On Thu, 2010-09-16 at 08:57 +0200, deloptes wrote: > michael wrote: > > > Folks, I've tried and tried but have failed to get my HP LaserJet 5L, > > connected by parallel port, to print postscript from the command line. > > It will print a page from say iceweasel but just isn't having > > lpr test.ps > > do the expected thing - rather it prints out the postscript file line by > > line by line. > > > > This is under Debian Lenny (amd64) on a new build on my SATA HDD. Irony > > is I did have it working on Lenny (amd64) previously with my old IDE > > HDD. I've compared the two but can't see what differs. > > > > I'm not quite sure what info is best to send, but hopefully the below > > will help. All help appreciated. Thanks, Michael > > I'm using the same printer model in debian. Are you trying to print from > local or from a remote desktop. You mentioned parallel port, so may be > local. > My printer is actually connected via ussb-parallel, but it doesn't matter. > I also used lenny until few weeks ago and yes the driver used was the > foomatic ljet4 (as I remember well). > > You don't need anything in the printcap except the defaults that are put > there by cups > You better look to configure cups right. > > The other thing is that I have installed cups-lpd or lpr I don't remember. > > what does lpstat -a says? > > > > > Script started on Wed 15 Sep 2010 22:36:40 BST > > ]0;m...@amd64: ~ m...@amd64:~$ lpoptions > > media=A4 sides=one-sided finishings=3 copies=1 job-hold-until=no-hold > > job-priority=50 number-up=1 auth-info-required=none job-sheets=none,none > > printer-info printer-is-accepting-jobs=1 printer-is-shared=1 > > printer-location printer-make-and-model='HP LaserJet 5l Foomatic/hpijs, > > hpijs 2.8.6b' printer-state=3 printer-state-change-time=1284585794 > > printer-state-reasons=none printer-type=135196 > > ]0;m...@amd64: ~ m...@amd64:~$ file /etc/printcap > > /etc/printcap: symbolic link to `/var/run/cups/printcap' > > ]0;m...@amd64: ~ m...@amd64:~$ cat /var/run/cups/printcap > > # This file was automatically generated by cupsd(8) from the > > # /etc/cups/printers.conf file. All changes to this file > > # will be lost. > > lp|laserjet|:rm=amd64.lan:rp=laserjet: > > ]0;m...@amd64: ~ m...@amd64:~$ exit > > > > Script done on Wed 15 Sep 2010 22:37:07 BST > > on the remote machine with kde3(lenny) > lpoptions > copies=1 job-hold-until=no-hold job-priority=50 number-up=1 finishings=3 > auth-info-required=none job-sheets=none,none printer-info='HP LaserJet 5L' > printer-is-accepting-jobs=1 printer-is-shared=1 printer-location='Home > Office (*******)' printer-make-and-model='HP LaserJet 5L Foomatic/ljet4 > (recommended)' printer-state=3 printer-state-change-time=1282890233 > printer-state-reasons=none printer-type=8531972 _kde-filters=true > > on the host (kde4/sid) > > lpoptions > _kde-filters=true auth-info-required=none copies=1 > device-uri=usb://HP/LaserJet%205L finishings=3 job-hold-until=no-hold > job-priority=50 job-sheets=none,none marker-change-time=0 number-up=1 > printer-commands=AutoConfigure,Clean,PrintSelfTestPage printer-info='HP > LaserJet 5L' printer-is-accepting-jobs=true printer-is-shared=true > printer-location='Home Office (*******)' printer-make-and-model='HP > LaserJet 5L Foomatic/ljet4 (recommended)' printer-state=3 > printer-state-change-time=1282890233 printer-state-reasons=none > printer-type=8531972 > printer-uri-supported=ipp://192.168.40.40:631/printers/HP_LJ_5L
It is local on this machine's parallel port (I've just been in the habit of lpr rather than lp but will that matter?). My lpstat -a gives $ lpstat -a laserjet accepting requests since Wed 15 Sep 2010 22:23:14 BST and I know it's connected okay (it just prints the p/s file rather than interprets it) Is there any file to show re cups config? One other diff I have between old and new is old=gnome and new is SLIM, but I can't see what that would matter (although you have -kde-filters=true so I'm wondering if some filtering is missing?) Thanks, Michael http://www.twitter.com/mkbane_mcr -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/1284624471.3503.3.ca...@amd64.lan
