[cups.general] get_printer_attrs: errors

marc at arctic.net marc at arctic.net
Tue Sep 27 13:17:04 PDT 2005


I have BrowsePoll set to the ip of the  server,  BrowseInterval set to 0 and BrowseTimeout set to 400 to  ensure it is in excess of the server's setting.   It is still taking 30-60 seconds for the workstation print dialog to pop up and I am getting this in the error_log (note the jump from 12:11:28 to 12:22:22):

E [27/Sep/2005:12:11:28 -0800] get_printer_attrs: resource name '/printers/alwviagremlin' no good!
E [27/Sep/2005:12:11:28 -0800] get_printer_attrs: resource name '/printers/alwviagremlin' no good!
E [27/Sep/2005:12:11:28 -0800] get_printer_attrs: resource name '/printers/ ' no good!
E [27/Sep/2005:12:12:22 -0800] get_printer_attrs: resource name '/printers/alwviagremlin' no good!
E [27/Sep/2005:12:12:22 -0800] get_printer_attrs: resource name '/printers/alwviagremlin' no good!
E [27/Sep/2005:12:12:22 -0800] get_printer_attrs: resource name '/printers/ ' no good!
E [27/Sep/2005:12:12:22 -0800] get_printer_attrs: resource name '/printers/alwviagremlin' no good!
E [27/Sep/2005:12:12:22 -0800] get_printer_attrs: resource name '/printers/alwviagremlin' no good!
E [27/Sep/2005:12:12:22 -0800] get_printer_attrs: resource name '/printers/alwviagremlin' no good!
E [27/Sep/2005:12:12:22 -0800] get_printer_attrs: resource name '/printers/alwviagremlin' no good!
E [27/Sep/2005:12:12:22 -0800] get_printer_attrs: resource name '/printers/alwviagremlin' no good!
E [27/Sep/2005:12:12:22 -0800] get_printer_attrs: resource name '/printers/alwviagremlin' no good!
E [27/Sep/2005:12:12:22 -0800] get_printer_attrs: resource name '/printers/ ' no good!
E [27/Sep/2005:12:12:23 -0800] get_printer_attrs: resource name '/printers/alwviagremlin' no good!
E [27/Sep/2005:12:12:23 -0800] get_printer_attrs: resource name '/printers/alwviagremlin' no good!
E [27/Sep/2005:12:12:23 -0800] get_printer_attrs: resource name '/printers/alwviagremlin' no good!
E [27/Sep/2005:12:12:23 -0800] get_printer_attrs: resource name '/printers/AREA_51_STUDENT_PRINTERS' no good!
E [27/Sep/2005:12:12:23 -0800] get_printer_attrs: resource name '/printers/AREA_51_STUDENT_PRINTERS' no good!
E [27/Sep/2005:12:12:23 -0800] get_printer_attrs: resource name '/printers/AREA_51_STUDENT_PRINTERS' no good!
E [27/Sep/2005:12:12:23 -0800] get_printer_attrs: resource name '/printers/MrZ' no good!
E [27/Sep/2005:12:12:23 -0800] get_printer_attrs: resource name '/printers/MrZ' no good!
E [27/Sep/2005:12:12:23 -0800] get_printer_attrs: resource name '/printers/MrZ' no good!
E [27/Sep/2005:12:12:23 -0800] get_printer_attrs: resource name '/printers/Pythagoras' no good!
E [27/Sep/2005:12:12:23 -0800] get_printer_attrs: resource name '/printers/Pythagoras' no good!
E [27/Sep/2005:12:12:23 -0800] get_printer_attrs: resource name '/printers/Pythagoras' no good!
E [27/Sep/2005:12:12:23 -0800] get_printer_attrs: resource name '/printers/Sophia' no good!
E [27/Sep/2005:12:12:23 -0800] get_printer_attrs: resource name '/printers/Sophia' no good!
E [27/Sep/2005:12:12:23 -0800] get_printer_attrs: resource name '/printers/Sophia' no good!
E [27/Sep/2005:12:12:23 -0800] get_printer_attrs: resource name '/printers/StudentSinksidePrinter' no good!
E [27/Sep/2005:12:12:23 -0800] get_printer_attrs: resource name '/printers/StudentSinksidePrinter' no good!
E [27/Sep/2005:12:12:23 -0800] get_printer_attrs: resource name '/printers/StudentSinksidePrinter' no good!
E [27/Sep/2005:12:12:23 -0800] get_printer_attrs: resource name '/printers/alwviagremlin' no good!
E [27/Sep/2005:12:12:23 -0800] get_printer_attrs: resource name '/printers/AREA_51_STUDENT_PRINTERS' no good!
E [27/Sep/2005:12:12:23 -0800] get_printer_attrs: resource name '/printers/MrZ' no good!
E [27/Sep/2005:12:12:23 -0800] get_printer_attrs: resource name '/printers/Pythagoras' no good!
E [27/Sep/2005:12:12:23 -0800] get_printer_attrs: resource name '/printers/Sophia' no good!
E [27/Sep/2005:12:12:23 -0800] get_printer_attrs: resource name '/printers/StudentSinksidePrinter' no good!
E [27/Sep/2005:12:12:23 -0800] get_printer_attrs: resource name '/printers/alwviagremlin' no good!
E [27/Sep/2005:12:12:23 -0800] get_printer_attrs: resource name '/printers/alwviagremlin' no good!
E [27/Sep/2005:12:12:23 -0800] get_printer_attrs: resource name '/printers/alwviagremlin' no good!
E [27/Sep/2005:12:12:23 -0800] get_printer_attrs: resource name '/printers/alwviagremlin' no good!
E [27/Sep/2005:12:12:23 -0800] get_printer_attrs: resource name '/printers/alwviagremlin' no good!
E [27/Sep/2005:12:12:23 -0800] get_printer_attrs: resource name '/printers/ ' no good!
E [27/Sep/2005:12:12:23 -0800] get_printer_attrs: resource name '/printers/alwviagremlin' no good!
E [27/Sep/2005:12:12:23 -0800] get_printer_attrs: resource name '/printers/alwviagremlin' no good!
E [27/Sep/2005:12:12:23 -0800] get_printer_attrs: resource name '/printers/alwviagremlin' no good!
E [27/Sep/2005:12:12:23 -0800] get_printer_attrs: resource name '/printers/alwviagremlin' no good!
E [27/Sep/2005:12:12:23 -0800] get_printer_attrs: resource name '/printers/alwviagremlin' no good!
E [27/Sep/2005:12:12:23 -0800] get_printer_attrs: resource name '/printers/alwviagremlin' no good!
E [27/Sep/2005:12:12:23 -0800] get_printer_attrs: resource name '/printers/ ' no good!
E [27/Sep/2005:12:12:23 -0800] get_printer_attrs: resource name '/printers/alwviagremlin' no good!
E [27/Sep/2005:12:12:23 -0800] get_printer_attrs: resource name '/printers/ ' no good!
E [27/Sep/2005:12:12:30 -0800] get_printer_attrs: resource name '/printers/alwviagremlin' no good!
E [27/Sep/2005:12:12:30 -0800] get_printer_attrs: resource name '/printers/alwviagremlin' no good!
E [27/Sep/2005:12:12:30 -0800] get_printer_attrs: resource name '/printers/alwviagremlin' no good!
E [27/Sep/2005:12:12:30 -0800] get_printer_attrs: resource name '/printers/AREA_51_STUDENT_PRINTERS' no good!
E [27/Sep/2005:12:12:30 -0800] get_printer_attrs: resource name '/printers/AREA_51_STUDENT_PRINTERS' no good!
E [27/Sep/2005:12:12:30 -0800] get_printer_attrs: resource name '/printers/AREA_51_STUDENT_PRINTERS' no good!
E [27/Sep/2005:12:12:30 -0800] get_printer_attrs: resource name '/printers/MrZ' no good!
E [27/Sep/2005:12:12:30 -0800] get_printer_attrs: resource name '/printers/MrZ' no good!
E [27/Sep/2005:12:12:30 -0800] get_printer_attrs: resource name '/printers/MrZ' no good!
E [27/Sep/2005:12:12:30 -0800] get_printer_attrs: resource name '/printers/Pythagoras' no good!
E [27/Sep/2005:12:12:30 -0800] get_printer_attrs: resource name '/printers/Pythagoras' no good!
E [27/Sep/2005:12:12:30 -0800] get_printer_attrs: resource name '/printers/Pythagoras' no good!
E [27/Sep/2005:12:12:30 -0800] get_printer_attrs: resource name '/printers/Sophia' no good!
E [27/Sep/2005:12:12:30 -0800] get_printer_attrs: resource name '/printers/Sophia' no good!
E [27/Sep/2005:12:12:30 -0800] get_printer_attrs: resource name '/printers/Sophia' no good!
E [27/Sep/2005:12:12:30 -0800] get_printer_attrs: resource name '/printers/StudentSinksidePrinter' no good!
E [27/Sep/2005:12:12:30 -0800] get_printer_attrs: resource name '/printers/StudentSinksidePrinter' no good!
E [27/Sep/2005:12:12:30 -0800] get_printer_attrs: resource name '/printers/StudentSinksidePrinter' no good!
E [27/Sep/2005:12:12:32 -0800] get_printer_attrs: resource name '/printers/Sophia' no good!
E [27/Sep/2005:12:12:32 -0800] get_printer_attrs: resource name '/printers/alwviagremlin' no good!
E [27/Sep/2005:12:12:32 -0800] get_printer_attrs: resource name '/printers/Sophia' no good!
E [27/Sep/2005:12:12:32 -0800] get_printer_attrs: resource name '/printers/Sophia' no good!
E [27/Sep/2005:12:12:32 -0800] get_printer_attrs: resource name '/printers/Sophia' no good!
E [27/Sep/2005:12:12:32 -0800] get_printer_attrs: resource name '/printers/ ' no good!
E [27/Sep/2005:12:12:32 -0800] get_printer_attrs: resource name '/printers/Sophia' no good!
E [27/Sep/2005:12:12:32 -0800] get_printer_attrs: resource name '/printers/Sophia' no good!
E [27/Sep/2005:12:12:32 -0800] get_printer_attrs: resource name '/printers/Sophia' no good!
E [27/Sep/2005:12:12:32 -0800] get_printer_attrs: resource name '/printers/Sophia' no good!
E [27/Sep/2005:12:12:32 -0800] get_printer_attrs: resource name '/printers/Sophia' no good!
E [27/Sep/2005:12:12:32 -0800] get_printer_attrs: resource name '/printers/Sophia' no good!
E [27/Sep/2005:12:12:32 -0800] get_printer_attrs: resource name '/printers/ ' no good!
E [27/Sep/2005:12:12:32 -0800] get_printer_attrs: resource name '/printers/Sophia' no good!
E [27/Sep/2005:12:12:32 -0800] get_printer_attrs: resource name '/printers/ ' no good!

---- Original message ----
>Date: Mon, 26 Sep 2005 18:15:18 -0400
>From: Michael Sweet <mike at easysw.com>  
>Subject: Re: [cups.general] get_printer_attrs: errors  
>To: cups at easysw.com
>
>marc at arctic.net wrote:
>> I guess I am confused then as to what discovered means....  this
>> system will have been up for some time and will go through the same
>> routine every time you try to pull up the dialog box to select a
>> printer.  I thought cups would cache the printers until the server
>> changed the printers....
>
>Yes, as long as cupsd stays running and the printer doesn't timeout.
>Make sure the server's BrowseInterval is smaller than the client's
>BrowseTimeout value (both come from cupsd.conf).
>
>-- 
>______________________________________________________________________
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>Internet Printing and Publishing Software        http://www.easysw.com
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