[cups.general] Re: Re: Linux/CUPS to HP4110 on Win98 -- almost there

[Jack Spaar]

[Comments interspersed below:]

On Tue, 15 Feb 2005 23:23:47 -0500, RSalles wrote:
> Jack Spaar wrote:
[...]
>> socket options = TCP_NODELAY SO_RCVBUF=8192 SO_SNDBUF=8192 printcap name
>> = /etc/printcap
> This parameter must be:
> 
> printing = cups
> printcap name = cups
> 
> And you have to remain with it until your inspection is done, even if the
> error remains. It's one parameter less to try to debug in the process.

I will leave it as you suggest.  Retested with no joy so far.

[...]
>> cups/printers.conf has:
>> <DefaultPrinter dc>
>> Info Created by redhat-config-printer 0.6.x DeviceURI
>> smb://myuser:mypasswd@DC/HP4110
> 
> Try this instead:
> DeviceURI smb://myuser:passwd@group/host/printer

Tried both, works the same either way (I do have the workgroup defined
globally in the smb.conf).

[...]
> D [15/Feb/2005:13:03:31 -0800] [Job 22] Pondering option 'cpi=12' D
> [15/Feb/2005:13:03:31 -0800] [Job 22] Unknown option cpi=12. D
> [15/Feb/2005:13:03:31 -0800] [Job 22] Pondering option 'lpi=7' D
> [15/Feb/2005:13:03:31 -0800] [Job 22] Unknown option lpi=7. D
> [15/Feb/2005:13:03:31 -0800] [Job 22] Pondering option 'page-bottom=86' D
[...]
> 
> Try to set "printcap name = cups". Maybe the unknown flags are from a
> /etc/printcap file "à la LPRng", that cups can't parse.

I have (re)tested with printcap name = cups instead.  /etc/printcap
contained only:
  # This file was automatically generated by cupsd(8) from the
  # /etc/cups/printers.conf file.  All changes to this file
  # will be lost.
  dc|Created by redhat-config-printer0.6.x:rm=localhost.localdomain:rp=dc:

These unknown options appear by default in the system-config-printer gui
(formerly known as redhat-config-printer) which is how I added the
printer. I can remove them from the filter options section of the queue
options tab.  The resulting error log has no more "unknown option"
complaints, but otherwise the result is the same.

> 
> Is the PPD file tested against http://www.cups.org/testppd.php ???
> 
> sDeviceManufacturer=HEWLETT-PACKARD' '-sDeviceModel=deskjet 3320' Is this
> the same ppd model for HP4110 ?

The .ppd is identical to what is distributed with the hpijs
driver for the 4110.  I thought that looked weird too, but it's identical
to /usr/share/ppd/HP-OfficeJet_4110-hpijs.ppd.gz.  It does pass testppd.
Also, at this site http://hpinkjet.sourceforge.net/productsmf.php the 4110
is equated with the DJ3320's print modes.

> 
> You have something to start, and others on this list can try to help you,
> also.
> 
> Sds,
> 
> RSalles


Thanks for having a look.  If you have any more ideas pls advise.

Also, I was able to boot FC3 on the Win98 box, and print with the same
driver, but CUPS-to-CUPS between the two FC3 boxen.  That worked fine.
Unfortunately, Win98 has to stay for now, so I'm stuck with CUPS-to-smb.

--Jack