[cups] problem with CUPS network printing and Zebra ZP505 label printer

Wed Aug 2 02:34:36 PDT 2017

never mind. I figured it out.

it wasn't printing because the rastertolabel filter was being applied 
twice, once on the cups client side, and once more on the cups server 
side. i couldn't just use a raw queue since that made the client side 
completely unaware of the printer's capabilities (things like printing 
on 4"x6" labels). so, instead, I edited the PPD file on the server side 
and just removed the cupsfilter line for rastertolabel so that there 
wouldn't be a second pass of the rastertolabel filter. the client side 
on linux at least, can setup the Zebra printer as usual without any 
special considerations. local printing will just have to go an extra 
step over the IPP interface on loopback instead of directly to USB.

On 08/01/2017 09:55 PM, Bond Masuda wrote:
> I have a Zebra ZP505 label printer that is connected to my computer 
> via USB. I've setup CUPS as a local USB printer using the Zebra EPL2 
> driver and it appears to work just fine. I can print test pages and 
> actual shipping labels from eBay, etc. So far so good. OS is Fedora 25 
> Linux, in case that matters.
>
> Now, I'm trying to set it up so that I can print to this printer over 
> the network using CUPS IPP interface on my Fedora 25 machine. On 
> another networked machine, also running Fedora 25 Linux, I add a 
> network printer and point it to device URI:
>
> ipp://zebra-zp505/printers/Zebra_ZP_505
>
> I choose the same printer driver, Zebra EPL2, etc. However, when I 
> print from that 2nd remote machine over the network, I get an error 
> "No pages were found." This is what I see from the error log:
>
>
> E [02/Aug/2017:04:10:45 +0000] [Job 12] No pages were found.
> E [02/Aug/2017:04:10:45 +0000] [Job 12] Job stopped due to filter 
> errors; please consult the error_log file for details.
> D [02/Aug/2017:04:10:45 +0000] [Job 12] The following messages were 
> recorded from 04:10:45 to 04:10:45
> D [02/Aug/2017:04:10:45 +0000] [Job 12] Adding start banner page "none".
> D [02/Aug/2017:04:10:45 +0000] [Job 12] Queued on "Zebra_ZP_505" by 
> "bmasuda".
> D [02/Aug/2017:04:10:45 +0000] [Job 12] File of type 
> application/vnd.cups-raster queued by "bmasuda".
> D [02/Aug/2017:04:10:45 +0000] [Job 12] Adding end banner page "none".
> D [02/Aug/2017:04:10:45 +0000] [Job 12] time-at-processing=1501647045
> D [02/Aug/2017:04:10:45 +0000] [Job 12] 1 filters for job:
> D [02/Aug/2017:04:10:45 +0000] [Job 12] rastertolabel 
> (application/vnd.cups-raster to printer/Zebra_ZP_505, cost 50)
> D [02/Aug/2017:04:10:45 +0000] [Job 12] job-sheets=none,none
> D [02/Aug/2017:04:10:45 +0000] [Job 12] argv[0]="Zebra_ZP_505"
> D [02/Aug/2017:04:10:45 +0000] [Job 12] argv[1]="12"
> D [02/Aug/2017:04:10:45 +0000] [Job 12] argv[2]="bmasuda"
> D [02/Aug/2017:04:10:45 +0000] [Job 12] argv[3]="Test Page"
> D [02/Aug/2017:04:10:45 +0000] [Job 12] argv[4]="1"
> D [02/Aug/2017:04:10:45 +0000] [Job 12] 
> argv[5]="job-uuid=urn:uuid:f0f572c3-1ae8-3b5a-4f49-db47692ec606 
> job-originating-host-name=192.168.0.29 time-at-creation=1501647045 
> time-at-processing=1501647045"
> D [02/Aug/2017:04:10:45 +0000] [Job 12] 
> argv[6]="/var/spool/cups/d00012-001"
> D [02/Aug/2017:04:10:45 +0000] [Job 12] 
> envp[0]="CUPS_CACHEDIR=/var/cache/cups"
> D [02/Aug/2017:04:10:45 +0000] [Job 12] 
> envp[1]="CUPS_DATADIR=/usr/share/cups"
> D [02/Aug/2017:04:10:45 +0000] [Job 12] 
> envp[2]="CUPS_DOCROOT=/usr/share/cups/www"
> D [02/Aug/2017:04:10:45 +0000] [Job 12] 
> envp[3]="CUPS_FONTPATH=/usr/share/cups/fonts"
> D [02/Aug/2017:04:10:45 +0000] [Job 12] 
> envp[4]="CUPS_REQUESTROOT=/var/spool/cups"
> D [02/Aug/2017:04:10:45 +0000] [Job 12] 
> envp[5]="CUPS_SERVERBIN=/usr/lib/cups"
> D [02/Aug/2017:04:10:45 +0000] [Job 12] 
> envp[6]="CUPS_SERVERROOT=/etc/cups"
> D [02/Aug/2017:04:10:45 +0000] [Job 12] 
> envp[7]="CUPS_STATEDIR=/var/run/cups"
> D [02/Aug/2017:04:10:45 +0000] [Job 12] 
> envp[8]="HOME=/var/spool/cups/tmp"
> D [02/Aug/2017:04:10:45 +0000] [Job 12] 
> envp[9]="PATH=/usr/lib/cups/filter:/usr/bin:/usr/sbin:/bin:/usr/bin"
> D [02/Aug/2017:04:10:45 +0000] [Job 12] 
> envp[10]="SERVER_ADMIN=root at zebra-zp505"
> D [02/Aug/2017:04:10:45 +0000] [Job 12] envp[11]="SOFTWARE=CUPS/1.6.3"
> D [02/Aug/2017:04:10:45 +0000] [Job 12] 
> envp[12]="TMPDIR=/var/spool/cups/tmp"
> D [02/Aug/2017:04:10:45 +0000] [Job 12] envp[13]="USER=root"
> D [02/Aug/2017:04:10:45 +0000] [Job 12] envp[14]="CUPS_MAX_MESSAGE=2047"
> D [02/Aug/2017:04:10:45 +0000] [Job 12] 
> envp[15]="CUPS_SERVER=/var/run/cups/cups.sock"
> D [02/Aug/2017:04:10:45 +0000] [Job 12] 
> envp[16]="CUPS_ENCRYPTION=IfRequested"
> D [02/Aug/2017:04:10:45 +0000] [Job 12] envp[17]="IPP_PORT=631"
> D [02/Aug/2017:04:10:45 +0000] [Job 12] envp[18]="CHARSET=utf-8"
> D [02/Aug/2017:04:10:45 +0000] [Job 12] envp[19]="LANG=en_US.UTF-8"
> D [02/Aug/2017:04:10:45 +0000] [Job 12] 
> envp[20]="PPD=/etc/cups/ppd/Zebra_ZP_505.ppd"
> D [02/Aug/2017:04:10:45 +0000] [Job 12] envp[21]="RIP_MAX_CACHE=128m"
> D [02/Aug/2017:04:10:45 +0000] [Job 12] 
> envp[22]="CONTENT_TYPE=application/vnd.cups-raster"
> D [02/Aug/2017:04:10:45 +0000] [Job 12] 
> envp[23]="DEVICE_URI=usb://Zebra%20Technologies/ZTC%20ZP%20500%20(ZPL)?serial=27J144301776"
> D [02/Aug/2017:04:10:45 +0000] [Job 12] envp[24]="PRINTER_INFO=Zebra 
> Technologies ZTC ZP 500 (ZPL)"
> D [02/Aug/2017:04:10:45 +0000] [Job 12] 
> envp[25]="PRINTER_LOCATION=Main Office"
> D [02/Aug/2017:04:10:45 +0000] [Job 12] envp[26]="PRINTER=Zebra_ZP_505"
> D [02/Aug/2017:04:10:45 +0000] [Job 12] 
> envp[27]="PRINTER_STATE_REASONS=none"
> D [02/Aug/2017:04:10:45 +0000] [Job 12] envp[28]="CUPS_FILETYPE=document"
> D [02/Aug/2017:04:10:45 +0000] [Job 12] envp[29]="AUTH_I****"
> D [02/Aug/2017:04:10:45 +0000] [Job 12] Started filter 
> /usr/lib/cups/filter/rastertolabel (PID 3262)
> D [02/Aug/2017:04:10:45 +0000] [Job 12] Started backend 
> /usr/lib/cups/backend/usb (PID 3263)
> D [02/Aug/2017:04:10:45 +0000] [Job 12] Set job-printer-state-message 
> to "No pages were found.", current level=ERROR
> D [02/Aug/2017:04:10:45 +0000] [Job 12] Printing on printer with URI: 
> usb://Zebra%20Technologies/ZTC%20ZP%20500%20(ZPL)?serial=27J144301776
> D [02/Aug/2017:04:10:45 +0000] [Job 12] PID 3262 
> (/usr/lib/cups/filter/rastertolabel) stopped with status 1.
> D [02/Aug/2017:04:10:45 +0000] [Job 12] Hint: Try setting the LogLevel 
> to "debug" to find out more.
> D [02/Aug/2017:04:10:45 +0000] [Job 12] libusb_get_device_list=4
> D [02/Aug/2017:04:10:45 +0000] [Job 12] STATE: +connecting-to-device
> D [02/Aug/2017:04:10:45 +0000] [Job 12] STATE: -connecting-to-device
> D [02/Aug/2017:04:10:45 +0000] [Job 12] Printer found with device ID: 
> MANUFACTURER:Zebra Technologies;COMMAND SET:ZPL;MODEL:ZTC ZP 500 
> (ZPL);CLASS:PRINTER;PROTOCOLS:IEEE1284.4;OPTIONS:INTPSRVR; Device URI: 
> usb://Zebra%20Technologies/ZTC%20ZP%20500%20(ZPL)?serial=27J144301776
> D [02/Aug/2017:04:10:45 +0000] [Job 12] Device protocol: 2
> D [02/Aug/2017:04:10:45 +0000] [Job 12] Printer reports bi-di support 
> but in reality works only uni-directionally
> D [02/Aug/2017:04:10:45 +0000] [Job 12] Uni-directional USB 
> communication only!
> D [02/Aug/2017:04:10:45 +0000] [Job 12] Uni-directional device/mode, 
> back channel deactivated.
> D [02/Aug/2017:04:10:45 +0000] [Job 12] Sending data to printer.
> D [02/Aug/2017:04:10:45 +0000] [Job 12] Sent 0 bytes...
> D [02/Aug/2017:04:10:45 +0000] [Job 12] PID 3263 
> (/usr/lib/cups/backend/usb) exited with no errors.
> D [02/Aug/2017:04:10:45 +0000] [Job 12] End of messages
> D [02/Aug/2017:04:10:45 +0000] [Job 12] printer-state=3(idle)
> D [02/Aug/2017:04:10:45 +0000] [Job 12] printer-state-message="Sending 
> data to printer."
> D [02/Aug/2017:04:10:45 +0000] [Job 12] printer-state-reasons=none
> E [02/Aug/2017:04:15:49 +0000] [Job 12] Stopping unresponsive job.
>
>
> The line that seems revealing, to me at least, is:
>
> D [02/Aug/2017:04:10:45 +0000] [Job 12] PID 3262 
> (/usr/lib/cups/filter/rastertolabel) stopped with status 1.
>
> Can anyone help me troubleshoot this further to see why rastertolabel 
> stopped with status 1?
>
> Is there a problem with my configuration or setup here? Why is it that 
> i can print locally, but not remotely?
>
> Thanks for any help...
> Bond
>
>
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