foomatic-rip failed

Helge Blischke h.blischke at acm.org
Mon Jan 4 14:18:03 PST 2010 

Gerhard Schiller wrote:

>> Gerhard Schiller wrote:
>>
>> > Hello from Vienna,
>> >
>> > I'm unable to get my printer working on a new system.
>> > Configuration:
>> >
>> > OS:SUSE 11.2, 64bit
>> > Printer HP710C
>> > Port: parallel port on a PCI card (PCI Controller DELOCK, chip: NetMos
>> > Technology PCI 9835 Multi-I/O Controller) - I dont have a parallel port
>> > on the MB.
>> >
>> >
>> > What I found out so far:
>> > -) The printer is recogniced by CUPS.
>> >
>> > -) Printing the testpage fails:
>> > HP_DESKJET_710C_LPT_1-15 root
>> > 17408   Sun Jan  3 14:49:26 2010
>> > printer HP_DESKJET_710C_LPT_1 is idle.
>> > enabled since Sun Jan  3 14:49:26 2010
>> > /usr/lib64/cups/filter/foomatic-rip failed
>> >
>> > -)Turning on the debug option shows:
>> > D [03/Jan/2010:14:49:26 +0100] [Job 15] Ghostscript extra search path
>> > ('GS_LIB'): /usr/share/cups/fonts D [03/Jan/2010:14:49:26 +0100] [Job
>> > 15] Printing system options: D [03/Jan/2010:14:49:26 +0100] [Job 15]
>> > Pondering option 'document-name=testprint.ps' D [03/Jan/2010:14:49:26
>> > +0100] [Job 15] Unknown option document-name=testprint.ps. D
>> > [03/Jan/2010:14:49:26 +0100] [Job 15] Pondering option 'media=Letter' D
>> > [03/Jan/2010:14:49:26 +0100] [Job 15] Pondering option 'finishings=3' D
>> > [03/Jan/2010:14:49:26 +0100] [Job 15] Unknown option finishings=3. D
>> > [03/Jan/2010:14:49:26 +0100] [Job 15] Pondering option 'number-up=1' D
>> > [03/Jan/2010:14:49:26 +0100] [Job 15] Unknown option number-up=1. D
>> > [03/Jan/2010:14:49:26 +0100]
>> > [Job 15] Pondering option
>> > 'page-label=HP_DESKJET_710C_LPT_1:YaST2testprint at S5866' D
>> > [03/Jan/2010:14:49:26 +0100] [Job 15] Unknown option
>> > page-label=HP_DESKJET_710C_LPT_1:YaST2testprint at S5866. D
>> > [03/Jan/2010:14:49:26 +0100] [Job 15] Pondering option
>> > 'job-uuid=urn:uuid:d61dda1c-e145-3021-55aa-e6d2c428b673' D
>> > [03/Jan/2010:14:49:26 +0100] [Job 15] Unknown option
>> > job-uuid=urn:uuid:d61dda1c-e145-3021-55aa-e6d2c428b673. D
>> > [03/Jan/2010:14:49:26 +0100] [Job 15] Options from the PPD file: D
>> > [03/Jan/2010:14:49:26 +0100] [Job 15] D [03/Jan/2010:14:49:26 +0100]
>> > [[Job
>> > 15] ..... D [03/Jan/2010:14:49:26 +0100] [Job 15] ----------- D
>> > [03/Jan/2010:14:49:26 +0100] [Job 15] New page: %%Page: 1 1 D
>> > [03/Jan/2010:14:49:26 +0100] [Job 15] D [03/Jan/2010:14:49:26 +0100]
>> > [[Job
>> > 15] Found: %%BeginPageSetup D [03/Jan/2010:14:49:26 +0100] [Job 15]
>> > Inserting option code into "PageSetup" section. D [03/Jan/2010:14:49:26
>> > +0100] [Job 15] Flushing FIFO. D [03/Jan/2010:14:49:26 +0100] [Job 15]
>> > D [03/Jan/2010:14:49:26 +0100] [Job 15] Starting renderer with command:
>> > "gs -sstdout=%stderr  -dNOPAUSE -dPARANOIDSAFER -dBATCH -r600
>> > -sDEVICE=ppmraw  -dDEVICEWIDTHPOINTS=612 -dDEVICEHEIGHTPOINTS=792
>> > -sOutputFile=%stdout -_ | pnm2ppa -v 710  -i - -o -" D
>> > [03/Jan/2010:14:49:26 +0100] [Job 15] Starting process "kid3"
>> > [(generation
>> > 1) D [03/Jan/2010:14:49:26 +0100] [Job 15] D [03/Jan/2010:14:49:26
>> > +0100]
>> > [Job 15] Closing renderer D [03/Jan/2010:14:49:26 +0100] [Job 15]
>> > [Starting
>> > process "kid4" (generation 2) D [03/Jan/2010:14:49:26 +0100] [Job 15]
>> > Starting process "renderer" (generation 2) D [03/Jan/2010:14:49:26
>> > +0100]
>> > [Job 15] JCL: %-12345X at PJL D [03/Jan/2010:14:49:26 +0100] [Job 15]
>> > [<job
>> > data> D [03/Jan/2010:14:49:26 +0100] [Job 15] D [03/Jan/2010:14:49:26
>> > +0100] [Job 15] /bin/bash: pnm2ppa: command not found D
>> > [03/Jan/2010:14:49:26 +0100] [Job 15] GPL Ghostscript 8.64 (2009-02-03)
>> > D [03/Jan/2010:14:49:26 +0100] [Job 15] Copyright (C) 2009 Artifex
>> > Software, Inc.  All rights reserved. D [03/Jan/2010:14:49:26 +0100]
>> > [Job 15] This software comes with NO WARRANTY: see the file COPYING for
>> > details. D [03/Jan/2010:14:49:26 +0100] [Job 15] Loading
>> > NimbusSanL-Bold font from
>> > /usr/share/ghostscript/8.64/Resource/Font/NimbusSanL-Bold... 4139336
>> > 1969933 12662384 11360106 1 done. D [03/Jan/2010:14:49:26 +0100]
>> > [Job 15] Loading NimbusSanL-Regu font from
>> > /usr/share/ghostscript/8.64/Resource/Font/NimbusSanL-Regu... 4172616
>> > 2079992 18193848 16765607 1 done. D [03/Jan/2010:14:49:26 +0100] [Job
>> > 15] Loading NimbusRomNo9L-Regu font from
>> > /usr/share/ghostscript/8.64/Resource/Font/NimbusRomNo9L-Regu... 4213832
>> > 2244386 18193848 16767623 1 done. D [03/Jan/2010:14:49:26 +0100]
>> > Discarding unused job-progress event... D [03/Jan/2010:14:49:26 +0100]
>> > [Job 15] Error: /ioerror in --showpage-- D [03/Jan/2010:14:49:26 +0100]
>> > [Job 15] Operand stack:
>> > D [03/Jan/2010:14:49:26 +0100] [Job 15] 1   true
>> > D [03/Jan/2010:14:49:26 +0100] [Job 15] Execution stack:
>> > D [03/Jan/2010:14:49:26 +0100] [Job 15] %interp_exit   .runexec2
>> > --nostringval--   --nostringval--   --nostringval--   2   %stopped_push
>> > --nostringval--   --nostringval--   --nostringval--   false   1
>> > %stopped_push   1878   1   3   %oparray_pop   1877   1   3  
>> > %oparray_pop
>> >  1861   1   3   %oparray_pop   1755   1   3   %oparray_pop
>> > --nostringval--   %errorexec_pop   .runexec2   --nostringval--
>> > --nostringval--   --nostringval--   2   %stopped_push   --nostringval--
>> > 1761   0   3   %oparray_pop   --nostringval--   --nostringval-- D
>> > [03/Jan/2010:14:49:26 +0100] [Job 15] Dictionary stack:
>> > D [03/Jan/2010:14:49:26 +0100] [Job 15] --dict:1170/3371(ro)(G)--
>> > --dict:1/20(G)--   --dict:102/200(L)-- D [03/Jan/2010:14:49:26 +0100]
>> > [Job 15] Current allocation mode is local D [03/Jan/2010:14:49:26
>> > +0100] [Job 15] Last OS error: 32 D [03/Jan/2010:14:49:26 +0100] [Job
>> > 15] GPL Ghostscript 8.64: Unrecoverable error, exit code 1 D
>> > [03/Jan/2010:14:49:26 +0100] [Job 15] renderer exited with status 127 D
>> > [03/Jan/2010:14:49:26 +0100] [Job 15] kid3 exited with status 1 D
>> > [03/Jan/2010:14:49:26 +0100]
>> > [Job 15] Process is dying with "Error closing renderer D
>> > [03/Jan/2010:14:49:26 +0100] [Job 15] ", exit stat 1 I hope, Ipasted
>> > [all
>> > relevant parts of the logfile!
>> >
>> > What makes me unsure, if this is a cups problem at all, is the fact,
>> > that I'm unable to get ANY output to the printer. "cat some_file >
>> > /dev/lp0" finishes without any error, but the printer shows no activity
>> > (busy led).
>> >
>> > I checked the modules, hwinfo, pci-configuration, but found nothing
>> > suspicious:
>> >
>> > hwinfo:
>> > 10: None 00.0: 0701 Parallel controller (SPP)
>> >   [Created at misc.261]
>> >   Unique ID: YMnp.ecK7NLYWZ5D
>> >   Hardware Class: unknown
>> >   Model: "Parallel controller"
>> >   Device File: /dev/lp0
>> >   Device Files: /dev/lp0, /dev/char/6:0
>> >   I/O Ports: 0xe480-0xe487 (rw)
>> >   I/O Ports: 0xe483-0xe487 (rw)
>> >   Config Status: cfg=new, avail=yes, need=no, active=unknown
>> >
>> > dmesg | grep parport
>> > [    4.764357] parport_serial 0000:07:01.0: PCI INT A -> Link[LNKB] ->
>> > [    GSI 5 (level, low) -> IRQ 5 4.764378] parport0: PC-style at 0xe480
>> > [    [PCSPP,TRISTATE,EPP] 4.837075] parport0: Printer, HEWLETT-PACKARD
>> > [    DESKJET 710C
>> > [  372.551631] lp0: using parport0 (polling).
>> > [  721.999693] lp0: using parport0 (polling).
>> > [  831.325243] lp0: using parport0 (polling).
>> > [ 1195.913467] lp0: using parport0 (polling).
>> > [ 1233.996120] lp0: using parport0 (polling).
>> >
>> > lsmod:
>> > parport_serial          9576  0
>> > parport_pc             46856  2 parport_serial
>> > parport                46544  3 lp,ppdev,parport_pc
>> > lp                     13764  0
>> >
>> >
>> > lspci -v
>> > 07:01.0 Communication controller: NetMos Technology PCI 9835 Multi-I/O
>> > Controller (rev 01)
>> >         Subsystem: LSI Logic / Symbios Logic 1P2S
>> >         Flags: medium devsel, IRQ 5
>> >         I/O ports at e880 [size=8]
>> >         I/O ports at e800 [size=8]
>> >         I/O ports at e480 [size=8]
>> >         I/O ports at e400 [size=8]
>> >         I/O ports at e080 [size=8]
>> >         I/O ports at e000 [size=16]
>> >         Kernel driver in use: parport_serial
>> >
>> > One more thing:
>> > hp-setup does not find my printer...
>> >
>> > As you can see, I have reached the end of my knowledge and would be
>> > very gratefull for any hints!
>> >
>> > Thank's
>> > Gerhard
>>
>> You need the pnm2ppa utility for this printer. AFAIK, it is not a default
>> component for SuSE 11.x nor foomatic. Download it separately.
>>
>> Helge
>>
> Foomatic is installed.
> 
> pnm2ppa: Yast said it was already installed (cups-drivers package), but
> starting pnm2ppa from the command line failed (command not found).
> After installing it from the source (configure, make, make install), I'm
> able to call it from the command line.  BUT cups still can't find it:
> 
> D [04/Jan/2010:20:45:47 +0100] [Job 27] /bin/bash: pnm2ppa: command not
> found
> 
> Where does cups look for it?
>From your install from source it is probbly in the directory /usr/local/bin 
or the like, but CUPS usually looks only in /usr/bin . Make a symlink.
> 
> 2nd problem:
> Shouldn't a command like "date > /dev/lp0" produce something on the
> printer? At least some activity at the led? I'm unable to send anything to
> teh printer,  but hwinfo (and cups) find it. So can I assume the port is
> working?
> 
> Gerhard

Helge

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