On Sat, 2014-10-04 at 16:13 -0400, Alan Feuerbacher wrote:
> On 10/4/2014 8:52 AM, Michael Healy wrote:
> > 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.
>
> Hi Mike,
>
> I guess that would be helpful if I knew what to do with that
> information, but I'm quite new at all this, and I have no idea how to do
> what you're suggesting. Any help will be appreciated.
>
> Alan
>
Have you gotten to the point in your install that you're using a desktop
environment? In Gnome, the printer setup is done through a GUI. If you
are setting it up via command line, I won't be able to help very much.
Mike
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