On Sun 27 Aug 2017 at 17:19:51 -0700, Gary Roach wrote: > Debian Stretch > KDE Desktop > HP Officejet Pro 8600 printer > Wireless connection > > For some reason, my lp print command doesn't work. My lpoptions file in > /etc/cups/lpoptions is: > > >Default Officejet_Pro_8600_N911a media=DRAFT page-bottom=54 page-left=54 > >page-right=54 page-top=54
This is the system's file, not yours. > If I run lpoptions on the command line I get: Run as a user? > copies=1 device-uri=socket://192.168.1.5:9100 finishings=3 fitplot=true > job-cancel-after=10800 job-hold-until=no-hold job-priority=50 > job-sheets=none,none marker-change-time=0 media=DRAFT number-up=1 > page-bottom=54 page-left=54 page-right=54 page-top=54 > printer-commands=AutoConfigure,Clean,PrintSelfTestPage printer-info='HP > Officejet Pro 8600' printer-is-accepting-jobs=true printer-is-shared=false > printer-location='Local Printer' printer-make-and-model='HP Officejet Pro > 8600, hpcups 3.16.11' printer-state=3 printer-state-change-time=1503877259 > printer-state-reasons=none printer-type=10522652 > printer-uri-supported=ipp://localhost/printers/Officejet_Pro_8600_N911a This display is for a default printer. In your case it would be expected to be the system default. > A you can see, my printer is specifically called out. But if I run lp <file> > I get: > > lp: Error - no default destination available. Contradicts what is above. > I've tried to reinstall cups_client but that didn't help. > > I have an almost identical system that is setup the same way and is not > having the problem. > > Anyone have an idea what's causing this. Not a clue! I do not experience it myself. What does 'lpstat -t' give? Does 'lp -d Officejet_Pro_8600_N911a <file>' print? You could compare logs for the "good" and "bad" systems: 'strace lp <file>'. Both systems have the same cupsd.conf and both run cups-browsed? -- Brian.
