renderer command

[Anonymous]

Here's what I got (the ps file is of size 0):

# cat /tmp/foomatic-rip.log
foomatic-rip version $Revision: 3.43.2.6 $ running...
called with arguments: '6', 'on', 'KDE Print System', '1', 'multiple-document-handling=separate-documents-uncollated-copies orientation-requested=3'
Parsing PPD file ...
*cupsFilter: "application/vnd.cups-postscript 0 foomatic-rip"
Added option ColorSpace
Added option PageSize
Added option PageRegion
Added option ImageableArea
Added option PaperDimension
Added option Font

Parameter Summary
-----------------

Spooler: cups
Printer: Epson
PPD file: /etc/cups/ppd/Epson.ppd
Printer model: Epson Stylus Color 740 Foomatic/gimp-print (recommended)
Options: multiple-document-handling=separate-documents-uncollated-copies orientation-requested=3
Job title: KDE Print System
File(s) to be printed:
<STDIN>

Pondering option 'multiple-document-handling=separate-documents-uncollated-copies'
Unknown option multiple-document-handling=separate-documents-uncollated-copies.
Pondering option 'orientation-requested=3'
Unknown option orientation-requested=3.

================================================

File: <STDIN>

================================================

Reading PostScript input ...
--> This document is DSC-conforming!

-----------
Found: %%BeginProlog
Found: %%EndProlog

-----------
Found: %%BeginSetup
Inserting PostScript code for CUPS' page accounting
Found: %%BeginFeature: *PageSize A4
   Option: PageSize=A4 --> Option will be set by PostScript interpreter
Found: %%EndSetup

-----------
New page:  1 1
Inserting option code into "PageSetup" section.
No page header or page header not DSC-conforming
Stopping search for page header options
Found:
     pageHeight sub                     % Move down...
 --> Output goes directly to the renderer now.


Starting renderer
JCL: <job data>

renderer PID kid4=3852
renderer command:
sh: -c: line 0: syntax error near unexpected token `)'
sh: -c: line 0: `tee -a /tmp/foomatic-rip.ps | (  )'
renderer return value: 2
renderer received signal: 2

Closing renderer
tail process done writing data to STDOUT
KID4 finished
KID4 exited with status 0
KID3 exited with status 1
Renderer exit stat: 1
Process dying with "The renderer command line returned an unrecognized error code 2.", exit stat: 1
The renderer command line returned an unrecognized error code 2.
Renderer process finished
Killing process 3851 (KID3)
Process dying with "Error closing renderer", exit stat: 1


Helge Blischke wrote:
> You obviously use the foomati-rip filter. Edit that beast and change
> the line
>
> $debug = 0;
>
> to
>
> $debug = 1;
>
> and run your print again.
> Then there should be a file
> /tmp/foomatic-rip.log
> (and another /tmp/foomatic-rip.ps which contains the PS code
> fed into the filter).
> Look into the log file for the details (or post it for others
> to look into).
>
> Helge
>
>
> Anonymous wrote:
> >
> > Hi,
> >
> > I can't seem to print (I configured my printer through kcontrol and can not even print the test page).
> > I am working on Debian sid, with an Epson stylus color 740, using the foomatic-gimpprint driver. Here is my log(notice the renderer command is empty):
> > D [20/Nov/2004:16:35:49 +0200] [Job 3] Starting renderer
> > D [20/Nov/2004:16:35:49 +0200] [Job 3] JCL: <job data>
> > D [20/Nov/2004:16:35:49 +0200] [Job 3]
> > D [20/Nov/2004:16:35:49 +0200] [Job 3] renderer PID kid4=31236
> > D [20/Nov/2004:16:35:49 +0200] [Job 3] renderer command:
> > D [20/Nov/2004:16:35:49 +0200] [Job 3] renderer return value: 255
> > D [20/Nov/2004:16:35:49 +0200] [Job 3] renderer received signal: 255
> > D [20/Nov/2004:16:35:49 +0200] [Job 3] tail process done writing data to STDOUT
> > D [20/Nov/2004:16:35:49 +0200] [Job 3] KID4 finished
> > D [20/Nov/2004:16:35:50 +0200] AcceptClient: 6 from localhost:631.
> > D [20/Nov/2004:16:35:50 +0200] ReadClient: 6 POST /printers/ HTTP/1.1
> > D [20/Nov/2004:16:35:50 +0200] ProcessIPPRequest: 6 status_code=1
> > D [20/Nov/2004:16:35:50 +0200] CloseClient: 6
> > D [20/Nov/2004:16:35:50 +0200] AcceptClient: 6 from localhost:631.
> > D [20/Nov/2004:16:35:50 +0200] ReadClient: 6 POST /classes/ HTTP/1.1
> > D [20/Nov/2004:16:35:50 +0200] ProcessIPPRequest: 6 status_code=1
> > D [20/Nov/2004:16:35:50 +0200] AcceptClient: 9 from localhost:631.
> > D [20/Nov/2004:16:35:50 +0200] CloseClient: 6
> > D [20/Nov/2004:16:35:50 +0200] ReadClient: 9 POST /printers/ HTTP/1.1
> > D [20/Nov/2004:16:35:50 +0200] ProcessIPPRequest: 9 status_code=1
> > D [20/Nov/2004:16:35:50 +0200] CloseClient: 9
> > D [20/Nov/2004:16:35:51 +0200] [Job 3]
> > D [20/Nov/2004:16:35:51 +0200] [Job 3] Closing renderer
> > D [20/Nov/2004:16:35:51 +0200] [Job 3] KID4 exited with status 0
> > D [20/Nov/2004:16:35:51 +0200] [Job 3] KID3 exited with status 1
> > D [20/Nov/2004:16:35:51 +0200] [Job 3] Renderer exit stat: 1
> > D [20/Nov/2004:16:35:51 +0200] [Job 3] Process dying with "The renderer commandline returned an unrecognized error code 255.", exit stat: 1
> > D [20/Nov/2004:16:35:51 +0200] [Job 3] The renderer command line returned an unrecognized error code 255.
> > D [20/Nov/2004:16:35:52 +0200] [Job 3] Renderer process finished
> > D [20/Nov/2004:16:35:52 +0200] [Job 3] Killing process 31235 (KID3)
> > D [20/Nov/2004:16:35:52 +0200] [Job 3] Process dying with "Error closing renderer", exit stat: 1
> > D [20/Nov/2004:16:35:52 +0200] [Job 3] Error closing renderer
> > E [20/Nov/2004:16:35:52 +0200] PID 31232 stopped with status 1!
>
> --
> Helge Blischke
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>
>
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