Can't print to linux server from OS X

[Jacob Campbell]

> On Mon, 20 Mar 2006, Anonymous wrote:
>
> > I'm having trouble printing to my linux CUPS server from an OS X client. All linux clients on the network print fine. The Mac is recognising the CUPS server and sending the print jobs, they are appearing in the jobs log on the server, but they're all being aborted. When I try to reprint (via the web interface), I'm getting a client-error-not-possible error. Looked at the FAQ page for this error, but it wasn't very helpful.
> > The server is running Ubuntu 6.04 (kernel 2.6.15) with CUPS v1.2svn. The OS X client is running 1.1.23.
> > Don't know if it helps, but this is my cupsd.conf file:
> > ServerName 10.1.1.4
> > MaxLogSize 0
> > MaxJobs 0
> > Browsing On
> > BrowseProtocols cups
> > BrowseAddress @LOCAL
> > BrowseAllow from All
> > Port 631
> > LogLevel debug
> > <Location />
> > Allow from All
> > Allow from 10.1.1.*
> > AuthType None
> > </Location>
> > <Location /admin>
> > AuthType None
> > AuthClass System
> > </Location>
> > My printer is a HP Deskjet 930C, connected to the server by USB.
> > I've run a debug, and looked at the log, but unfortunately I don't really know what I'm looking for. The most obvious problem was this one:
> > D [21/Mar/2006:09:33:18 +1100] [Job 59] Last OS error: 2
> > D [21/Mar/2006:09:33:18 +1100] [Job 59] ESP Ghostscript 815.01: Unrecoverable error, exit code 1
> > www.cups.org
> >
> > D [21/Mar/2006:09:33:18 +1100] [Job 59] renderer return value: 1
> > D [21/Mar/2006:09:33:18 +1100] [Job 59] renderer received signal: 1
> > D [21/Mar/2006:09:33:18 +1100] [Job 59] Process dying with "Possible error on renderer command line or PostScript error. Check options.", exit stat: 3
> > D [21/Mar/2006:09:33:18 +1100] [Job 59] error: Illegal seek (29)
> > D [21/Mar/2006:09:33:18 +1100] [Job 59] Possible error on renderer command line or PostScript error. Check options.
> >
> > However, I don't know what this means or how to fix it. If anybody could point me in the right direction I would be extremely grateful, I really need to be able to print from this computer. I'm happy to provide any more info if required. Sorry for the long post - just wanted to detail my problem properly
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Jacob.
> > jacobkate<at>iinet.net.au
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>  perhaps try to install the printer directly to osx and see if that works.
> it might be the driver that osx is using.   might try to install the
> gimp-print drivers on osx.  thats what i did.  and i somehow have 2
> printers in the list on osx.  only one will work.
>
> btw.. i am not a cups expert... just some suggestions
>
> matt
>

Thanks for your reply - I'm not sure what you mean by installing the printer directly. I've connected it direct via USB and it installs  using the Gimp-Print v5.0.0-beta2 driver. When it automatically identifies the printer from the server it uses the Foomatic/cdj550 driver.
I think when you mean install the printer directly you're saying I should manually add the printer (and force it to select a particular driver?).
Using the Add Printer option in the CUPS web inteface, it begins with 3 fields 'Name' 'Location' and 'Description'. What is the Location and Desription I should use?
Thanks,
Jacob
jacobkate<at>iinet.net.au