Re: print jobs to parallel printer now hang
On Sun, 1 Apr 2012 19:18:23 +0000
Steve Kleene <skdeb@syrano.acb.uc.edu> wrote:
> I'm running testing (Wheezy). A couple of weeks ago a problem
> started with printing to my parallel printer (HP LaserJet 5MP).
>
> This test with a PostScript file succeeds:
> cat test.ps >/dev/lp0
> so the printer itself isn't busted.
>
> But this fails:
> lpr -P HP_LaserJet_5MP -o InputSlot=BypassTray -o PageSize=Letter \
> -o Duplex=None test.ps
>
> where HP_LaserJet_5MP is the name CUPS has for the printer. I have
> tried deleting and redefining (several ways) the printer at
> localhost:631, and I have gone so far as to try this:
>
> apt-get purge cups cups-bsd
> apt-get install cups cups-bsd
>
> and then define a printer. All of these have failed.
>
> Here are the symptoms of failure. The printer's lights show it is
> receiving the job, but it doesn't print. At the CUPS interface, the
> Job State says "processing since ...". The Printer Status is
> "Processing". The process list shows a process that hangs (keeping
> the fans working hard):
>
> F UID PID PPID PRI NI VSZ RSS WCHAN STAT TTY TIME
> COMMAND 4 7 8190 8014 20 0 5916 1140 -
> R ? 0:58 \ parallel:/dev/lp0 2 steve test.ps 1
> Duplex=None finishings=3 \ InputSlot=BypassTray number-up=1
> PageSize=Letter \
> job-uuid=urn:uuid:0f0b7d42-d03a-3465-5812-fea113f649b4 \
> job-originating-host-name=localhost time-at-creation=1333306577 \
> time-at-processing=1333306577
>
> If I cancel the print job, the job is deleted from the list, but the
> printer Status is still "Processing" and process 8190 hangs around.
> The calling process (8014) is /usr/sbin/cupsd -C /etc/cups/cupsd.conf.
>
> Any ideas how to fix this? Thanks.
>
>
Hi there has been some problems with cups, which seems no to be cleared
in the last update from unstable, silly things ling printing blank
test pages, no accepting network printing, so quite possible the
behaviour you are seeing is related.
HTH
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Richard Bown
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