Wayne Topa wrote: > lrhorer wrote: >> I have CUPS setup under Debian "Lenny" an an AMD Athlon 64 x 2 CPU with >> 4G >> of RAM. I cannot get the system to print to my HP Deskjet 940c printer >> attached via USB. The system says it sees the printer, > > What in the system sees the printer, the cups interface > (http://localhost:631) or something in the logs? > > and the driver >> seems to be properly installed, but if I send a print job to the printer, >> it just sits there in the queue. This was working previously with an HP >> PhotoSmart 3210 printer attached via the Ethernet LAN, but the PhotoSmart >> printer died, so I need to use the 940c. Where should I start my >> troubleshooting? >> >> > 1. Did you use the cups interface to install the new printer, and remove > the old one?
No, not that I recall. Certainly I did not remove the old printer, but as I recall I just plugged the 940c in and CUPS recognized it was there. Perhaps I previously installed the printer and just do not recall doing so. > 2. What does lpstat -t show when run by root or a user? RAID-Server:/etc# lpstat -t scheduler is running system default destination: DESKJET_940C device for DESKJET_940C: usb://HP/DESKJET%20940C?serial=MX22C6D0Q3BH device for PhotoSmartPrinter: socket://192.168.0.32:9100 DESKJET_940C accepting requests since Sun 07 Jun 2009 07:39:32 AM CDT PhotoSmartPrinter accepting requests since Sat 30 May 2009 10:01:32 PM CDT printer DESKJET_940C now printing DESKJET_940C-0. enabled since Sun 07 Jun 2009 07:39:32 AM CDT printer PhotoSmartPrinter is idle. enabled since Sat 30 May 2009 10:01:32 PM CDT DESKJET_940C-13 root 18432 Sat 30 May 2009 10:15:55 PM CDT DESKJET_940C-14 root 18432 Sat 30 May 2009 10:31:54 PM CDT DESKJET_940C-15 root 18432 Sat 30 May 2009 10:33:48 PM CDT RAID-Server:/etc# > It should show what printer is 'seen' by cups. It looks like it is there. When I pull or replace the USB cable, the status changes accordingly. > 3. If lpstat -t says it can't find the server, see a post by me about > "Strange printer problems" on June 3. It doesn't sound like the same issue, I don't think. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
