David Baron <d_baron@012.net.il> writes: >>> I will add it to /set/modules and see. I did not have this problem >>> with 2.6.16 kernels but then again, I do not do all that much >>> printing so maybe I did. Cups writes printer.conf with the default >>> printer (with the data switch setting the parallel line to it) as >>> "idle" and the second printer (not live) to "stopped". So why did I >>> need to manually "start" the supposedly "idle" printer? >> >> Run >> >> /usr/sbin/tunelp -s /dev/lp0 >> >> and see what it says. It should ideally say online/ready. > > I have two printers and use them through a switchbox. > Either one with it power off: 127, out of paper, on-line > The (default) hp690 turned on: 95, busy, on-line > The epson lq570, 223, on-line. I also see this behaviour. At least it shows the parallel port is working. Physical connection: Disconnected: 127, busy, out of paper, on-line Connected at host only: 127, busy, out of paper, on-line EPSON C60: Connected to printer (off): 127, busy, out of paper, on-line Connected to printer (on): 95, busy, on-line Connected to printer (off): 95, busy, on-line EPSON EPL-6200: Connected to printer (off): 127, busy, out of paper, on-line Connected to printer (startup): 87, busy, on-line, error Connected to printer (on): 223, on-line Connected to printer (off): 127, busy, out of paper, on-line > The hps listed as idle, the epson as stopped. Changing this by starting or > stopping the printers from localhost:631 makes no difference. Next, set LogLevel to debug in /etc/cups/cupsd.conf. Restart cups, and then try printing something. The log in /var/log/cups/error_log should give some explanation of what went wrong. You can put the error_log up for download if you can't see yourself what's wrong. Regards, Roger -- .''`. Roger Leigh : :' : Debian GNU/Linux http://people.debian.org/~rleigh/ `. `' Printing on GNU/Linux? http://gutenprint.sourceforge.net/ `- GPG Public Key: 0x25BFB848 Please sign and encrypt your mail.
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