Date: Thu, 04 Aug 2005 14:41:47 -0700 From: Graham North <northg@shaw.ca> Cc: questions freebsd <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: printing problems with CUPS on localhost server Message-ID: <42F28B9B.2050209@shaw.ca> In-Reply-To: <42F16BAE.7040600@shaw.ca> References: <42F16BAE.7040600@shaw.ca>
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--=======AVGMAIL-42F28B9B68AE======= Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Update - problem partially solved. I believe that a typo in smb.conf caused the grief, HOWEVER the formatting of text files from lp kind of sucks. Printing is hard against the Left Hand Side of page and loses about 2 characters. I looked and did not seem to have a2ps installed therefore installed and rebooted. Print is still the same - bad ALSO - I have been periodically getting kernel IRQ 7 error messages...!!! This does not sound like a good thing. Suggestions? Should I perhaps de-install CUPS and do again? Note this was originally set up as a simple web server, but I thought since it is running 24/7 and has Samba installed to access files from my WinBox I might as well tie the printer to it so as to enable printing of config files etc .... (yes I can open Samba wider to access those files from Windows but I do not like the security implications!) Some ideas from a good CUPser might really help. Thanks, Graham/ Graham North wrote: > I just set up my FreeBSD box to act as a printserver. I used CUPs > and Samba following great directions found here: > http://www.ajl-tech.com/index2.php?option=content&do_pdf=1&id=16 > > The printserver works very nicely printing jobs from my WinXP client > to an hp4l printer attached to Freebsd, however it will not print > files from itself using lpr. > > A bit of hunting found some "gotchas" at: > http://home.nyc.rr.com/computertaijutsu/cups.html ... and so I tried > adding symbolic links for the lp and lpr commands as per the author's > recommendations - see bottom of email. > > The problem still exists however, now instead of getting error > messages, if I issue a "lpr filename" command, my printer gives a > quick blink, no errror messages are generated, but neither is printer > output - nada! > > Repeat - Samba and Cups work together fine on this elderly hp4l - > print all sorts from Windows. Just cannot access from the server itself. > I am sure that this is a simple configuration issue somewhere - > > my printcap definition, ie: hp4l|lp|hp4l:rm=192.168.0.102:rp=hp4l: > ps. This was auto-generated from CUPs and oirignally was > "hp4l|hp4l:rm=192.168.0.102:rp=hp4l:" > (I later inserted the lp myself as CUPS does not, either way it > doesn't work.) > > Can anyone please point me straight on this? > Thanks, Graham/ > > > >From "gotchas" > ************ > "With FreeBSD, cups will place its configuration files in > /usr/local/etc rather than /etc. The lp or lpr command that you will > use is also going to be in /usr/local/bin rather than /usr/bin. As > /usr/bin is listed first in the path for both root and normal user, if > one tries to print using the command lp filename you'll get an error > message. > > There are various workarounds--one can edit the $PATH variable, type > the entire path, eg /usr/local/bin/lp or do it the lazy man's way, > which, as those who know me would expect, is what I did. I backed up > the /usr/bin lp and lpr and then sym linked /usr/local/bin's commands > to them. > mv /usr/bin/lp /usr/bin/lp.bak > mv /usr/bin/lpr /usr/bin/lpr.bak > ln -s /usr/local/bin/lp /usr/bin/lp > ln -s /usr/local/bin/lpr /usr/bin/lpr" > > ************** > > >-- >Kindness can be infectious - try it. > >Graham North >Vancouver, BC >www.soleado.ca > > > -- Kindness can be infectious - try it. Graham North Vancouver, BC www.soleado.ca --=======AVGMAIL-42F28B9B68AE======= Content-Type: text/plain; x-avg=cert; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Disposition: inline Content-Description: "AVG certification" No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.338 / Virus Database: 267.10.0/63 - Release Date: 8/3/2005 --=======AVGMAIL-42F28B9B68AE=======--
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