On Monday 20 September 2010 02:23:53 DJ Lucas wrote: > > Did you try the suggested change to a non-numeric value? I should have a > full Gnome desktop to test with next weekend. Unfortunately, I don't have > the hardware to test with. pstoraster-> file?
I upgraded to gpl-ghostscript-9.00 and thankfully the "usr/lib/cups/filter/pstoraster failed" seems to have gone. BUT I still cannot print. ( I long suspected hal has been getting in the way):- ------------- tail of /var/log/cups/error_log E [20/Sep/2010:19:01:47 +0100] Bad request line "" from localhost! E [20/Sep/2010:19:01:47 +0100] Bad request line "" from localhost! E [20/Sep/2010:19:01:47 +0100] Bad request line "" from localhost! E [20/Sep/2010:19:01:47 +0100] Bad request line "" from localhost! E [20/Sep/2010:19:01:48 +0100] Bad request line "" from localhost! E [20/Sep/2010:19:01:48 +0100] Bad request line "" from localhost! E [20/Sep/2010:19:07:34 +0100] Returning IPP client-error-not-authorized for Print-Job (ipp://localhost:631/printers/EPSON_Stylus_Office_BX300F_HAL) from localhost E [20/Sep/2010:19:31:48 +0100] Bad request line "" from localhost! E [20/Sep/2010:19:32:12 +0100] [CGI] Unable to scan "@LOCAL"! E [20/Sep/2010:19:32:22 +0100] [cups-driverd] Bad driver information file "/usr/share/cups/model/foomatic-db-ppds/Kyocera/ReadMe.htm"! W [20/Sep/2010:19:32:31 +0100] [Job 4] Printer fault! ------------------------------------------ Here is conundrum:- a) If one does not install 'hal-cups-utility', ( http://www.t2-project.org/packages/hal-cups-utils.html ) which seem to (grab hold of ~?/dev/usb/lpN ), the printer is not 'seen' even on the cli and/or when localhost:631 is invoked for configuring the printer. b) The latest version of system-config-printer ( http://cyberelk.net/tim/software/system-config-printer/ ) is reported to bypass hal for udev but I never managed to get it to work.: ---------------system-config-printer linteg [ ~ ]# system-config-printer Traceback (most recent call last): File "/usr/share/system-config-printer/system-config-printer.py", line 93, in <module> import jobviewer File "/usr/share/system-config-printer/jobviewer.py", line 27, in <module> import pynotify ImportError: No module named pynotify linteg [ ~ ]# ------------------------------------------ I havent a clue where to get pynotify from or how to avoid its dependency. suggestions welcomed -- http://linuxfromscratch.org/mailman/listinfo/blfs-support FAQ: http://www.linuxfromscratch.org/blfs/faq.html Unsubscribe: See the above information page
