Only test page will print

Joel Dudley plug-discuss@lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us
Thu, 20 Sep 2001 23:10:39 -0700


I had this same problem. I had to set the printer as the system-wide
default. I usually just test my config at the command line using lp. so 

echo blah | lp

- Joel

-----Original Message-----
From: Rick Rosinski [mailto:rick@rickrosinski.com]
Sent: Thursday, September 20, 2001 9:17 PM
To: cups@cups.org; KDE; PLUG
Subject: Only test page will print


I am new to cups (1.1.10).  I've installed it and configured it via the web 
interface.  I have successfully configured an HP Deskjet printer to work via

the local parallel port (/dev/lp0).  I am able to control the printer fine 
(start, stop, etc).  I have been able to successfully print a test page from

the web interface as well as from KDE.  But, I cannot print anything else, 
from anywhere else.  The jobs show up as completed in the job queue ("Show 
completed jobs"), but nothing prints other than test pages.  I am the root 
user on a slackware 8.0 box (the only user), using an HP Deskjet 600C on a 
local parallel port (/dev/lp0).  I print mainly Postscript (which worked
fine 
using BSD LPD).  Here is a cut from my error_log - the last three jobs.
- Job 13 is a KDE test page.  Job 14 and 15 are ps files, and are not 
printing.  Also, there is the whole page_log file after this.  Note:  The 
only thing I did out of the ordinary was to disable the authentification 
stuff so that I could get into the admin part of the web access.  So, I will

also include the cupsd.conf after the page_log.  The client.conf file is 
totally commented out (I haven't changed anything there)

I [20/Sep/2001:20:47:07 -0700] Job 13 queued on 'HP_Deskjet' by 'root'.
I [20/Sep/2001:20:47:07 -0700] Started filter /usr/lib/cups/filter/pstops 
(PID 432) for job 13.
I [20/Sep/2001:20:47:07 -0700] Started filter
/usr/lib/cups/filter/pstoraster 
(PID 433) for job 13.
I [20/Sep/2001:20:47:07 -0700] Started filter
/usr/lib/cups/filter/rastertohp 
(PID 434) for job 13.
I [20/Sep/2001:20:47:07 -0700] Started backend
/usr/lib/cups/backend/parallel 
(PID 435) for job 13.
I [20/Sep/2001:20:48:45 -0700] Started "/usr/lib/cups/cgi-bin/jobs.cgi" 
(pid=436)
I [20/Sep/2001:20:50:22 -0700] Started "/usr/lib/cups/cgi-bin/jobs.cgi" 
(pid=437)
I [20/Sep/2001:21:00:37 -0700] Job 14 queued on 'HP_Deskjet' by 'root'.
I [20/Sep/2001:21:00:37 -0700] Started filter /usr/lib/cups/filter/pstops 
(PID 455) for job 14.
I [20/Sep/2001:21:00:37 -0700] Started filter
/usr/lib/cups/filter/pstoraster 
(PID 456) for job 14.
I [20/Sep/2001:21:00:37 -0700] Started filter
/usr/lib/cups/filter/rastertohp 
(PID 457) for job 14.
I [20/Sep/2001:21:00:37 -0700] Started backend
/usr/lib/cups/backend/parallel 
(PID 458) for job 14.
I [20/Sep/2001:21:00:41 -0700] Job 15 queued on 'HP_Deskjet' by 'root'.
I [20/Sep/2001:21:00:41 -0700] Started filter /usr/lib/cups/filter/pstops 
(PID 460) for job 15.
I [20/Sep/2001:21:00:41 -0700] Started filter
/usr/lib/cups/filter/pstoraster 
(PID 461) for job 15.
I [20/Sep/2001:21:00:42 -0700] Started filter
/usr/lib/cups/filter/rastertohp 
(PID 462) for job 15.
I [20/Sep/2001:21:00:42 -0700] Started backend
/usr/lib/cups/backend/parallel 
(PID 463) for job 15.

Here is the page_log file, if it matters.

HP_Deskjet  1 [20/Sep/2001:01:30:27 -0700] 1 1
HP_Deskjet root 2 [20/Sep/2001:01:38:02 -0700] 1 1
HP_Deskjet root 3 [20/Sep/2001:01:48:14 -0700] 1 1
HP_Deskjet root 4 [20/Sep/2001:01:49:12 -0700] 1 1
HP_Deskjet root 4 [20/Sep/2001:01:49:13 -0700] 2 1
HP_Deskjet root 5 [20/Sep/2001:01:51:15 -0700] 1 1
HP_Deskjet root 5 [20/Sep/2001:01:51:16 -0700] 2 1
HP_Deskjet root 6 [20/Sep/2001:01:51:31 -0700] 1 1
HP_Deskjet root 6 [20/Sep/2001:01:51:32 -0700] 2 1
HP_Deskjet  7 [20/Sep/2001:02:16:54 -0700] 1 1
HP_Deskjet root 8 [20/Sep/2001:02:25:39 -0700] 1 1
HP_Deskjet root 8 [20/Sep/2001:02:25:40 -0700] 2 1
HP_Deskjet root 9 [20/Sep/2001:02:25:57 -0700] 1 1
HP_Deskjet root 9 [20/Sep/2001:02:25:58 -0700] 2 1
HP_Deskjet root 10 [20/Sep/2001:02:27:17 -0700] 1 1
HP_Deskjet root 10 [20/Sep/2001:02:27:18 -0700] 2 1
HP_Deskjet  11 [20/Sep/2001:03:42:20 -0700] 1 1
HP_Deskjet root 12 [20/Sep/2001:04:26:07 -0700] 1 1
HP_Deskjet root 13 [20/Sep/2001:20:47:10 -0700] 1 1
HP_Deskjet root 14 [20/Sep/2001:21:00:38 -0700] 1 1
HP_Deskjet root 14 [20/Sep/2001:21:00:39 -0700] 2 1
HP_Deskjet root 15 [20/Sep/2001:21:00:43 -0700] 1 1
HP_Deskjet root 15 [20/Sep/2001:21:00:43 -0700] 2 1

Finally, here's the cupsd.conf

#
# "$Id: cupsd.conf,v 1.35 2001/07/25 21:03:32 mike Exp $"
#
#   Sample configuration file for the Common UNIX Printing System (CUPS)
#   scheduler.
#
#   Copyright 1997-2001 by Easy Software Products, all rights reserved.
#
#   These coded instructions, statements, and computer programs are the
#   property of Easy Software Products and are protected by Federal
#   copyright law.  Distribution and use rights are outlined in the file
#   "LICENSE.txt" which should have been included with this file.  If this
#   file is missing or damaged please contact Easy Software Products
#   at:
#
#       Attn: CUPS Licensing Information
#       Easy Software Products
#       44141 Airport View Drive, Suite 204
#       Hollywood, Maryland 20636-3111 USA
#
#       Voice: (301) 373-9603
#       EMail: cups-info@cups.org
#         WWW: http://www.cups.org
#

########################################################################
#                                                                      #
# This is the CUPS configuration file.  If you are familiar with       #
# Apache or any of the other popular web servers, we've followed the   #
# same format.  Any configuration variable used here has the same      #
# semantics as the corresponding variable in Apache.  If we need       #
# different functionality then a different name is used to avoid       #
# confusion...                                                         #
#                                                                      #
########################################################################


########
######## Server Identity
########

#
# ServerName: the hostname of your server, as advertised to the world.
# By default CUPS will use the hostname of the system.
#
# To set the default server used by clients, see the client.conf file.
#

#ServerName myhost.domain.com

#
# ServerAdmin: the email address to send all complaints/problems to.
# By default CUPS will use "root@hostname".
#

#ServerAdmin root@your.domain.com


########
######## Server Options
########

#
# AccessLog: the access log file; if this does not start with a leading /
# then it is assumed to be relative to ServerRoot.  By default set to
# "/var/log/cups/access_log"
#
# You can also use the special name "syslog" to send the output to the
# syslog file or daemon.
#

#AccessLog /var/log/cups/access_log

#
# Classification: the classification level of the server.  If set, this
# classification is displayed on all pages, and raw printing is disabled.
# The default is the empty string.
#

#Classification classified
#Classification confidential
#Classification secret
#Classification topsecret
#Classification unclassified

#
# ClassifyOverride: whether to allow users to override the classification
# on printouts. If enabled, users can limit banner pages to before or
# after the job, and can change the classification of a job, but cannot
# completely eliminate the classification or banners.
#
# The default is off.
#

#ClassifyOverride off

#
# DataDir: the root directory for the CUPS data files.
# By default /usr/share/cups.
#

#DataDir /usr/share/cups

#
# DefaultCharset: the default character set to use. If not specified,
# defaults to utf-8.  Note that this can also be overridden in
# HTML documents...
#

#DefaultCharset utf-8

#
# DefaultLanguage: the default language if not specified by the browser.
# If not specified, the current locale is used.
#

#DefaultLanguage en

#
# DocumentRoot: the root directory for HTTP documents that are served.
# By default the compiled in directory.
#

#DocumentRoot /usr/share/doc/cups

#
# ErrorLog: the error log file; if this does not start with a leading /
# then it is assumed to be relative to ServerRoot.  By default set to
# "/var/log/cups/error_log"
#
# You can also use the special name "syslog" to send the output to the
# syslog file or daemon.
#

#ErrorLog /var/log/cups/error_log

#
# FontPath: the path to locate all font files (currently only for
pstoraster)
# By default /usr/share/cups/fonts.
#

#FontPath /usr/share/cups/fonts

#
# LogLevel: controls the number of messages logged to the ErrorLog
# file and can be one of the following:
#
#     debug2	Log everything.
#     debug	Log almost everything.
#     info      Log all requests and state changes.
#     warn      Log errors and warnings.
#     error     Log only errors.
#     none      Log nothing.
#

LogLevel info

#
# MaxLogSize: controls the maximum size of each log file before they are
# rotated.  Defaults to 1048576 (1MB).  Set to 0 to disable log rotating.
#

#MaxLogSize 0

#
# PageLog: the page log file; if this does not start with a leading /
# then it is assumed to be relative to ServerRoot.  By default set to
# "/var/log/cups/page_log"
#
# You can also use the special name "syslog" to send the output to the
# syslog file or daemon.
#

#PageLog /var/log/cups/page_log

#
# PreserveJobHistory: whether or not to preserve the job history after a
# job is completed, cancelled, or stopped.  Default is Yes.
#

#PreserveJobHistory Yes

#
# PreserveJobFiles: whether or not to preserve the job files after a
# job is completed, cancelled, or stopped.  Default is No.
#

#PreserveJobFiles No

#
# AutoPurgeJobs: automatically purge jobs when not needed for quotas.
# Default is No.
#

#AutoPurgeJobs No

#
# MaxJobs: maximum number of jobs to keep in memory (active and completed.)
# Default is 0 (no limit.)
#

#MaxJobs 0

#
# Printcap: the name of the printcap file.  Default is /etc/printcap.
# Leave blank to disable printcap file generation.
#

#Printcap /etc/printcap

#
# RequestRoot: the directory where request files are stored.
# By default /var/spool/cups.
#

#RequestRoot /var/spool/cups

#
# RemoteRoot: the name of the user assigned to unauthenticated accesses
# from remote systems.  By default "remroot".
#

#RemoteRoot remroot

#
# ServerBin: the root directory for the scheduler executables.
# By default /usr/lib/cups or /usr/lib32/cups (IRIX 6.5).
#

#ServerBin /usr/lib/cups

#
# ServerRoot: the root directory for the scheduler.
# By default /etc/cups.
#

#ServerRoot /etc/cups


########
######## Encryption Support
########

#
# ServerCertificate: the file to read containing the server's certificate.
# Defaults to "/etc/cups/ssl/server.crt".
#

#ServerCertificate /etc/cups/ssl/server.crt

#
# ServerKey: the file to read containing the server's key.
# Defaults to "/etc/cups/ssl/server.key".
#

#ServerKey /etc/cups/ssl/server.key


########
######## Filter Options
########

#
# User/Group: the user and group the server runs under.  Normally this
# must be lp and sys, however you can configure things for another user
# or group as needed.
#
# Note: the server must be run initially as root to support the
# default IPP port of 631.  It changes users whenever an external
# program is run...
#

#User lp
#Group sys

#
# RIPCache: the amount of memory that each RIP should use to cache
# bitmaps.  The value can be any real number followed by "k" for
# kilobytes, "m" for megabytes, "g" for gigabytes, or "t" for tiles
# (1 tile = 256x256 pixels.)  Defaults to "8m" (8 megabytes).
#

#RIPCache 8m

#
# TempDir: the directory to put temporary files in. This directory must be
# writable by the user defined above!  Defaults to "/var/spool/cups/tmp" or
# the value of the TMPDIR environment variable.
#

#TempDir /var/spool/cups/tmp

#
# FilterLimit: sets the maximum cost of all job filters that can be run
# at the same time.  A limit of 0 means no limit.  A typical job may need
# a filter limit of at least 200; limits less than the minimum required
# by a job force a single job to be printed at any time.
#
# The default limit is 0 (unlimited).
#

#FilterLimit 0

########
######## Network Options
########

#
# Ports/addresses that we listen to.  The default port 631 is reserved
# for the Internet Printing Protocol (IPP) and is what we use here.
#
# You can have multiple Port/Listen lines to listen to more than one
# port or address, or to restrict access:
#
#    Port 80
#    Port 631
#    Listen hostname
#    Listen hostname:80
#    Listen hostname:631
#    Listen 1.2.3.4
#    Listen 1.2.3.4:631
# 
# NOTE: Unfortunately, most web browsers don't support TLS or HTTP Upgrades
# for encryption.  If you want to support web-based encryption you'll
# probably need to listen on port 443 (the "https" port...)
#

#Port 80
#Port 443
Port 631

#
# HostNameLookups: whether or not to do lookups on IP addresses to get a
# fully-qualified hostname.  This defaults to Off for performance reasons...
#

#HostNameLookups On

#
# KeepAlive: whether or not to support the Keep-Alive connection
# option.  Default is on.
#

#KeepAlive On

#
# KeepAliveTimeout: the timeout before Keep-Alive connections are
# automatically closed.  Default is 60 seconds.
#

#KeepAliveTimeout 60

#
# MaxClients: controls the maximum number of simultaneous clients that
# will be handled.  Defaults to 100.
#

#MaxClients 100

#
# MaxRequestSize: controls the maximum size of HTTP requests and print
files.
# Set to 0 to disable this feature (defaults to 0.)
#

#MaxRequestSize 0

#
# Timeout: the timeout before requests time out.  Default is 300 seconds.
#

#Timeout 300


########
######## Browsing Options
########

#
# Browsing: whether or not to broadcast and/or listen for CUPS printer
# information on the network.  Enabled by default.
#

#Browsing On

#
# BrowseProtocols: which protocols to use for browsing.  Can be
# any of the following separated by whitespace and/or commas:
#
#     all  - Use all supported protocols.
#     cups - Use the CUPS browse protocol.
#     slp  - Use the SLPv2 protocol.
#
# The default is "cups".
#
# NOTE: If you choose to use SLPv2, it is *strongly* recommended that
#       you have at least one SLP Directory Agent (DA) on your
#       network.  Otherwise, browse updates can take several seconds,
#       during which the scheduler will not response to client
#       requests.
#

#BrowseProtocols cups

#
# BrowseAddress: specifies a broadcast address to be used.  By
# default browsing information is not sent!
#
# Note: HP-UX does not properly handle broadcast unless you have a
# Class A, B, C, or D netmask (i.e. no CIDR support).
#
# Note: Using the "global" broadcast address (255.255.255.255) will
# activate a Linux demand-dial link with the default configuration.
# If you have a LAN as well as the dial-up link, use the LAN's
# broadcast address.
#

#BrowseAddress x.y.z.255
#BrowseAddress x.y.255.255
#BrowseAddress x.255.255.255
#BrowseAddress 255.255.255.255

#
# BrowseShortNames: whether or not to use "short" names for remote printers
# when possible (e.g. "printer" instead of "printer@host".)  Enabled by
# default.
#

#BrowseShortNames Yes

#
# BrowseAllow: specifies an address mask to allow for incoming browser
# packets. The default is to allow packets from all addresses.
#
# BrowseDeny: specifies an address mask to deny for incoming browser
# packets. The default is to deny packets from no addresses.
#
# Both "BrowseAllow" and "BrowseDeny" accept the following notations for
# addresses:
#
#     All
#     None
#     *.domain.com
#     .domain.com
#     host.domain.com
#     nnn.*
#     nnn.nnn.*
#     nnn.nnn.nnn.*
#     nnn.nnn.nnn.nnn
#     nnn.nnn.nnn.nnn/mm
#     nnn.nnn.nnn.nnn/mmm.mmm.mmm.mmm
#
# The hostname/domainname restrictions only work if you have turned hostname
# lookups on!
#

#BrowseAllow address
#BrowseDeny address

#
# BrowseInterval: the time between browsing updates in seconds.  Default
# is 30 seconds.
#
# Note that browsing information is sent whenever a printer's state changes
# as well, so this represents the maximum time between updates.
#
# Set this to 0 to disable outgoing broadcasts so your local printers are
# not advertised but you can still see printers on other hosts.
#

#BrowseInterval 30

#
# BrowseOrder: specifies the order of BrowseAllow/BrowseDeny comparisons.
#

#BrowseOrder allow,deny
#BrowseOrder deny,allow

#
# BrowsePoll: poll the named server(s) for printers
#

#BrowsePoll address:port

#
# BrowsePort: the port used for UDP broadcasts.  By default this is
# the IPP port; if you change this you need to do it on all servers.
# Only one BrowsePort is recognized.
#

#BrowsePort 631

#
# BrowseRelay: relay browser packets from one address/network to another.
#

#BrowseRelay source-address destination-address

#
# BrowseTimeout: the timeout for network printers - if we don't
# get an update within this time the printer will be removed
# from the printer list.  This number definitely should not be
# less the BrowseInterval value for obvious reasons.  Defaults
# to 300 seconds.
#

#BrowseTimeout 300

#
# ImplicitClasses: whether or not to use implicit classes.
#
# Printer classes can be specified explicitly in the classes.conf
# file, implicitly based upon the printers available on the LAN, or
# both.
#
# When ImplicitClasses is On, printers on the LAN with the same name
# (e.g. Acme-LaserPrint-1000) will be put into a class with the same
# name. This allows you to setup multiple redundant queues on a LAN
# without a lot of administrative difficulties.  If a user sends a
# job to Acme-LaserPrint-1000, the job will go to the first available
# queue.
#
# Enabled by default.
#

#ImplicitClasses On

#
# ImplicitAnyClasses: whether or not to create "AnyPrinter" implicit
# classes.
#
# When ImplicitAnyClasses is On and a local queue of the same name
# exists, e.g. "printer", "printer@server1", "printer@server1", then
# an implicit class called "Anyprinter" is created instead.
#
# When ImplicitAnyClasses is Off, implicit classes are not created
# when there is a local queue of the same name.
#
# Disabled by default.
#

#ImplicitAnyCLasses Off

#
# HideImplicitMembers: whether or not to show the members of an
# implicit class.
#
# When HideImplicitMembers is On, any remote printers that are
# part of an implicit class are hidden from the user, who will
# then only see a single queue even though many queues will be
# supporting the implicit class.
#
# Enabled by default.
#

#HideImplicitMembers On


########
######## Security Options
########

#
# SystemGroup: the group name for "System" (printer administration)
# access.  The default varies depending on the operating system, but
# will be "sys", "system", or "root" (checked for in that order.)
#

#SystemGroup sys

#
# Access permissions for each directory served by the scheduler.
# Locations are relative to DocumentRoot...
#
# AuthType: the authorization to use:
#
#    None   - Perform no authentication
#    Basic  - Perform authentication using the HTTP Basic method.
#    Digest - Perform authentication using the HTTP Digest method.
#
#    (Note: local certificate authentication can be substituted by
#           the client for Basic or Digest when connecting to the
#           localhost interface)
#
# AuthClass: the authorization class; currently only "Anonymous", "User",
# "System" (valid user belonging to group SystemGroup), and "Group"
# (valid user belonging to the specified group) are supported.
#
# AuthGroupName: the group name for "Group" authorization.
#
# Order: the order of Allow/Deny processing.
#
# Allow: allows access from the specified hostname, domain, IP address, or
# network.
#
# Deny: denies access from the specified hostname, domain, IP address, or
# network.
#
# Both "Allow" and "Deny" accept the following notations for addresses:
#
#     All
#     None
#     *.domain.com
#     .domain.com
#     host.domain.com
#     nnn.*
#     nnn.nnn.*
#     nnn.nnn.nnn.*
#     nnn.nnn.nnn.nnn
#     nnn.nnn.nnn.nnn/mm
#     nnn.nnn.nnn.nnn/mmm.mmm.mmm.mmm
#
# The host and domain address require that you enable hostname lookups
# with "HostNameLookups On" above.
#
# Encryption: whether or not to use encryption; this depends on having
# the OpenSSL library linked into the CUPS library and scheduler.
#
# Possible values:
#
#     Always       - Always use encryption (SSL)
#     Never        - Never use encryption
#     Required     - Use TLS encryption upgrade
#     IfRequested  - Use encryption if the server requests it
#
# The default value is "IfRequested".
#

<Location />
Order Deny,Allow
Deny From All
Allow From 127.0.0.1
</Location>

#<Location /classes>
#
# You may wish to limit access to printers and classes, either with Allow
# and Deny lines, or by requiring a username and password.
#
#</Location>

#<Location /classes/name>
#
# You may wish to limit access to printers and classes, either with Allow
# and Deny lines, or by requiring a username and password.
#
#</Location>

#<Location /printers>
#
# You may wish to limit access to printers and classes, either with Allow
# and Deny lines, or by requiring a username and password.
#
#</Location>

#<Location /printers/name>
#
# You may wish to limit access to printers and classes, either with Allow
# and Deny lines, or by requiring a username and password.
#

## Anonymous access (default)
#AuthType None

## Require a username and password (Basic authentication)
#AuthType Basic
#AuthClass User

## Require a username and password (Digest/MD5 authentication)
#AuthType Digest
#AuthClass User

## Restrict access to local domain
#Order Deny,Allow
#Deny From All
#Allow From .mydomain.com
#</Location>

<Location /admin>
#
# You definitely will want to limit access to the administration functions.
# The default configuration requires a local connection from a user who
# is a member of the system group to do any admin tasks.  You can change
# the group name using the SystemGroup directive.
#

AuthType Basic
AuthClass System

## Restrict access to local domain
Order Deny,Allow
Deny From All
Allow From 127.0.0.1

#Encryption Required
</Location>

#
# End of "$Id: cupsd.conf,v 1.35 2001/07/25 21:03:32 mike Exp $".
#


-- 
Rick Rosinski
http://rickrosinski.com
rick@rickrosinski.com
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