On Sun 06 Aug 2017 at 16:09:22 -0400, Gene Heskett wrote: > 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:
~5K is large? > 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. What is wrong with 'systemctl status cups'? -- Brian.
