[cups.general] cups -> printer server

[Dragos]

Well, here are cups' error_log file and 'ps ax | grep cups':

I [15/Sep/2005:00:15:01 -0400] Started "/usr/lib/cups/cgi-bin/printers.cgi" (pid=20789)
I [15/Sep/2005:00:15:01 -0400] Adding start banner page "none" to job 19.
I [15/Sep/2005:00:15:01 -0400] Adding end banner page "none" to job 19.
I [15/Sep/2005:00:15:01 -0400] Job 19 queued on 'r800' by ''.
I [15/Sep/2005:00:15:01 -0400] Started filter /usr/lib/cups/filter/pstops (PID 20790) for job 19.
I [15/Sep/2005:00:15:01 -0400] Started filter /usr/lib/cups/filter/pstoraster (PID 20791) for job 19.
I [15/Sep/2005:00:15:01 -0400] Started filter /usr/lib/cups/filter/rastertopips (PID 20792) for job 19.
I [15/Sep/2005:00:15:01 -0400] Started backend /usr/lib/cups/backend/lpd (PID 20793) for job 19.
I [15/Sep/2005:00:15:04 -0400] Started "/usr/lib/cups/cgi-bin/jobs.cgi" (pid=20812)
I [15/Sep/2005:00:15:38 -0400] Started "/usr/lib/cups/cgi-bin/jobs.cgi" (pid=20954)
I [15/Sep/2005:00:17:49 -0400] Started "/usr/lib/cups/cgi-bin/jobs.cgi" (pid=21497)
I [15/Sep/2005:00:17:52 -0400] Started "/usr/lib/cups/cgi-bin/jobs.cgi" (pid=21511)
I [15/Sep/2005:00:18:29 -0400] Started "/usr/lib/cups/cgi-bin/jobs.cgi" (pid=21672)
I [15/Sep/2005:00:18:39 -0400] Started "/usr/lib/cups/cgi-bin/jobs.cgi" (pid=21714)
I [15/Sep/2005:00:19:02 -0400] Started "/usr/lib/cups/cgi-bin/jobs.cgi" (pid=21811)

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19730 ?        R      5:37 /usr/lib/cups/filter/pipstoprinter SPR800 5952 7270 COLOR LT_AUTO PLAIN_Q
20018 ?        R      4:57 /usr/lib/cups/filter/pipstoprinter SPR800 5952 7270 COLOR LT_AUTO PLAIN_Q
20329 ?        Ss     0:08 cupsd
20390 ?        R      4:29 /usr/lib/cups/filter/pipstoprinter SPR800 5952 7270 COLOR LT_AUTO PLAIN_Q

The cups' error_log is from printing the test page (notice the 4 minutes 
it took to print one little test page).
Nothing got logged while trying to print a page from Firefox.
Are there other relevant log files?
Dragos

Matt Hull wrote:

>time to check the log files....
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>matt
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>On Tue, 13 Sep 2005, Dragos wrote:
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>>I actually do not use IPP.
>>
>>I just realised another thing.
>>On my other PC (Fedora Code 3) I actually see the name of the printer
>>queue in the printing window (I do not see that in the Mandriva
>>version). However, I get an error window after a few seconds after
>>printing telling me that the job was canceled and I should check why...
>>No other clue is given.
>>
>>One more thing I only use Gnome (if that makes a difference).
>>
>>Thank you
>>Dragos
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>>Matt Hull wrote:
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>>>maybe the print server is not sending out ipp printer info ?
>>>
>>>a guess.  cups does that and clients find the printer that way.  it sends
>>>out printer info every few minutes i think
>>>
>>>matt
>>>
>>>On Mon, 12 Sep 2005, Dragos wrote:
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>>>>Hello,
>>>>I use Mandriva LE2005. My printer is a Epson R800 plugged into a DP-G321
>>>>D-Link printer server.
>>>>I have installed the Epson drivers successfully (I think) and am able to
>>>>print the test page...
>>>>I am also able to print from my XP Pro PC so the hardware should be fine.
>>>>
>>>>My problem is that I can only print the test page. No other software
>>>>(Firefox, Openoffice, Gimp,...) is able to print.
>>>>Mandriva's Print Control Panel is blanc when I access it, so any printer
>>>>config is done through localhost:631.
>>>>When I start a print, there are no Jobs showing on the Cups' Jobs page.
>>>>lpstat -p says that it cannot connect to the server
>>>>And last, but not least, I have to manually start the server after each
>>>>reboot, as for some reason the Services applet does not save the "Start
>>>>at boot" option for Cups.
>>>>
>>>>It is a very strange problem I hope somebody will be able to help me with.
>>>>Thank you for your time.
>>>>
>>>>Dragos
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