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« on: February 23, 2010, 09:21:54 pm » |
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I found the ppd file for the Lexmark 2030 printer attached to the computer running VL Light, and copied it to a directory on the computer. Then, using the "Manager Printers" feature, I set up the printer using that ppd file. The CUPS utility says that it found the printer just fine. But, when I try to print to it, the print job gets into the print queue, but the print job manager says that the "State" - whatever that means - is "stopped", and the job just sits in the queue. Of course, nothing happens with the printer itself.
How do I get printing to work in VL? I'm not sure what to do/try next.
Thanks in advance for any help.
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nightflier
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« Reply #1 on: February 24, 2010, 04:54:35 am » |
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How is the printer connected to your computer, USB or parallel (old fashioned printer) cable?
If it is parallel, you need to enable the port: as root, run vasm > service > hwset and check the box for parallel.
After enabling the port and rebooting (or if USB), use the print manager (user: root if it asks). In the Printers tab, click the "Cancel all jobs" button, then the "Start printer" button, if visible.
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dln9
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« Reply #2 on: February 24, 2010, 06:26:51 pm » |
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Thank you. The connection is parallel, I had already enabled that, yet I have the problem I described. Other ideas.....  |
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« Reply #3 on: February 28, 2010, 12:17:39 pm » |
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Try stopping and starting the printer using the CUPS interface. Do you see any error messages displayed?
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dln9
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« Reply #4 on: February 28, 2010, 04:35:12 pm » |
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No error messages.
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« Reply #5 on: February 28, 2010, 05:19:38 pm » |
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Do the print jobs show up in the "Jobs" tab?
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« Reply #6 on: February 28, 2010, 07:41:50 pm » |
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First off, I misunderstood your prior question about errors when stopping and starting the printer. I now realize - I think - that you meant, were there any error messages in the error log, not - as I thought - were there any error messages that popped up.
So - when I stopped and restarted the printer, here are the messages:
E [28/Feb/2010:21:18:50 -0600] Pause-Printer: Unauthorized
I [28/Feb/2010:21:18:58 -0600] Started "/usr/lib/cups/cgi-bin/admin.cgi" (pid=3752)
E [28/Feb/2010:21:18:58 -0600] Pause-Printer: Unauthorized
I [28/Feb/2010:21:18:58 -0600] Saving printers.conf...
I [28/Feb/2010:21:18:58 -0600] Printer "lexmark" stopped by "root".
I [28/Feb/2010:21:19:03 -0600] Started "/usr/lib/cups/cgi-bin/admin.cgi" (pid=3761)
I [28/Feb/2010:21:19:03 -0600] Started "/usr/lib/cups/cgi-bin/printers.cgi" (pid=3764)
I [28/Feb/2010:21:19:07 -0600] Started "/usr/lib/cups/cgi-bin/admin.cgi" (pid=3770)
E [28/Feb/2010:21:19:07 -0600] Resume-Printer: Unauthorized
I [28/Feb/2010:21:19:13 -0600] Started "/usr/lib/cups/cgi-bin/admin.cgi" (pid=3776)
E [28/Feb/2010:21:19:13 -0600] Resume-Printer: Unauthorized
I [28/Feb/2010:21:19:13 -0600] Saving printers.conf...
I [28/Feb/2010:21:19:13 -0600] Printer "lexmark" started by "root".
I [28/Feb/2010:21:19:19 -0600] Started "/usr/lib/cups/cgi-bin/admin.cgi" (pid=3785)
I [28/Feb/2010:21:19:19 -0600] Started "/usr/lib/cups/cgi-bin/printers.cgi" (pid=3788)
I [28/Feb/2010:21:19:30 -0600] Started "/usr/lib/cups/cgi-bin/admin.cgi" (pid=3797)
And, when I printed something, it does appear in the job queue, but nothing happens. Here are the messages from that:
I [28/Feb/2010:21:21:03 -0600] [Job ? ? ?] Request file type is application/postscript.
I [28/Feb/2010:21:21:03 -0600] [Job 4] Adding start banner page "none".
I [28/Feb/2010:21:21:03 -0600] [Job 4] Adding end banner page "none".
I [28/Feb/2010:21:21:03 -0600] [Job 4] File of type application/postscript queued by "main4".
I [28/Feb/2010:21:21:03 -0600] [Job 4] Queued on "lexmark" by "main4".
I [28/Feb/2010:21:21:03 -0600] [Job 4] Started filter /usr/lib/cups/filter/pstops (PID 3874)
I [28/Feb/2010:21:21:03 -0600] [Job 4] Started filter /usr/lib/cups/filter/foomatic-rip (PID 3876)
I [28/Feb/2010:21:21:03 -0600] [Job 4] Started backend /usr/lib/cups/backend/parallel (PID 3877)
I [28/Feb/2010:21:21:09 -0600] Started "/usr/lib/cups/cgi-bin/jobs.cgi" (pid=3891)
E [28/Feb/2010:21:21:11 -0600] PID 3876 (/usr/lib/cups/filter/foomatic-rip) stopped with status 1!
I [28/Feb/2010:21:21:11 -0600] Hint: Try setting the LogLevel to "debug" to find out more.
E [28/Feb/2010:21:21:11 -0600] [Job 4] Job stopped due to filter errors.
I [28/Feb/2010:21:21:25 -0600] Started "/usr/lib/cups/cgi-bin/admin.cgi" (pid=3905)
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