[cups.general] cups -> printer server

Thu Sep 15 20:09:48 PDT 2005

As far as I know there is only one server running, only config file and 
one log file
what other log files would be helpful?
I hope you and I are not the only two people reading these emails...

Dragos

Matt Hull wrote:

>i dont know too much about the cups log files, maybe someone else does.
>but are there 2 cups servers running?  like a local cups server that
>printes to a remote cups server that  has the printer installed?  then you
>should look at both log files.
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>and is that the end of the log file?  i see started...
>
>matt
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>On Thu, 15 Sep 2005, Dragos wrote:
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>>Well, here are cups' error_log file and 'ps ax | grep cups':
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>>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
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>>Matt Hull wrote:
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>>>time to check the log files....
>>>
>>>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
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>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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