lprng
Sean Roe
sean at azbiz.net
Thu Feb 19 15:01:37 MST 2009
the combo of cups and samba wont print pdf correctly so I figure Id
try something else. I can see the file getting to lprng from this
output:
Status: IF filter 'foomatic-rip' filter msg - 'foomatic-rip version
$Revision$ running...' at 13:34:13.810
Status: IF filter 'foomatic-rip' filter msg - 'called with arguments:
'-Asean at mustang+221', '-CA', '-D2009-02-19-13:34:13.530', '-Ff',
'-Hmustang.roehaus.net', '-Jsmbprn.00000009.8wgDOu', '-Lsean',
'-Nsmbprn.00000009.8wgDOu', '-Plp1', '-Qlp1', '-SCanon I560',
'-aacct', '-b688009', '-d/var/spool/lpd/lp0',
'-edfA221mustang.roehaus.net', '-fsmbprn.00000009.8wgDOu',
'-hmustang.roehaus.net', '-j221', '-l66', '-nsean', '-sstatus',
'-t2009-02-19-13:34:13.000', '-w80', '-x0', '-y0', 'acct'' at
13:34:13.810
Status: IF filter 'foomatic-rip' filter msg - 'Parsing PPD file ...'
at 13:34:13.810
Status: IF filter 'foomatic-rip' filter msg - '*cupsFilter:
"application/vnd.cups-postscript 100 foomatic-rip"' at 13:34:13.812
Status: IF filter 'foomatic-rip' filter msg - '*cupsFilter:
"application/vnd.cups-pdf 0 foomatic-rip"' at 13:34:13.812
Status: IF filter 'foomatic-rip' filter msg - 'Added option
ColorSpace' at 13:34:13.813
Status: IF filter 'foomatic-rip' filter msg - 'Added option
Resolution' at 13:34:13.813
Status: IF filter 'foomatic-rip' filter msg - 'Added option PageSize'
at 13:34:13.813
Status: IF filter 'foomatic-rip' filter msg - 'Added option
PageRegion' at 13:34:13.818
Status: IF filter 'foomatic-rip' filter msg - 'Added option
ImageableArea' at 13:34:13.830
Status: IF filter 'foomatic-rip' filter msg - 'Added option
PaperDimension' at 13:34:13.830
Status: IF filter 'foomatic-rip' filter msg - 'Added option Quality'
at 13:34:13.830
Status: IF filter 'foomatic-rip' filter msg - 'Added option Font' at
13:34:13.830
Status: IF filter 'foomatic-rip' filter msg - 'Parameter Summary' at
13:34:13.830
Status: IF filter 'foomatic-rip' filter msg - '-----------------' at
13:34:13.831
Status: IF filter 'foomatic-rip' filter msg - 'Spooler: lprng' at 13:34:13.831
Status: IF filter 'foomatic-rip' filter msg - 'Printer: lp1' at 13:34:13.831
Status: IF filter 'foomatic-rip' filter msg - 'Shell: /bin/sh' at 13:34:13.831
Status: IF filter 'foomatic-rip' filter msg - 'PPD file:
/usr/local/lib/bj8pa06n.ppd' at 13:34:13.831
Status: IF filter 'foomatic-rip' filter msg - 'ATTR file: ' at 13:34:13.831
Status: IF filter 'foomatic-rip' filter msg - 'Printer model: Canon
BJC-8200 Foomatic/bj8pa06n.upp (recommended)' at 13:34:13.831
Status: IF filter 'foomatic-rip' filter msg - 'Options: ' at 13:34:13.831
Status: IF filter 'foomatic-rip' filter msg - 'Job title:
smbprn.00000009.8wgDOu' at 13:34:13.831
Status: IF filter 'foomatic-rip' filter msg - 'File(s) to be printed:
<STDIN>' at 13:34:13.831
Status: IF filter 'foomatic-rip' filter msg -
'================================================' at 13:34:13.831
Status: IF filter 'foomatic-rip' filter msg - 'File: <STDIN>' at 13:34:13.831
Status: IF filter 'foomatic-rip' filter msg -
'================================================' at 13:34:13.831
Status: IF filter 'foomatic-rip' filter msg - 'Reading PostScript
input ...' at 13:34:13.831
Status: IF filter 'foomatic-rip' filter msg - 'Job does not start
with "%!", is it PostScript?' at 13:34:13.831
Status: IF filter 'foomatic-rip' filter msg - 'Starting file
converter' at 13:34:13.831
Status: IF filter 'foomatic-rip' filter msg - 'Starting converter for
non-PostScript files' at 13:34:13.832
Status: IF filter 'foomatic-rip' filter msg - 'file converter PID
kid2=5230' at 13:34:13.832
Status: IF filter 'foomatic-rip' filter msg - 'file converter
command: a2ps -1 --medium=Letterdj
--center-title="smbprn.00000009.8wgDOu" -o -' at 13:34:13.832
Status: IF filter 'foomatic-rip' filter msg - 'Starting process 5231:
"a2ps -1 --medium=Letterdj --center-title="smbprn.00000009.8wgDOu" -o
-"' at 13:34:13.834
Status: IF filter 'foomatic-rip' filter msg - '[stdin (binary):
ignored]' at 13:34:13.866
Status: IF filter 'foomatic-rip' filter msg - '[No output produced]'
at 13:34:13.866
Status: IF filter 'foomatic-rip' filter msg - 'Process 5231 ending:
"a2ps -1 --medium=Letterdj --center-title="smbprn.00000009.8wgDOu" -o
-"' at 13:34:13.867
Status: IF filter 'foomatic-rip' filter msg - 'Job does not start
with "%!", is it PostScript?' at 13:34:13.868
Status: IF filter 'foomatic-rip' filter msg - 'Starting file
converter' at 13:34:13.868
Status: IF filter 'foomatic-rip' filter msg - 'Process dying with
"Caught termination signal: Job canceled", exit stat: 0' at
13:34:13.868
Status: IF filter 'foomatic-rip' filter msg - ' error: Broken pipe
(32)' at 13:34:13.868
Status: IF filter 'foomatic-rip' filter msg - 'Cleaning up ...' at 13:34:13.868
Status: IF filter 'foomatic-rip' filter msg - 'KID1 finished' at 13:34:13.868
Status: IF filter 'foomatic-rip' filter msg - 'Process dying with
"File conversion filter probably crashed", exit stat: 3' at
13:34:13.869
Status: IF filter 'foomatic-rip' filter msg - ' error: (0)' at 13:34:13.869
Status: IF filter 'foomatic-rip' filter msg - 'Cleaning up ...' at 13:34:13.869
Status: IF filter 'foomatic-rip' filter msg - 'Closing foomatic-rip.'
at 13:34:16.874
Status: IF filter 'foomatic-rip' filter msg - 'File conversion filter
probably crashed' at 13:34:18.869
Status: IF filter 'foomatic-rip' filter msg - 'Closing foomatic-rip.'
at 13:34:18.869
Status: IF filter 'foomatic-rip' filter exit status 'JREMOVE' at 13:34:18.883
Status: printing finished at 13:34:18.883
so I think it has to do with the print drivers on windows interacting
with the drivers on Linux. My investigation continues.
Sean
On Thu, Feb 19, 2009 at 2:50 PM, Craig White <craigwhite at azapple.com> wrote:
> On Thu, 2009-02-19 at 11:59 -0700, Sean Roe wrote:
>> Hi All,
>>
>> has anybody got any experience with lprng and samba? I have lprng
>> working so I can print from the localhost and samba is working as I
>> can attach shares and all. but when I try to setup a printer in samba,
>> I am having no real progress. I am running LPRng-3.8.A and
>> samba-3.2.0-1 on Fedora core 9 machine. The printer is printing fine
>> with lp. here is the printcap entry:
>>
>> lp1|printer \
>> |lp \
>> :force_localhost \
>> :server \
>> :cm=Canon I560 \
>> :lp=/dev/lp0 \
>> :ppd=/usr/local/lib/bj8pa06n.ppd \
>> :if=/usr/bin/foomatic-rip \
>> :sd=/var/spool/lpd/lp0 \
>> :mx=0:sh:
>>
>> when I send a print job via samba I get the following info from lpq
>>
>> Printer: lp1 at mustang (originally lp) 'Canon I560'
>> Queue: no printable jobs in queue
>> Server: no server active
>> Status: job 'sean at mustang+837' saved at 10:53:24.612
>> Rank Owner/ID Pr/Class Job Files Size Time
>> error sean at mustang+837 A 837 ERROR: too many errors
>>
>>
>> any ideas?
> ----
> what 'print' references to you have in smb.conf ? (i.e. printcap, lp*)
> What about the 'printers' share in smb.conf... does the path exist?
>
> Just out of curiousity, why don't you just use cups?
>
> Craig
>
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