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

[Michael R Sweet]

Ace wrote:
> Michael R Sweet wrote:
> 
>> 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...)
>>
> Hmm, that sorta kinda doesn't explain it though..

Windows doesn't implement IPP/1.1, and doesn't require printers to
actually support most of the IPP spec.

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Michael R Sweet                        Senior Printing System Engineer