CUPS test pages print, nothing else prints

[Anonymous]

Update:

I was wrong in assuming that I could not print in any application. Actually, I can print from OpenOffice and from MS-Word (running in CX-Office/Wine). However, Acrobat and Mozilla cannot produce printer output to the Epson printer (printing to the HPLJ works just fine). I suspect all of this is related to the lp command used as the default printing option in these two applications. If I do a command line print:

lp -d SCX <filename>.ps

I get the error message listed below. It seems as if there is a problem with the selection of filters, although the correct filter has been identified:

D [28/Feb/2006:09:47:52 -0600] StartJob: envp[5]="PPD=/etc/cups/ppd/SCX.ppd"

The command:

gs -dQUIET -dNOPAUSE -dBATCH -dNOMEDIAATTRS -sDEVICE=cups cdmanet.ps

produces a similar error message.


Error message logged in /var/log/cups/error_log:

D [28/Feb/2006:10:20:52 -0600] [Job 389] Error: /rangecheck in --setpagedevice--
D [28/Feb/2006:10:20:52 -0600] [Job 389] Operand stack:
D [28/Feb/2006:10:20:52 -0600] [Job 389] --dict:1/1(L)--   --nostringval--   --d
ict:71/71(ro)(L)--   --dict:1/1(L)--   --dict:8/72(L)--   --dict:1/2(L)--   --no
stringval--   --dict:3/3(L)--   true   --nostringval--   %MediaSource   0   %Med
iaDestination   0   MediaPosition   0   --dict:8/72(L)--
D [28/Feb/2006:10:20:52 -0600] [Job 389] Execution stack:
D [28/Feb/2006:10:20:52 -0600] [Job 389] %interp_exit   .runexec2   --nostringva
l--   --nostringval--   --nostringval--   2   %stopped_push   --nostringval--
--nostringval--   --nostringval--   false   1   %stopped_push   1   3   %oparray
_pop   1   3   %oparray_pop   1   3   %oparray_pop   1   3   %oparray_pop   .run
exec2   --nostringval--   --nostringval--   --nostringval--   2   %stopped_push
  --nostringval--   --nostringval--   1   5   %oparray_pop   --nostringval--   -
-nostringval--   --nostringval--
D [28/Feb/2006:10:20:52 -0600] [Job 389] Dictionary stack:
D [28/Feb/2006:10:20:52 -0600] [Job 389] --dict:1134/3371(ro)(G)--   --dict:0/20
(G)--   --dict:85/200(L)--   --dict:104/300(L)--   --dict:87/89(L)--
D [28/Feb/2006:10:20:52 -0600] [Job 389] Current allocation mode is local
D [28/Feb/2006:10:20:52 -0600] [Job 389] Last OS error: 2
D [28/Feb/2006:10:20:52 -0600] [Job 389] ESP Ghostscript 8.15.0: Unrecoverable e
rror, exit code 1
E [28/Feb/2006:10:20:52 -0600] PID 15126 stopped with status 1!

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> kalvenes at tecom.cox.smu.edu wrote:
>
> > I set up an Epson Stylus CX3810 multi-function printer with a downloaded
> > PPD file from the manufacturer (the original PPD file was named
> > ekscx3700.ppd).
> >
> > The setup procedure worked just fine in YaST (the configuration program
> > for SuSE Linux 9.3) and I could print the test page correctly. I have ESP
> > Ghostscript 8.15.0 (2004-09-22) and CUPS 1.1.23-7.
> >
> > Then, I tried to print from Netscape, Mozilla, etc., but no job was sent
> > to the printer. The printer queue was empty.
> >
> > Next, I set up the printer in KDEPrinter with the same result -- as one
> > would expect (I can print the test page without problems, but no other
> > application can successfully produce any output to the printer).
> >
> > Then, I tried to send a file to the printer using the command line:
> >
> > lpr -PSCX <filename>.ps produced an ASCII text page with the PS file
> > lp -PSCX <filename>.ps produced the error message
> >
> >    lp: unable to print file: client-error-bad-request
> >
> > I examined the CUPS log file and extracted what I think is the relevant
> > section (at the bottom of this message). The only thing I can detect is a
> > reference to the printer laserjet1320series, which I also have installed
> > as a USB printer (the laserjet printer works in all applications).
> >
> > Any help would be greatly appreciated.
> >
> > -- Joakim
> >
> >
> > D [27/Feb/2006:15:54:53 -0600] AcceptClient: 5 from localhost:631.
> > D [27/Feb/2006:15:54:53 -0600] ReadClient: 5 POST / HTTP/1.1
> > D [27/Feb/2006:15:54:53 -0600] ProcessIPPRequest: 5 status_code=1
> > D [27/Feb/2006:15:54:53 -0600] ReadClient: 5 POST / HTTP/1.1
> > D [27/Feb/2006:15:54:53 -0600] ProcessIPPRequest: 5 status_code=1
> > D [27/Feb/2006:15:54:54 -0600] ReadClient: 5 POST / HTTP/1.1
> > D [27/Feb/2006:15:54:54 -0600] ProcessIPPRequest: 5 status_code=0
> > D [27/Feb/2006:15:54:54 -0600] CloseClient: 5
> > D [27/Feb/2006:15:54:54 -0600] AcceptClient: 5 from localhost:631.
> > D [27/Feb/2006:15:54:54 -0600] ReadClient: 5 POST
> > /printers/laserjet1320series HTTP/1.1 E [27/Feb/2006:15:54:54 -0600]
> > print_job: bad page-ranges values 0-0. D [27/Feb/2006:15:54:54 -0600]
> > Sending error: client-error-bad-request D [27/Feb/2006:15:54:54 -0600]
> > ProcessIPPRequest: 5 status_code=400 D [27/Feb/2006:15:54:54 -0600]
> > CloseClient: 5
> Can not actually help but I'm having a simular problem with an Epson CX6600
> with the print driver from the manufacture. All test pages print from cups,
> nothing prints from Scribus, KDE or any KDE application. Do you have
> OpenOffice installed. It seems to print fine with the CX6600 and CUPS. Also
> look at your print manager and display the completed jobs, are they aborted
> (mine are) last line says they are aborted by the system. Have not been
> able to isolate the problem yet. I have CUPS 1.1.23-21.2, KDE 3.4.2-27.2
> pips-scx6500_6600s-cups (EK driver), Ghostscript 8.15rc1-29.
>
> Yesterday I completely removed CUPS, All Drivers, etc and reinstalled. Still
> have the problem. I've recieved several ideas from several news groups but
> no have fixed the problem. My HP LaserJet IIIP prints fine from all
> applications thru CUPS. This all worked under SuSE 9.1, I'm on 10.0 retail
> version.
>
> I thought of installing KDE 3.5.1 but that may make matters worse. I don't
> like to install something new when i have a problem present.
>
> If you find a solution please post it. I'll do the same.
> --
> Russ