> Hi,
> I was tired of CUPS so I decided keep it simple and stupid and use
> lpd/lpr. Strangely, things don't work out as expected. It seems that
> lpd never executes input filters.
>
> Here is the content of /etc/printcap:
> lp|hl6050|Brother HL6050:\
> :lp=:rm=hl6050.lan:\
> :if=/home/jaj/bin/printbrother.sh:\
> :sh:
>
> mg3150|canon|Canon MG3150:\
> :lp=:rm=canon.lan:\
> :if=/home/jaj/bin/printcanon.sh:\
> :sh:
>
> Here is the content of printcanon.sh:
> #!/bin/sh
>
> logger "printcanon called $@"
>
> /usr/local/bin/a2ps -BRq --columns=1 -o - | \
> /usr/local/bin/foomatic-rip -q -P Canon-PIXMA-MG3150 \
> --ppd /home/jaj/bin/Canon-PIXMA-MG3150-ijs-simplified.ppd
>
> printbrother.sh is the same except for driver and ppd.
> Both scripts are executable.
> I never see the "printcanon called" message in syslog and the printers
> get incorrect data. The first printer understands a subset of
> postscript so it prints fine, the second printer however does not.
> If I run a document manually through the filter and the enqueue it to
> lpr, the printers are more than happy to print.
>
> I see no error nowhere.
>
> $ cat /var/log/lpd-errs
> Oct 25 07:47:01 asterix lpd[9652]: restarted
> Oct 25 14:57:06 asterix lpd[17953]: restarted
>
> $ cat /var/spool/output/lpd/status
> sending to hl6050.lan
>
> I went through the code of lpd to see where things could go wrong but
> it's a bit complex and I couldn't understand the bits.
>
> Does anybody know where I could look to solve this?
>
> Best regards,
> Jona
>
Have you checked ports mailing list? I posted this about a year ago.
I know that many people were very frustrated when upstream broke
foomatic-rip for LPD users. Thanks to Antoine Jacoutot many of us will
be CUPS free for years to come. I am leaving internet trace for people
who would be looking for the info but Antoine documentation
/usr/local/share/doc/pkg-readmes/cups-filters-1.0.54p2
is golden standard.
In the nut shell what I did:
0. Install foomatic-rip, drivers (in my case hpijs), a2ps, ImageMagick
1. Edit /etc/printcap as
lp|HP|HP-PhotoSmart_C5200:\
:lp=/dev/ulpt0:\
:if=/etc/foomatic-rip/script.sh:\
:sh:sd=/var/spool/output:\
:lf=/var/log/lpd-errs:
2. Create /etc/foomatic-rip.script.sh and make it executable
#!/bin/sh
/usr/local/bin/a2ps -BRq --columns=1 -o - | \
/usr/local/bin/foomatic-rip -P HP-PhotoSmart_C5200 --ppd \
/etc/foomatic-rip/direct/hp-photosmart_c5200_series-hpijs.ppd
3. Add hp-photosmart_c5200_series-hpijs.ppd to /etc/foomatic-rip/direct
4. Adjust permission on ulpt0 and ugen devices.
5. Start lpd daemon and be happy camper.
Cheers,
Predrag
