> From blfs-support-boun...@linuxfromscratch.org Sun Sep 8 13:39:45 2013 > Date: Sun, 8 Sep 2013 05:23:59 -0700 (PDT) > From: Sirsendu Roy <xai...@yahoo.com> > To: akhiezer <lf...@cruziero.com>, > BLFS Support List <blfs-support@linuxfromscratch.org> > Subject: Re: [blfs-support] Cannot Print document using HP Printer > > > > Hi, > Ok, Let's analyze the matter systematically !!!!
Then you should, as more-or-less established, install Ghostscript (& perhaps also Gutenprint: tho' I don't know if that functionality would be already covered/provided by hplip). You're best to install that/those, and then re-do your original cups config/compile &c, and go from there. Debug one thing at a time: if instead you try to debug multiple things at one time then especially the likes of printing can really bite you. > I have deleted everything using cups admin, job queue, printers. > According to BLFS cups installation manual, "There is a conflict between the > Cups libusb backend and the usblp kernel driver. If you want to use Cups with > libusb, do not enable USB Printer support in your kernel" > > I have enabled the USB Printer support option in the kernel (As I have > compiled the kernel before I have installed the cups module !!!). So I have > used the --disable-libusswitch when compiling cups. Just double-check: above, you say '--disable-libusswitch': is that just a typo? The switch should be '--disable-libusb' : did you use the correct spelling when compiling? Also, did you compile usblp into the kernel as a loadable module, or not? Can you verify that the usblp module is loaded and stays loaded? > Now when I try to use the cups front end using the web browser and try to > find the printer- it cannot not find the printer. > Do you think this is normal as I have not compiled cups with libusb support? > if yes, then I need to add the printer manually, istn't it? Which I tried to > do but I do not know what I should write : the options are : > http://hostname:631/ipp/ > http://hostname:631/ipp/port1 > ipp://hostname/ipp/ > ipp://hostname/ipp/port1 > lpd://hostname/queue > socket://hostname > socket://hostname:9100 > > I have tried http://hostname:631/ipp/, ipp://hostname/ipp/ and > lpd://hostname/queuebut it didn't work !!!! it is saying not such hostname > when trying to print a test page. > It will be nice if you can provide me a step by step debug instruction Per above re ghostscript &c, then redo original compile &c. Use only the cups web-admin for now at least, when trying to add new queues/printers/&c. Bear in mind that you _might_ be hitting the old 'kernel doesn't reattach usblp' bug: BUT, don't delve into that possibility prior to the above steps. ((Disclaimer: I never use hplip, or usb printers.)) rgds, akh -- -- http://linuxfromscratch.org/mailman/listinfo/blfs-support FAQ: http://www.linuxfromscratch.org/blfs/faq.html Unsubscribe: See the above information page
