On Sat, 2014-10-04 at 07:31 -0400, Alan Feuerbacher wrote:
> On 10/3/2014 8:42 PM, Michael Healy wrote:
> > On Fri, 2014-10-03 at 23:37 -0400, Alan Feuerbacher wrote:
> >> Howdy,
> >>
> >> I'm trying to get printing to work with my new systemd installation, but
> >> can't get lpr or lp to work on one of the two printers. Both printers
> >> work with my Windows 7 machine.
> >>
> >> I've gone through everything I can find on the Cups home page, which was
> >> quite helpful in getting to where I am now with this.
> >>
> >> At this point, the Cups "Printers" tab correctly lists my two printers,
> >> the "Jobs" tab lists the three print jobs I submitted to the one that's
> >> not printing, I can print from the other printer, and I can ping both
> >> printers using their IP addresses. So I know that things are working up
> >> to a point.
> >>
> >> I can also list what's on the print queues with lpq like this:
> >>
> >> lpq -P <printer name>
> >>
> >> This lists the same three pending print jobs as the Cups tab does.
> >>
> >> The only thing apparently missing is output from the one printer.
> >>
> >> Any ideas?
> >>
> >> Alan
> >
> > What kind of printer is it? Manufacturer's name and model number would
> > be greatly helpful. I see that you're connected via network... have you
> > tried using USB (if your printer has USB support) for that printer to
> > see if it will work? Also, since you're network attached, do you have
> > the correct driver for your printer, and are you using the correct port
> > for that driver? If you're not using the correct driver and/or port,
> > your printer will never wake up and accept data from your computer. I
> > can't be any more helpful to you without more information.
>
> The Cups printer page I'm looking has this URL: localhost:631/printers/
>
> The printer that works with lpr:
>
> Cups lists the "Description" as: EPSON_EPSON_WorkForce_610
> Cups lists the "Make and Model" as: Epson WorkForce 610 -
> CUPS+Gutenprint v5.2.10
> Clicking on the link under "Queue Name" indicates a working connection
>
> The printer that hangs with lpr:
>
> Cups lists the "Description" as: EPSON_Epson_Stylus_NX420
> Cups lists the "Make and Model" as: Epson Stylus NX420 -
> CUPS+Gutenprint v5.2.10
> Clicking on the link under "Queue Name" indicates a working connection
>
> I haven't tried using USB, since the printers are clearly seen on my
> wireless network (Cable modem -> Apple wireless router -> Linksys
> ethernet router -> {Linux and Win7 machines} ).
>
> The drivers are supplied by Gutenprint, so they ought to be correct. One
> definitely works. The other is not clear.
>
> Alan
>
>
Based on what I see here, I'd try different ports to see if it's a port
issue. Unfortunately, I don't have an Epson printer, so I won't be
familiar with their drivers. My Brother MFC unit, which is also setup as
a network device, I set up using Gnome's printer setup applet. I type in
the static IP, and it populates a bunch of ports. I've found I have to
use PASSTHRU to get it to work. I'm not sure if that's helpful, but it's
the only thing at this point that I can think of.
Mike
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