[cups.general] PDFs Do Not Print

Thu Apr 19 06:50:38 PDT 2007

I decided to deinstall/reinstall Cups, in case that
would help.  But to my surprise, apt-get also tore out
all of KDE!  Every single KDE package was deinstalled.
 I don't understand why Cups is a core dependency of
KDE.

--- adfas asd <chimera_god at yahoo.com> wrote:

> As further testing, I tried to connect to the IPP
> port
> on the Gestetner DSc38u.  I found in Cups Manager
> that
> the printer stopped as soon as I sent a file to it,
> and looking at it in the Cups web interface, it
> says:
> "Downstairs_Color2 "/usr/lib/cups/backend/ipp
> failed"
> 
> ... so I checked that file, and it was set to root
> only read-write-execute.  So I set it to 755,
> restarted the Cups and printer and tried the
> document
> again...  same failure.
> 
> So I tried adding it as a socket printer pointing at
> printerip:631 and that failed too, inexplicably.
> 
> But I tried the Generic PCL5c and it prints clearly,
> although the color balance is way off. (too yellow) 
> There doesn't seem to be any way to do color
> correction in Cups.  Also when I try to print
> multiple
> copies, the Gestetner DSc38u's light just flashes
> forever and never prints. (I waited an hour)
> 
> 
> And now my new Lexmark D700 has started always
> printing 1/4" below the very top of the page, no
> matter where the document's margins are.  It ignores
> the top margin setting, but respects the other
> margin
> settings, inexplicably.  When I adjust margins
> manually, it resets them to zero all the way down
> after I hit OK.  It insists that all margins be
> manually set, and all to 0, even after I alter them.
> 
> I've tried modifying the *PageRegion and
> *ImageableArea settings in the ppd, and these moved
> the text around, but none would move the text
> -down-.
> 
> 
> And needless to say, my Gestetner DSm622 still
> ignores
> multiple page command. (-n 5)  Never prints more
> than
> one copy, under any circumstances. (command-line or
> KPrint)
> 
> This is pretty discouraging;  4 of my 5 printers do
> not work properly, and I am thinking about
> abandoning
> Cups.  Are there any other print servers I could
> try?
> 
> 
> 
> 
> > --- adfas asd <chimera_god at yahoo.com> wrote:
> > 
> > > As further testing, I've pulled the config page
> of
> > > the
> > > printer and confirmed that it is at the same IP
> as
> > > in
> > > my printers.conf (10.0.10.91), and that I can
> ping
> > > it.
> > >  I am seeing no firewall errors.
> > > 
> > > Going through the printer's web interface, there
> > is
> > > no
> > > evidence of my jobs (snap attached), nor of its
> > > rejection of my jobs.
> > > 
> > > One important distinction between my setup
> > (Debian)
> > > and the Winduhs computers (which can actually
> > print
> > > to
> > > it) is that they are using the PCL driver,
> instead
> > > of
> > > postscript as I am.  I have tried using the
> PCL-X
> > > driver, but it just prints 40 pages of gibberish
> > > instead of my pdf file.
> > > 
> > > I did an nmap scan of the printer, and here's
> what
> > I
> > > see:
> > > 
> > > Starting Nmap 4.20 ( http://insecure.org ) at
> > > 2007-04-11 12:56 PDT
> > > Interesting ports on 10.0.10.91:
> > > Not shown: 1690 closed ports
> > > PORT     STATE SERVICE    VERSION
> > > 21/tcp   open  ftp
> > > 23/tcp   open  telnet     Gestetner DSm622
> > > maintenance
> > > telnetd
> > > 80/tcp   open  http       NRG copier http config
> > > (Web-Server httpd 3.0)
> > > 514/tcp  open  login      Aficio/NRG printer
> > logind
> > > 515/tcp  open  printer    lpd (error: ET /
> > > HTTP/1.0.:
> > > Illegal service request)
> > > 631/tcp  open  ipp        NRG copier or Ricoh
> > > Afficio
> > > (Embedded Web-Server 3.0)
> > > 9100/tcp open  jetdirect?
> > > 1 service unrecognized despite returning data.
> If
> > > you
> > > know the service/version, please submit the
> > > following
> > > fingerprint at
> > >
> >
> http://www.insecure.org/cgi-bin/servicefp-submit.cgi
> > > :
> > >
> >
>
SF-Port21-TCP:V=4.20%I=7%D=4/11%Time=461D3D73%P=i686-pc-linux-gnu%r(NULL,3
> > >
> >
>
SF:0,"220\x20Gestetner\x20DSc38u\x20FTP\x20server\x20\(3\.0\.1\)\x20ready\
> > >
> >
>
SF:.\r\n")%r(GenericLines,72,"220\x20Gestetner\x20DSc38u\x20FTP\x20server\
> > >
> >
>
SF:x20\(3\.0\.1\)\x20ready\.\r\n500\x20'':\x20command\x20not\x20understood
> > >
> >
>
SF:\.\r\n500\x20'':\x20command\x20not\x20understood\.\r\n")%r(Help,21B,"22
> > >
> >
>
SF:0\x20Gestetner\x20DSc38u\x20FTP\x20server\x20\(3\.0\.1\)\x20ready\.\r\n
> > >
> >
>
SF:214-\x20The\x20following\x20commands\x20are\x20recognized\x20\(\*\x20=>
> > >
> >
>
SF:'s\x20unimplemented\)\.\r\n\x20\x20\x20USER\x20\x20\x20\x20PORT\x20\x20
> > >
> >
>
SF:\x20\x20STOR\x20\x20\x20\x20MSAM\*\x20\x20\x20RNTO\*\x20\x20\x20NLST\x2
> > >
> >
>
SF:0\x20\x20\x20MKD\*\x20\x20\x20\x20CDUP\x20\r\n\x20\x20\x20PASS\x20\x20\
> > >
> >
>
SF:x20\x20PASV\x20\x20\x20\x20APPE\x20\x20\x20\x20MRSQ\*\x20\x20\x20ABOR\x
> > >
> >
>
SF:20\x20\x20\x20SITE\*\x20\x20\x20XMKD\*\x20\x20\x20XCUP\*\r\n\x20\x20\x2
> > >
> >
>
SF:0ACCT\*\x20\x20\x20TYPE\x20\x20\x20\x20MLFL\*\x20\x20\x20MRCP\*\x20\x20
> > >
> >
>
SF:\x20DELE\x20\x20\x20\x20SYST\x20\x20\x20\x20RMD\*\x20\x20\x20\x20STOU\x
> > >
> >
>
SF:20\r\n\x20\x20\x20SMNT\*\x20\x20\x20STRU\*\x20\x20\x20MAIL\*\x20\x20\x2
> > >
> >
>
SF:0ALLO\*\x20\x20\x20CWD\x20\x20\x20\x20\x20STAT\*\x20\x20\x20XRMD\*\x20\
> > >
> >
>
SF:x20\x20SIZE\*\r\n\x20\x20\x20REIN\*\x20\x20\x20MODE\*\x20\x20\x20MSND\*
> > >
> >
>
SF:\x20\x20\x20REST\*\x20\x20\x20XCWD\x20\x20\x20\x20HELP\x20\x20\x20\x20P
> > >
> >
>
SF:WD\x20\x20\x20\x20\x20MDTM\*\r\n\x20\x20\x20QUIT\x20\x20\x20\x20RETR\x2
> > >
> >
>
SF:0\x20\x20\x20MSOM\*\x20\x20\x20RNFR\*\x20\x20\x20LIST\x20\x20\x20\x20NO
> > >
> >
>
SF:OP\x20\x20\x20\x20XPWD\x20\r\n214\x20Direct\x20comments\x20to\x20ftp-bu
> > > SF:gs@\.\r\n");
> > > No exact OS matches for host (If you know what
> OS
> > is
> > > running on it, see
> > http://insecure.org/nmap/submit/
> > > ).
> > > TCP/IP fingerprint:
> > >
> >
>
OS:SCAN(V=4.20%D=4/11%OT=21%CT=1%CU=41924%PV=Y%DS=1%G=Y%TM=461D3D8F%P=i686-
> 
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