Re: [hpoj-devel] Can only print one document

[Brendan Simon <BrendanSimon@fastmail.fm>]

I think it is working now.  I had upgraded my kernel from 2.4.26-1-k7 to 
2.4.27-1-k7.
I didn't think this would cause things to go astray.  I stuffed around 
for ages but could only get one page to print.

I then got a reply from Scott (below) and decided to try 
kernel-image-2.6.8-1-k7 but that was even worse.  "ptal-init setup" 
couldn't even detect the printer.  I noticed that the printer.o (or 
should that be .ko) file doesn't exist as in the 2.4 kernels so 
obviously things have changed.  I didn't investigate too much further.

I decided to downgrade to 2.4.26-1-k7 again, rebooted and bamm!!!, the 
jobs in the print queue started to print :) :) :)

So, does anyone know what has changed between 2.4.26 and 2.4.27 to cause 
the hpoj/ptal stuff to not work as previously???
Is there something new I have to configure??

Cheers,
Brendan Simon.



Scott wrote:

> I'm not sure how you've setup CUPS to deal with HPOJ.  I had to create a
> whole new configuration for the class and printer so that it would talk
> directly to /var/run/ptal-printd/my_printer_pipe_file ..it went
> something like this:
> usb:/var/run/ptal-printd/usb_psc_1315
>
> while ptal sets up 9 different pipes, I just use the one (not sure of
> the use for the others - samba perhaps?) and it works fine.  If that
> isn't the problem then perhaps it's something else.. i'm using a
> compiled 2.6.7 kernel (i run debian sid/unstable) and so certain
> functionality that was required before isn't used anymore as everything
> talks through libusb now.  Make sure to check /var/log/syslog
> /var/log/daemon.log and /var/log/kern.log (extra redundancy never hurts
> :) ) for error messages on the second and subsequent prints.. perhaps
> the answer is there.
> -Scott
>
> * Brendan Simon (BrendanSimon@fastmail.fm) cobbled forth:
>  
>
> > I'm running Debian testing (kernel-image-2.4.27-1-k7) with CUPS (cupsys
> > and cupsys-bsd 1.1.20final) and hpoj-0.91 with an HP LaserJet 3330.
> >
> > I have had it working with earlier kernels and cups but now it only
> > prints one document and does not print subsequent documents.  If I use
> > "lpr file.ps" it prints fine and the queues are empty.  If I run "lpr
> > file.ps" again the printer says "Printing Document" but nothing happens.
> > It seems the printer eventually times out but still no other documents 
> > can be printed.
> >
> > I even tried appending the -uel switch to the ptal backend in 
> > /usr/lib/cups/ptal but that didn't make any difference.
> >
> > Any ideas?  I've racked my brain and searched the internet but nothing
> > has worked so far.  I'm at my wits end.
> >
> > Please help.
> >