Re: Installing Printer - CUPS

[Andrew Schulman <andrex@alumni.utexas.net>]

> I'm having trouble getting my local printer working (HP Deskjet 710C) . 
> I'm running woody with KDE3.1.4.
> 
> I've installed: cupsys cupsys-client cupsys-bsd cupsomatic-ppd a2ps mpage
> enscript cupsys-driver-gimpprint pnm2ppa foomatic-db gsfonts-other hpijs
> 
> cat /proc/sys/dev/parport/parport0/autoprobe
> 
> shows my printer, and I've got the modules parport and parport_pc loaded.
> 
> I installed the printer using the Control-Center:Peripherals:Printer and
> tried printing a test page, which shows up as a print job and is
> "processed" but never reaches the printer.
> 
> there are no erros in the cups log files.
> 
> Does anyone have a tip for what I can try next?

In /etc/cups/cupsd.conf, crank LogLevel up to "debug".  Restart cupsd, print
another job, and look in the log files again.  Chances are excellent that
you'll see the problem (too-restrictive directory permissions in /var
spool/cups?).

Good luck,
Andrew.