppd",
>> > R_OK) = 0
>> > symlink("/etc/cups/ppd//usr/lib/cups/filter/epson-escpr-wrapper.ppd",
>> > "/tmp/5810d9a20db33") = 0
>> > open("/tmp/5810d9a20db33", O_RDONLY|O_LARGEFILE) = 4
>> >
>> > It seems a PPD file of size 50341 has been found and accessed. A symlink
>> > is made to it in /tmp. The link /tmp/5810d9a20db33 exists and points to
>> > /etc/cups/ppd//usr/lib/cups/filter/epson-escpr-wrapper.ppd. Opening it
>> > shows wf2530.ppd.
>> >
>> > Does the issue come down to whether you are having a link made? And if
>> > it is not made, why not?
>> >
>> > In another mail I wrote
>> >
>> > cupsfilter -p /etc/cups/ppd/Epson_2530.ppd -m printer/foo -e
>> > /etc/nsswitch.conf > file.out 2> wf2530.log
>> >
>> > It is incorrect. This is better (and works for me):
>> >
>> > cupsfilter -p /etc/cups/ppd/Epson_2530.ppd -d Epson_2530 -m printer/foo
>> > -e /etc/nsswitch.conf > file.out 2> wf2530.log
>> >
>> > Cheers,
>> >
>> > Brian.
>> >
>>
>> Hi,
>>
>> now file.out is a 208 kb "data" file
>
> That's ok.
>
>> I attach the log output
>
>> cupsfilter: File "/usr/lib/cups/filter/epson-escpr-wrapper" permessi OK
>> (040755/uid=0/gid=0).
>> DEBUG: argv[0]="Epson_2530"
>> DEBUG: argv[1]="1"
>> DEBUG: argv[2]="root"
>> DEBUG: argv[3]="nsswitch.conf"
>> DEBUG: argv[4]="1"
>> DEBUG: argv[5]=""
>> DEBUG: argv[6]="/etc/nsswitch.conf"
>> DEBUG: envp[0]="<CFProcessPath>"
>> DEBUG: envp[1]="CONTENT_TYPE=text/plain"
>> DEBUG: envp[2]="CUPS_DATADIR=/usr/share/cups"
>> DEBUG: envp[3]="CUPS_FONTPATH=/usr/share/cups/fonts"
>> DEBUG: envp[4]="CUPS_SERVERBIN=/usr/lib/cups"
>> DEBUG: envp[5]="CUPS_SERVERROOT=/etc/cups"
>> DEBUG: envp[6]="LANG=it_IT.UTF8"
>> DEBUG: envp[7]="PATH=/usr/lib/cups/filter:/usr/bin:/usr/sbin:/bin:/usr/bin"
>> DEBUG: envp[8]="PPD=/etc/cups/ppd/Epson_2530.ppd"
>> DEBUG: envp[9]="PRINTER_INFO=EPSON WF-2530 Series"
>> DEBUG: envp[10]="PRINTER_LOCATION="
>> DEBUG: envp[11]="PRINTER=Epson_2530"
>> DEBUG: envp[12]="RIP_MAX_CACHE=128m"
>> DEBUG: envp[13]="USER=root"
>> DEBUG: envp[14]="CHARSET=utf-8"
>> DEBUG: envp[15]="FINAL_CONTENT_TYPE=application/vnd.cups-raster"
>> INFO: texttopdf (PID 24556) started.
>> INFO: pdftopdf (PID 24557) started.
>> INFO: gstoraster (PID 24558) started.
>> INFO: epson-escpr-wrapper (PID 24559) started.
>> DEBUG: pdftopdf: Last filter determined by the PPD: epson-escpr-wrapper;
>> FINAL_CONTENT_TYPE: application/vnd.cups-raster => pdftopdf will not log
>> pages in page_log.
>> DEBUG: OUTFORMAT="(null)", so output format will be CUPS/PWG Raster
>> DEBUG: Page = 595x842; 8,8 to 587,833
>> INFO: texttopdf (PID 24556) exited with no errors.
>> INFO: pdftopdf (PID 24557) exited with no errors.
>> DEBUG: Color Manager: Calibration Mode/Off
>> DEBUG: Calling FindDeviceById(cups-Epson_2530)
>> DEBUG: Failed to send: org.freedesktop.DBus.Error.ServiceUnknown:The name
>> org.freedesktop.ColorManager was not provided by any .service files
>> DEBUG: Failed to get find device cups-Epson_2530
>> DEBUG: Calling FindDeviceById(cups-Epson_2530)
>> DEBUG: Failed to send: org.freedesktop.DBus.Error.ServiceUnknown:The name
>> org.freedesktop.ColorManager was not provided by any .service files
>> DEBUG: Failed to get device cups-Epson_2530
>> INFO: Color Manager: no profiles specified in PPD
>> DEBUG: Color Manager: ICC Profile: None
>> DEBUG: Ghostscript using Any-Part-of-Pixel method to fill paths.
>> DEBUG: Ghostscript command line: /usr/bin/gs -dQUIET -dPARANOIDSAFER
>> -dNOPAUSE -dBATCH -dNOINTERPOLATE -dNOMEDIAATTRS -sstdout=%stderr
>> -sOutputFile=%stdout -sDEVICE=cups -r360x360 -dDEVICEWIDTHPOINTS=595
>> -dDEVICEHEIGHTPOINTS=841 -dcupsBitsPerColor=8 -dcupsColorOrder=0
>> -dcupsColorSpace=1 -dcupsCompression=1 -scupsPageSizeName=A4
>> -I/usr/share/cups/fonts -c '<</.HWMargins[8.400000 8.400000 8.400024
>> 8.399963] /Margins[0 0]>>setpagedevice' -f -_
>> DEBUG: envp[0]="<CFProcessPath>"
>> DEBUG: envp[1]="CONTENT_TYPE=text/plain"
>> DEBUG: envp[2]="CUPS_DATADIR=/usr/share/cups"
>> DEBUG: envp[3]="CUPS_FONTPATH=/usr/share/cups/fonts"
>> DEBUG: envp[4]="CUPS_SERVERBIN=/usr/lib/cups"
>> DEBUG: envp[5]="CUPS_SERVERROOT=/etc/cups"
>> DEBUG: envp[6]="LANG=it_IT.UTF8"
>> DEBUG: envp[7]="PATH=/usr/lib/cups/filter:/usr/bin:/usr/sbin:/bin:/usr/bin"
>> DEBUG: envp[8]="PPD=/etc/cups/ppd/Epson_2530.ppd"
>> DEBUG: envp[9]="PRINTER_INFO=EPSON WF-2530 Series"
>> DEBUG: envp[10]="PRINTER_LOCATION="
>> DEBUG: envp[11]="PRINTER=Epson_2530"
>> DEBUG: envp[12]="RIP_MAX_CACHE=128m"
>> DEBUG: envp[13]="USER=root"
>> DEBUG: envp[14]="CHARSET=utf-8"
>> DEBUG: envp[15]="FINAL_CONTENT_TYPE=application/vnd.cups-raster"
>> INFO: Start rendering...
>> INFO: Processing page 1...
>> INFO: Processing page 2...
>> INFO: Rendering completed
>> INFO: gstoraster (PID 24558) exited with no errors.
>> INFO: epson-escpr-wrapper (PID 24559) exited with no errors.
>
> The four filters start and complete successfully. We are in agreement.
>
> But all that cupsfilter does is simulate what happens during a real
> print job, so
>
> lp -d Epson_2530 /etc/nsswitch.conf
>
> should print out on your printer.
>
> Did /usr/lib/cups/filter/epson-escpr-wrapper get the symlink made in
> /tmp?
>
> Cheers,
>
> Brian.
