Hi out there! I solved most of the problem in the meanwhile :-))) it was an error during the installation of the turboprint-system: a variable was set wrong, I did'nt realize that, and therefore it was setup for the LPR/LPRNG-spooling-system and not for cups. The variable TP_CUPS has to be set to "1" to install Turboprint for the cups system correctly (all the filters and so on); default is/was "0". Unfortunately this was not mentioned in the documentation file.
But there is still another problem which I will try to describe in an extra email. thx for those who tried to help. yours, Richard Palfalvi Richard wrote: > > Hi guys out there! > > I need some help on getting started my printer, a CANON-S450-inkjet. > > situation: > > I want to install a central printer server. the printer server is an old > 486er-box which is running stable on Debian-2.2r5 as IP-maskserver for > over one year now. (I have no X and therefore no > desktop-and-wm-environment installed on it because it doesn't have the > capacity - 21MBRAM, 500MBdisk) > > I want to run CUPS on both the server and the client machine (which runs > also under Debian-2.2r5 together with the really fine > printerfilter-system of http://www.turboprint.de system. > > the PROBLEM is now: > > I cannot get working my printer on the server machine :-( > > I installed CUPS, the cups-daemon is running (on both machines already). > Afterwards I used the tpsetup-command from turboprint to create a new > /etc/printcap-file. > > But it is not possible to print (see the error messages I put to the > email at the end) - even with a "cat file > /dev/lp0" for example, nor > with a simple lpr command. lpadmin doesn't work, ..... > > And of course therefore it is not possible to print there from the > client machine. > > I can access the CUPS-system with my browser through port 631, that's no > problem, even from the client machine. > > HERE ARE SOME OF THE ERROR-MESSAGES on the server when I tried to print: > > ghadames:/var/log/cups# ls -l > total 18 > -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 13970 Jan 17 15:45 access_log > -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 2862 Jan 17 14:52 error_log > > ghadames:/var/log/cups# lpr > lpr: error - no default destination available. > > ghadames:/var/log/cups# lpr error_log > lpr: error - no default destination available. > > ghadames:/var/log/cups# lpr -dtp0 error_log > > Warning: 'd' format modifier not supported - output may not be correct! > lpr: error - no default destination available. > > then I tried to give the default destination to the system with the > lpadmin-command (as it is told in the systemadministration-file of CUPS) > > ghadames:/var/log/cups# lpadmin -dtp0 > > Authentication required for root on localhost... > UNIX Password: > > lpadmin: Destination tp0 does not exist! > > ghadames:/var/log/cups# lpadmin -dlp0 > > Authentication required for root on localhost... > UNIX Password: > > lpadmin: Destination lp0 does not exist! > > ghadames:/var/log/cups# lpadmin -dlp > > Authentication required for root on localhost... > UNIX Password: > > lpadmin: Destination lp does not exist! > > ghadames:/var/log/cups# cat /etc/printcap > > HERE is the actual printcap-file of the machine: > > # /etc/printcap: printer capability database. See printcap(5). > # You can use the filter entries df, tf, cf, gf etc. for > # your own filters. See /etc/filter.ps, /etc/filter.pcl and > # the printcap(5) manual page for further details. > #Generic dot-matrix printer entry:\ > :lp=/dev/lp0:\ > :sd=/var/spool/lpd/lp:\ > :af=/var/log/lp-acct:\ > :lf=/var/log/lp-errs:\ > :pl#66:\ > :pw#80:\ > :pc#150:\ > :mx#0:\ > :sh: > # rlp|Remote printer entry:\ > # :lp=:\ > # :rm=remotehost:\ > # :rp=remoteprinter:\ > # :sd=/var/spool/lpd/remote:\ > # :mx#0:\ > # :sh: > # > # > ### BEGIN turboprint > # Warning: Written by Turboprint - do not edit! > # use tpsetup to edit printers > lp|tp0|turbo1|Canon_S450:\ > :lp=/dev/lp0:\ > :if=/usr/share/turboprint/lib/tpfilter:\ > :sd=/var/spool/lpd/turbo1:\ > :lf=/var/spool/lpd/turbo1/log:\ > :af=/var/spool/lpd/turbo1/acct:\ > :la@:mx#0:\ > :tr=:cl:sh: > # > tp0raw|turbo1raw|Canon_S450raw:\ > :lp=/dev/lp0:\ > :if=/usr/share/turboprint/lib/tpfilterraw:\ > :sd=/var/spool/lpd/turbo1raw:\ > :lf=/var/spool/lpd/turbo1raw/log:\ > :af=/var/spool/lpd/turbo1raw/acct:\ > :la@:mx#0:\ > :tr=:cl:sh: > # > # > ### END turboprint > > so, that's it (its a long email, I know, but wanted to put all the > probably necessary infos in it) > > does somebody know, what I have to do?? any help really appreciated, > yours sincerely Richard #:-| > > PS: at least I got once the printer running on the client machine > together with the older lpd-system and turboprint within 10 minutes, but > what I need is the solution mentioned above. I also will have to gain > access to 2 windoof-boxens to the printerserver, but this is another > story ... > > ---------------------------------------------------------------- > "Werde was Du bist - Deviens ce que tu es - Become what you are" -- Mag. Richard PALFALVI Wien/Vienne/Vienna Oesterreich - Autriche - Austria ---------------------------------------------------------------- "Werde was Du bist - Deviens ce que tu es - Become what you are"
