[cups.general] CUPS 1.3.6, Linksys PSUS4, jobs never complete

[Michael R Sweet]

Ace wrote:
> Ace wrote:
> 
>> L.S.
>>
>>
>> I recently decoupled my printer from a desktop computer in an effort to
>> simplify things for the other networked computers, i.e. not having to keep
>> one machine running just for a printer..
>> I deleted the printer from CUPS and re-set up the printer with IPP URL and
>> the same driver it used when it was still connected directly by USB.
>>
>> Mandriva 2008 Free + CUPS 1.3.6 => Linksys PSUS4 fw1.1 via IPP => hp
>> photosmart 7350 colour printer.
>>
>> The driver used is named "HP PhotoSmart 7350 Foomatic/hpijs
>> (recommended)".
>>
>> In the above, CUPS connects to the PSUS4 via IPP to the printer.
>> What happens is, I can print 1 job from this Linux machine.
>> After that, I can't do anything, because the first job never completes, it
>> is 'stuck' in the processing queue indefinitely and the printer will
>> forever show as 'processing..., accepting jobs'.
>>
>> If I print from a Windows machine, everything is fine.
>> So i'm assuming something needs to be done inside CUPS.
>>
>> Any ideas would be appreciated!
> 
> Pretty please? :)

The Linksys implementation has been broken for a long time.  You can
report the problem to them or use an alternate protocol (LPD or
socket on port 4010 is the usual path...)

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Michael R Sweet                        Senior Printing System Engineer