On Sunday 06 August 2017 15:32:46 Andrew W wrote: > On 06/08/17 19:33, Gene Heskett wrote: > > That rather sounds as if the cups daemon isn't running. Look > > for /var/log/cupsd error files, which might illuminate the real > > error, since no printer is going to work on a modern linux install > > without its running and waiting for a print request. > > > > Cheers, Gene Heskett > > Only entries in /var/log/cups/error_log are: > > Duplicate listen address "/var/run/cups/cups.sock" ignored. > E [06/Aug/2017:00:05:22 +0100] Unknown directive JobPrivateAccess on > line 83 of /etc/cups/cupsd.conf. > E [06/Aug/2017:00:05:22 +0100] Unknown directive JobPrivateValues on > line 84 of /etc/cups/cupsd.conf. > E [06/Aug/2017:00:05:22 +0100] Unknown directive > SubscriptionPrivateAccess on line 85 of /etc/cups/cupsd.conf. > E [06/Aug/2017:00:05:22 +0100] Unknown directive > SubscriptionPrivateValues on line 86 of /etc/cups/cupsd.conf. > > I've never touched cupsd.conf directly so Im not sure whats messed it > up. > > Ive just printed something sucessfully from GIMP and LibreOffice and > both a JPEG & PDF from Vivaldi and cupsd is listed in the output from > ps yet the web interface is not listening on port 631. > > Printing issue is intermittent, but without being able to get into the > CUPS interface Im not sure which driver it is currently configured to > use. Humm. Do you have lpinfo? lpinfo -l -v gets me a list of all usable protocols and printers, too long to post though. For my b&w laser:
Device: uri = usb://Brother/HL-2140%20series?serial=L7J156867 class = direct info = Brother HL-2140 series make-and-model = Brother HL-2140 series device-id = MFG:Brother;CMD:PJL,HBP;MDL:HL-2140 series;CLS:PRINTER;~ For my large format inkjet: Device: uri = dnssd://Brother%20MFC-J6920DW._printer._tcp.local/ class = network info = Brother MFC-J6920DW make-and-model = Brother MFC-J6920DW device-id = MFG:Brother;MDL:MFC-J6920DW;CMD:HBP,BRPJL,URF; There are several of those because I have them preconfigured for this job or that job. You should get something similar. You might also install htop, and see if cups is running. Cheers, Gene Heskett -- "There are four boxes to be used in defense of liberty: soap, ballot, jury, and ammo. Please use in that order." -Ed Howdershelt (Author) Genes Web page <http://geneslinuxbox.net:6309/gene>