I've returned to this problem after struggling with other matters. I'm
running kernel 2.6.8-2-686 with sarge. I've installed lprng.
I plug in the usb cable into a hub I know is working, and find:
in kern.log:
kernel: usb 2-4.1: new full speed USB device using address 6
teufel kernel: ehci_hcd 0000:00:02.1: qh f6b1f200 (#0) state 1
kernel: drivers/usb/class/usblp.c: usblp0: USB Bidirectional printer
dev 6 if 0 alt 0 proto 2 vid 0x043D pid 0x0052
in syslog:
kernel: usb 2-4.1: new full speed USB device using address 6
kernel: ehci_hcd 0000:00:02.1: qh f6b1f200 (#0) state 1
kernel: drivers/usb/class/usblp.c: usblp0: USB Bidirectional printer
dev 6 if 0 alt 0 proto 2 vid 0x043D pid 0x0052
usb.agent[5644]: usblp: already loaded
in messages:
kernel: usb 2-4.1: new full speed USB device using address 6
kernel: drivers/usb/class/usblp.c: usblp0: USB Bidirectional printer
dev 6 if 0 alt 0 proto 2 vid 0x043D pid 0x0052
usb.agent[5644]: usblp: already loaded
I check printcap:
# checkpc -p
Warning - lp: cannot open lp device '/dev/lp0' - No such device or
address
$ ls -l /dev/lp0
crw-rw---- 1 root lp 6, 0 Jul 31 18:54 /dev/lp0
I'm very uncertain about printcap. Any obvious errors here?
# cat /etc/printcap
lp|Generic dot-matrix printer entry:\
:lp=/dev/lp0:\
:filter=/usr/lib/lprng/filters/lpf:\
:ifhp=model=lexmark_optra_e312:\
:sd=/var/spool/lpd/lp:\
:af=/var/log/lp-acct:\
:lf=/var/log/lp-errs:\
:pl#66:\
:pw#80:\
:pc#150:\
:mx#0:\
:sh:
$ cat /etc/group | grep lp
lp:x:7:brownh
In /var/spool/lpr/lp, the print job sits. The file associated with the
job is:
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
attempt=0x2
C=A
D=2005-09-06-17:42:19.553
datafile_count=1
datafiles=dfA826teufel.hartford-hwp.com
error_time=0x0
file_hostname=teufel.hartford-hwp.com
filenames=/opt/tmp/test.txt
H=teufel.hartford-hwp.com
held=0x0
hf_name=hfA826
hfdatafiles=copies=0x1dftransfername=dfA826teufel.hartford-hwp.com \
format=fN=/opt/tmp/test.txtsize=5
hold_class=0x0
hold_time=0x0
J=/opt/tmp/test.txt
job_time=0x431e0d3b
job_time_usec=0x87cce
number=826
P=root
printable=0x1
priority=A
Q=lp
remotehost=localhost.localdomain
remoteport=0x0
server=5837
size=5
start_time=0x431e0dd1
unixsocket=0x1
update_time=2005-09-06-17:44:49.540
$ lsmod | grep parport_pc
parport_pc 36900 0
parport 41800 2 parport_pc,lp
I worry that in my zeal to block ports in my firewall, I may have
killed the ability of the print server to communicate.
Haines Brown
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