[cups.general] No http print jobs printing from XP

Michael Sweet msweet at apple.com
Mon Dec 28 13:58:52 PST 2009


The Windows system appears to be sending raw print data, which might not be usable for the OfficeJet - try using a driver served up by the CUPS server so that HPLIP does the printing on your CUPS server.

On Dec 28, 2009, at 2:11 AM, Tim Barber wrote:

> Hello,
> 
> I am attempting to print to a shared HP OfficeJet 5610 printer using CUPS. CUPS is installed on a Linux box (ArchLinux) using the HPLIP, and the test page prints successfully from the Web GUI. I can also print a basic text document from a shell if I login and use the lpr command so I believe I have the basics of the setup working.
> 
> I was able to add the printer to my XP machine by pointing to:
> http://printmaster:631/printers/HPOffice5610
> When I go to print anything from Windows, I don't seem to see any errors anywhere, but nothing gets printed. Attached are the two files:
> cupsd.conf and the excerpt from the error log file that includes the startup process.
> 
> I have intentionally shutoff all of the possible user authentications to verify the basic process first. Could that be the issue?
> 
> Thanks and Regards,
> 
> Tim
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