Files involved in adding a raw queue

Paul Conklin paul.conklin at cerner.com
Thu Feb 23 10:06:21 PST 2012


> Hi,
>
> I'm looking for a way to add a raw queue only by modifying/adding files.
> For example, if I want to add a queue for a printer, I just have to
> modify /etc/cups/printers.conf and add a PPD with the queue name in
> /etc/cups/ppd/. However, for some reason, this method doesn't work with
> raw queues. The queue appears in print dialogs, but when I try to print
> something the following error is logged in error_log:
>
> Returning IPP client-error-document-format-not-supported for Print-Job
> (ipp://localhost:631/printers/testprinter) from localhost
>
> It works when I add the queue with lpadmin so I guess It's modifying
> some other file I'm missing. Any idea of which one?
>
> I can't add it through the web interface or by using lpadmin as I'm
> modifying an installation image and it can only be done by adding or
> overwriting files.
>
> The environment in which I'm trying to get this working is a Fedora 14
> with CUPS 1.4.6. This raw queue is supposed to send the job to another
> queue in a CUPS print server with a network printer set up with IPP.
>
> Thanks,
> �lex
>
Can't you just add the printer with lpadmin and then just re-cut the image?




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