On 2015-05-28 Thu 11:27 AM |, Craig Skinner wrote:
> On 2015-05-28 Thu 08:40 AM |, Antoine Jacoutot wrote:
> > > $ dmesg | egrep 'lpt|ugen'
> > > ugen0 at uhub1 port 2 "Pr?lific Technology Inc. IEEE-1284 Controller" rev
> > > 1.00/2.00 addr 3
> >
> > sigh, I totally missed the fact that this was a parallel printer.
> >
>
> I've an old machine with a parallel port. What would I do to try it
> there, directly connected - without the USB adaptor?
>
Thanks for the help people.
Short version:
The HP LaserJet 1100 has been working with CUPS when connected to an old
box with a parallel port. LAN clients connect to it with cups-browsed.
Long version for others with this printer (2 sections):
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Small non-X11 network 'server' with parallel port & HP LaserJet 1100:
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Standard 5.6 release kernel & packages:
$ uname -mrsv
OpenBSD 5.6 GENERIC#274 i386
$ pkg_info -I hplip hpijs hpcups hpaio \
cups cups-filters cups-libs avahi dbus \
foomatic-db foomatic-db-engine
hplip-3.14.6 HP Linux Imaging and Printing
hpijs-3.14.6 HP ghostscript driver (spooler independent)
hpcups-3.14.6 HP native CUPS driver
hpaio-3.14.6 HP sane(7) scanner backend
cups-1.7.4p0 Common Unix Printing System
cups-filters-1.0.54p2 OpenPrinting CUPS filters
cups-libs-1.7.4 CUPS libraries and headers
avahi-0.6.31p13 framework for Multicast DNS Service Discovery
dbus-1.8.6v0 message bus system
foomatic-db-4.0.20131218 Foomatic PPD data
foomatic-db-engine-4.0.11 Foomatic PPD generator
/etc/rc.conf.local:
pkg_scripts='... dbus_daemon avahi_daemon cupsd'
# avahi pkg readme:
multicast_host='YES'
/etc/login.conf:
avahi_daemon:\
:priority=18:\
:tc=daemon:
cupsd:\
:priority=12:\
:tc=daemon:
dbus_daemon:\
:priority=18:\
:tc=daemon:
$ sudo cat /etc/cups/printers.conf
# Printer configuration file for CUPS v1.7.4
# Written by cupsd on 2015-05-29 22:21
# DO NOT EDIT THIS FILE WHEN CUPSD IS RUNNING
<DefaultPrinter HP-LJ-1100>
UUID urn:uuid:c6d03a42-b71c-3b96-4f8d-320eae4576bb
Info Ye olde Lazar Jet
Location Box room
MakeModel Hewlett Packard LaserJet 1100
DeviceURI parallel:/dev/lpt0
State Idle
StateTime 1432934466
Type 8425500
Accepting Yes
Shared Yes
JobSheets none none
QuotaPeriod 0
PageLimit 0
KLimit 0
OpPolicy default
ErrorPolicy stop-printer
</Printer>
Standard /etc/cups/cups-files.conf
$ sudo cat /etc/cups/cupsd.conf
# Sample configuration file for the CUPS scheduler. See "man cupsd.conf" for a
# complete description of this file.
#
# /usr/local/share/doc/cups/help/ref-cupsd-conf.html
#
# Log general information in error_log - change "warn" to "debug"
# for troubleshooting...
LogLevel info
MaxLogSize 5m
# listen for connections from the local machine
Listen /var/run/cups/cups.sock
# Allow remote access
# DNS CNAME
Listen printer.internal:631
ServerAlias printer.internal printer
MaxClients 10
MaxJobsPerPrinter 10
FilterNice 18
PreserveJobFiles 1w
PreserveJobHistory 1w
# Show shared printers on the local network.
Browsing On
BrowseLocalProtocols DNSSD
# Web interface setting...
WebInterface No
# Default authentication type, when authentication is required...
DefaultAuthType Basic
# Restrict access to the server...
<Location />
# Allow remote administration...
Order allow,deny
# Allow shared printing...
Allow @LOCAL
</Location>
# Restrict access to the admin pages...
<Location /admin>
# Allow remote administration...
Order allow,deny
</Location>
# Restrict access to configuration files...
<Location /admin/conf>
AuthType Default
Require user @SYSTEM
# Allow remote access to the configuration files...
Order allow,deny
</Location>
# Set the default printer/job policies...
<Policy default>
# Job/subscription privacy...
JobPrivateAccess default
JobPrivateValues default
SubscriptionPrivateAccess default
SubscriptionPrivateValues default
# Job-related operations must be done by the owner or an administrator...
<Limit Create-Job Print-Job Print-URI Validate-Job>
Order deny,allow
</Limit>
<Limit Send-Document Send-URI Hold-Job Release-Job Restart-Job Purge-Jobs
Set-Job-Attributes Create-Job-Subscription Renew-Subscription
Cancel-Subscription Get-Notifications Reprocess-Job Cancel-Current-Job
Suspend-Current-Job Resume-Job Cancel-My-Jobs Close-Job CUPS-Move-Job
CUPS-Get-Document>
Require user @OWNER @SYSTEM
Order deny,allow
</Limit>
# All administration operations require an administrator to authenticate...
<Limit CUPS-Add-Modify-Printer CUPS-Delete-Printer CUPS-Add-Modify-Class
CUPS-Delete-Class CUPS-Set-Default CUPS-Get-Devices>
AuthType Default
Require user @SYSTEM
Order deny,allow
</Limit>
# All printer operations require a printer operator to authenticate...
<Limit Pause-Printer Resume-Printer Enable-Printer Disable-Printer
Pause-Printer-After-Current-Job Hold-New-Jobs Release-Held-New-Jobs
Deactivate-Printer Activate-Printer Restart-Printer Shutdown-Printer
Startup-Printer Promote-Job Schedule-Job-After Cancel-Jobs CUPS-Accept-Jobs
CUPS-Reject-Jobs>
AuthType Default
Require user @SYSTEM
Order deny,allow
</Limit>
# Only the owner or an administrator can cancel or authenticate a job...
<Limit Cancel-Job CUPS-Authenticate-Job>
Require user @OWNER @SYSTEM
Order deny,allow
</Limit>
<Limit All>
Order deny,allow
</Limit>
</Policy>
# Set the authenticated printer/job policies...
<Policy authenticated>
# Job/subscription privacy...
JobPrivateAccess default
JobPrivateValues default
SubscriptionPrivateAccess default
SubscriptionPrivateValues default
# Job-related operations must be done by the owner or an administrator...
<Limit Create-Job Print-Job Print-URI Validate-Job>
AuthType Default
Order deny,allow
</Limit>
<Limit Send-Document Send-URI Hold-Job Release-Job Restart-Job Purge-Jobs
Set-Job-Attributes Create-Job-Subscription Renew-Subscription
Cancel-Subscription Get-Notifications Reprocess-Job Cancel-Current-Job
Suspend-Current-Job Resume-Job Cancel-My-Jobs Close-Job CUPS-Move-Job
CUPS-Get-Document>
AuthType Default
Require user @OWNER @SYSTEM
Order deny,allow
</Limit>
# All administration operations require an administrator to authenticate...
<Limit CUPS-Add-Modify-Printer CUPS-Delete-Printer CUPS-Add-Modify-Class
CUPS-Delete-Class CUPS-Set-Default>
AuthType Default
Require user @SYSTEM
Order deny,allow
</Limit>
# All printer operations require a printer operator to authenticate...
<Limit Pause-Printer Resume-Printer Enable-Printer Disable-Printer
Pause-Printer-After-Current-Job Hold-New-Jobs Release-Held-New-Jobs
Deactivate-Printer Activate-Printer Restart-Printer Shutdown-Printer
Startup-Printer Promote-Job Schedule-Job-After Cancel-Jobs CUPS-Accept-Jobs
CUPS-Reject-Jobs>
AuthType Default
Require user @SYSTEM
Order deny,allow
</Limit>
# Only the owner or an administrator can cancel or authenticate a job...
<Limit Cancel-Job CUPS-Authenticate-Job>
AuthType Default
Require user @OWNER @SYSTEM
Order deny,allow
</Limit>
<Limit All>
Order deny,allow
</Limit>
</Policy>
This got me initial PPD & /etc/cups/printers.conf files:
$ lpadmin -p HP-LJ-1100 -E -v "parallel:/dev/lpt0" -P
/usr/local/share/foomatic/db/source/PPD/HP/hp-laserjet_1100-hpijs.ppd.gz
The PPD file needed changed slightly:
$ diff hp-laserjet_1100-hpijs.ppd hp-laserjet_1100-hpijs-foomatic-rip-A4.ppd
170,171c170,171
< *cupsFilter: "application/vnd.cups-postscript 100 foomatic-rip-hplip"
< *cupsFilter: "application/vnd.cups-pdf 0 foomatic-rip-hplip"
---
> *cupsFilter: "application/vnd.cups-postscript 100 foomatic-rip"
> *cupsFilter: "application/vnd.cups-pdf 0 foomatic-rip"
175c175
< *DefaultPageSize: Letter
---
> *DefaultPageSize: A4
203c203
< *DefaultPageRegion: Letter
---
> *DefaultPageRegion: A4
229c229
< *DefaultImageableArea: Letter
---
> *DefaultImageableArea: A4
254c254
< *DefaultPaperDimension: Letter
---
> *DefaultPaperDimension: A4
The HP-LaserJet_1100-lj4dith.ppd works OK, but looses it a bit with some pdfs.
The hp-laserjet_1100-hpcups.ppd gives the best results.
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OpenBSD desktop LAN clients:
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Works with libreoffice, claws-mail, firefox, etc...
In /etc/rc.conf.local:
pkg_scripts='dbus_daemon avahi_daemon cups_browsed'
# avahi pkg readme:
multicast_host='YES'
/etc/login.conf:
avahi_daemon:\
:priority=18:\
:tc=daemon:
cups_browsed:\
:priority=18:\
:tc=daemon:
dbus_daemon:\
:priority=18:\
:tc=daemon:
Standard /etc/cups/cups-files.conf
$ egrep -v '^$|^#' /etc/cups/cups-browsed.conf
BrowseRemoteProtocols DNSSD
CreateIPPPrinterQueues Yes
AutoShutdown avahi
$ egrep -v '^$|^#' /etc/cups/client.conf
ServerName printer.internal
# Note: must match the print server's 'Listen' & 'ServerAlias' as above
# or be an IP address
$ avahi-browse -r -t _ipp._tcp
+ re0 IPv4 Ye olde Lazar Jet @ spruce _ipp._tcp
local
= re0 IPv4 Ye olde Lazar Jet @ spruce _ipp._tcp
local
hostname = [spruce.local]
address = [192.168.1.10]
port = [631]
txt = ["org.freedesktop.Avahi.cookie=2492729538" "printer-type=0x80901E"
"printer-state=3" "Duplex=T" "Color=T" "TLS=1.2"
"UUID=c6d03a42-b71c-3b96-4f8d-320eae4576bb"
"pdl=application/octet-stream,application/pdf,application/postscript,image/jpeg,image/png,image/pwg-raster"
"product=(HP LaserJet 1100xi Printer)" "priority=0" "note=Box room"
"adminurl=https://spruce.local:631/printers/HP-LJ-1100"; "ty=Unknown"
"rp=printers/HP-LJ-1100" "qtotal=1" "txtvers=1"]
I was considering a cron script to generate a tmp /etc/cups/client.conf,
and update if cmp failed, but "The client.conf file is deprecated and
will no longer be supported in a future version of CUPS."
http://www.cups.org/documentation.php/doc-2.0/man-client.conf.html
$ avahi-browse -f -p -k -r -t _printer._tcp |
awk -F\; '/\.local/ { "ServerName "$8 }'
ServerName 192.168.1.10
$ lpstat -p -d
printer HP-LJ-1100 is idle. enabled since Fri May 29 22:21:06 2015
system default destination: HP-LJ-1100
$ lpc status
HP-LJ-1100:
printer is on device 'parallel' speed -1
queuing is enabled
printing is enabled
no entries
daemon present
$ lpq -a
no entries
Thanks to all.
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