So I checked my cups error log. It kept giving me the error that I should check my
cups configuration file because FileDevice was disabled (default configuration)...
# FileDevice: determines whether the scheduler will allow new printers
# to be added using device URIs of the form "file:/foo/bar". [b]The default
# is not to allow file devices due to the potential security vulnerability
# and due to the fact that file devices do not support raw printing.[/b]
#
FileDevice Yes
By changing this option to 'YES', I was now able to issue the:
'foomatic-configure -s cups -p 75104 -c /dev/lp0 -n HP -d ljet4'
command without receiving any errors. So then I had to go back into the cups web
interface and reset the printer configuration, re-adding the location and everything
as I had before:
Name: HP
Location: /dev/lp0
Description: HP LaserJet 4 Plus
Device: Parallel Port #1 (Hewlett-Packard HP LaserJet 4 Plus)
Make: HP
Model: HP LaserJet Series CUPS v1.1 (en)
Now when I print a test page, it works correctly.
During this process, at some point, I had emerged gimp-print. I don't know if this
had anything to do with the now working printer; Does anyone?
Also, is this the solution for other people experiencing these problems printing to a
local parallel printer)? (Changing FileDevice to Yes in cupsd.conf and disabling IEEE
1284 Transfer mode in the kernel configuration? Should the gentoo printing
documentation be changed to reflect this?
Thanks,
Devi0s
On Mon, 10 Feb 2003 10:47:21 -0500
Felix Rodriguez <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> I had to place the modules in my modules.autoload file in order to load
> them at boot time.
>
>
>
> At 05:19 AM 2/10/2003 -0500, you wrote:
> >I followed the gentoo printing guide to no avail - still having problems.
> >
> >I have an HP LaserJet 4 Plus hooked up via the parallel port. I have
> >parport, parport-pc, IEE 1284 Transfer mode, and lp configured correctly
> >in my kernel configuration.
> >
> >I did:
> >emerge cups
> >emerge foomatic
> >
> >Weird behavior:
> >I (as root) cat test.txt ("Hello World:) > /dev/lp0. Though the command
> >returns no error, nothing happens. I keep doing it:
> >cat test.txt > /dev/lp0
> >cat test.txt > /dev/lp0
> >cat test.txt > /dev/lp0
> >cat test.txt > /dev/lp0
> >
> >All of these return NO errors, but nothing happens.
> >
> >So I issue this command:
> >foomatic-configure -s cups -p 75104 -c /dev/lp0 -n HP -d ljet4
> >
> >And get the following error message:
> >lpadmin: add-printer (set device) failed: client-error-not-possible
> >Could not set up/change the queue "HP"!
> >
> >Then I set up cupsd:
> >rc-update add cupsd default
> >
> >So I use mozilla to go to http://127.0.0.1:631, set up the printer with
> >the following settings:
> >Name: HP
> >Location: /dev/lp0
> >Description: HP LaserJet 4 Plus
> >Device: Parallel Port #1 (Hewlett-Packard HP LaserJet 4 Plus)
> >Make: HP
> >Model: HP LaserJet Series CUPS v1.1 (en)
> >
> >So I print a test page and get:
> >Hello World
> > Hello World
> > Hello World
> > Hello World
> > Hello World
> >
> >So I print another test page. This time, nothing happens. I print
> >another test page... nothing happens. Etc...
> >
> >So I go and look at the 'completed' jobs:
> >HP-11 Test Page 15k aborted Restart Job
> >HP-12 Test Page 15k aborted Restart Job
> >HP-13 (stdin) devios 93k aborted Restart Job
> >HP-14 Test Page 15k aborted Restart Job
> >HP-15 Test Page 15k aborted Restart Job
> >HP-16 Test Page 15k aborted Restart Job
> >
> >I can't seem to find any help on this anywhere. Any help would be greatly
> >appeciated. Research I've done to this point seems to suggest this is a
> >gentoo problem - as if some dependencey or config file entry is missing
> >somewhere...
> >
> >There are a lot of similar issues from gentoo users.
> >
> >In any case, I just would like a working printer so I don't have to
> >continue using Microsoft products. I'd appreciate it if you could cc my
> >email address on all responses.
> >
> >Thanks,
> >
> >devi0s
> >
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