Bug#729357: cups: Additional info on parallel port connection.

[Brian Potkin <claremont102@gmail.com>]

Hello Sthu.

On Sat 23 Nov 2013 at 17:27:26 +0700, Sthu wrote:

> Bellow is the info I have collected on your request concerning parallel port connection:

[Snip]

> lpinfo
> returned empty string.

I think 'lpinfo -v' is the command that was wanted.

> /usr/lib/cups/backend/parallel
> returned empty string.

This is not the correct way to use this command. But we will leave that
on one side for the moment.

> direct parallel:/dev/lp0 "HP LaserJet 1100" "HP LaserJet 1100 LPT #1" "MFG:Hewlett-Packard;MDL:HP LaserJet 1100;DES:HP LaserJet 1100 Printer;CMD:MLC,PCL,PJL;CLS:PRINTER;REV:1.1;IO PREFS:ECP18;" ""

So you have a LaserJet 1100 connected to the server (the host) using a
parallel connection.

First you need to bring your installation up-to-date; cups is now at
version 1.7.1-2. Then *on the server*

1. Delete (or move) /var/log/cups/error_log.

2. Enable debug logging with

	cupsctl --debug-logging

3. Restart cups with

	service cups restart

4. Print a file *from the server* with

	lp -d queue_name file_name or
	lp file_name (if the 1100 is the default printer)

5. Say whether printing takes place and attach the error_log to the mail
   you send to this bug.

> Versions of packages cups recommends:
> pn  avahi-daemon               <none>

avahi-daemon is not required for what you have been asked to do above.
However, in general, I would question the benefit of not having it
installed.

Regards,

Brian.