I am trying to get LPRng set up with the above set of tools.
foomatic seems to be set up properly. I have put this line into the ppd
file:
*FoomaticRIPPostPipe: "| /usr/bin/nc -w 1 lanier 9100"
(where "lanier" is the DNS name of the jetdirect box)
if I run the following command, the print works (that is, the page prints
out):
cat test.ps | foomatic-rip --lprng -Plptest \
/etc/lprng/Generic-PCL_5e_Printer-ljet4.ppd
albeit I do see an error message:
Closing renderer
renderer PID pid4=1513
renderer command: /usr/bin/gs -q -dBATCH -dPARANOIDSAFER -dNOPAUSE
-sDEVICE=ljet4 -sOutputFile=- - | /usr/bin/perl -p -0033 -e "
s/^&l\d+[aA]/$&/; "
lanier.coreel.com [192.168.10.140] 9100 (?) : Connection refused
JCL: <job data>
KID3 finished
KID3 exited with status 0
I am using a generic PCL5e PPD file, downloaded from the
linuxprinting.org website.
Based on what I saw in a website, I have the following printcap file
lptest: \
:sd=/var/spool/lpd/lptest: \
# :lp=lanier%9100: \
:lp=/dev/null: \
:if=/usr/bin/foomatic-rip: \
:filter_options= --lprng $Z
/etc/lprng/lprng/Generic-PCL_5e_Printer-ljet4.ppd: \
# :ppd=/etc/lprng/Generic-PCL_5e_Printer-ljet4.ppd: \
:mx#0:sh:
(Note there is some line wrapping in the email. In the original file the
"filter_options is one line, including the ppd filename.
I have also tried this with a printcap file more like:
lptest: \
:sd=/var/spool/lpd/lptest: \
# :lp=lanier%9100: \
:lp=/dev/null: \
:if=/usr/bin/foomatic-rip: \
:ppd=/etc/lprng/Generic-PCL_5e_Printer-ljet4.ppd: \
:mx#0:sh:
Does anyone have any ideas what might be wrong?
I have started lpd with "-D3" and see no error messages. The end of the
logfile (after attempting a print) looks like:
2004-05-07-16:40:36.774 newcoremail [1963] Waiting lpd: starting select
timeout 'yes', 524 sec, max_socks 10
2004-05-07-16:40:36.774 newcoremail [1963] Waiting lpd: select returned
1, error 'No Error'
2004-05-07-16:40:36.774 newcoremail [1963] Waiting lpd: fd 9 readable
2004-05-07-16:40:36.774 newcoremail [1963] Waiting Read_server_status:
starting
2004-05-07-16:40:36.774 newcoremail [1963] Waiting Read_server_status:
select status 1
2004-05-07-16:40:36.774 newcoremail [1963] Waiting Read_server_status:
read status 1
2004-05-07-16:40:36.774 newcoremail [1963] Waiting Dump_line_list:
Read_server_status - input - 0xbffff6f0, count 0, max 0, list 0x0
2004-05-07-16:40:36.774 newcoremail [1963] Waiting Read_server_status:
select status 0
2004-05-07-16:40:36.774 newcoremail [1963] Waiting lpd: LOOP START
2004-05-07-16:40:36.774 newcoremail [1963] Waiting lpd: checking for
scan, start_pid -1, start_fd -1, Poll_time_DYN 600, elapsed_time 76,
Started_server 1, Force_poll 0
2004-05-07-16:40:36.774 newcoremail [1963] Waiting lpd: Started_server 1,
last_fork_pid_value 0, active servers 0, max 511
2004-05-07-16:40:36.774 newcoremail [1963] Waiting lpd: starting select
timeout 'yes', 524 sec, max_socks 10
Thanks,
Simon
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