CUPS, HP LaserJet 4L; won't print
I have an old HP LaserJet 4L plugged into the parallel port.
The printer seems to be in working order: the lights work as expected and
a test page can be printed by pressing the sole button on the case.
I believe the parallel port is set up correctly: /var/log/messages
contains the following two lines:
Mar 8 00:01:12 skid kernel: lp0: using parport0 (polling).
Mar 8 00:01:12 skid kernel: ppdev: user-space parallel port driver
I have added the printer as per the instructions contained in the CUPS
Software Administration Manual:
$ /usr/sbin/lpinfo -v
direct parallel:/dev/lp0 [among other things]
$ /usr/sbin/lpadmin -p LaserJet -E -v parallel:/dev/lp0 -m laserjet.ppd
I have also added the printer as LaserJet2 using the web interface at
localhost:631 to use the pcl-4l driver from cupsys-driver-gimpprint (I
don't know how to specify this driver on the command line), choosing
"Parallel Port #1" as the device, "HP" as the make, and "HP LaserJet 4L,
CUPS+Gimp-Print v4.2.5 (en)" as the Model.
Both printers show up in localhost:631/printers as "idle, accepting jobs."
When I click on the "Print Test Page" button a message saying "Test page
sent" is displayed.
Nothing happens at the printer.
localhost:631/jobs lists "Test Page" as processing, then a few seconds
later as completed.
When I click the "Restart Job" button on
localhost:631/jobs?which_jobs=completed the error
"client-error-not-possible" is displayed.
(When I try to restart a job sent to one of the fake /dev/null test
printers the "client-error-not-possible" message is displayed.)
According to http://www.linuxprinting.org/show_printer.cgi?recnum=59776
the HP LaserJet 4L works perfectly with Linux.
I don't know if I am doing something wrong or if the printer is junk.
TIA for any insights.
Geordie.
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