Anno domini 2021 Mon, 15 Nov 10:52:06 -0500 Haines Brown scripsit: > On Sun, Nov 14, 2021 at 12:55:59PM -0500, Haines Brown wrote: > > I reinstalled a printer on a Chimaera box. The CUPS test file prints > > just fine. The lpr <file.pdf) command tries but fails to send data > > to the printer. Status: Processing - "Sending data to printer." Some 15 > > min (?) later the job does print. > > > > A possible problem is that I cannot delete the old printer definition > > from CUPS. When I go to Administration -> Printers, the status of the > > old printer Idle, Accepting Jobs, Not Shared. > > > > Under its Administration I select Delete Printer and verify that I want > > it deleted. This returns the message that it has been successfully > > deleted. Yet it is still listed in Administration. > > > > A problem might be that the printer can't be deleted because it is > > shared by other systems despite its status. Where can I uncheck > > printer-is-shared for remote queues. Its status is Idle, Accepting > > Jobs, Not Shared. The best I can do is change its status to Rejecting > > Jobs. Restartintg CUPS sever did not help. The status of the printer > > I'm trying to delete is Not shared. But I can't deetete it. > > I finally managed to delete the unwanted printer by deleting CUPS > from the machine running it. However, lpr still does not work. The > problem is that no default printer is defined. > > $ lpstat -d > no system default destination > > I'm using a HP Laserjet1320 with USB printer under Chimaera. > > I try to set the default: > > CUPS -> Printers lists my printer as: > > HP_LaserJet_1320_series > > So I set that printer as to be default: > > $ sudo lpoptions -d HP_LaserJet_1320_series > copies=1 > device-uri=hp:/usb/hp_LaserJet_1320_series?serial=00CNL1F33212 > finishings=3 job-cancel-after=10800 job-hold-until=no-hold > job-priority=50 job-sheets=none,none marker-change-time=0 > media=na_letter_8.5x11in number-up=1 output-bin=face-down > print-color-mode=monochrome > printer-commands=AutoConfigure,Clean,PrintSel > fTestPage printer-info='HP LaserJet 1320 series' > printer-is-accepting-jobs=true printer-is-shared=true > printer-is-temporary=false printer-location='Local Printer' > printer-make-and-model='HP LaserJet 1320 series Postscriipt > (recommended)' printer-state=3 printer-state-change-time=1636985393 > printer-state-reasons=none printer-type=8425556 printer-uri-suppo- > > rted=ipp://localhost/printers/HP_LaserJet_1320_series_USB_00CNL1F332> > _HPLIP sides=one-sided > > But there is still no default value > > $ lpstat -d > no system default destination > > When I specify the printer by providing lpr with -P option: > > $ lpr -PHP_LaserJet_1320_series test.txt > lpr: HP_LaserJet_1320_series: unknown printer > > I do lsmod to make sure that ppdev, parport, parport_pc modules are loaded. > > CUPS lists only one other driver for the LaserJet 1320 which is pcl3,hpcups > 3.21. > But when I use it I get error: Unsupported document-format > "application/vnd.cups-command". > > $ a2ps testFiles/test.txt > [testFiles/test.txt (plain): 1 page on 1 sheet] > /usr/bin/lp: Error - No default destination. > [Total: 1 page on 1 sheet] sent to the default printer > > $ lpq > no entries
Although the lpr manpage says it uses LPDEST and PRINTER environment variables "lpr" does not, nor does it look for any of cups other ways to define a default printer. IMO all other lp* from cups work as documented. I got "lpr" working by giving host and printer: $ ls | lpr -H printserver -P MFC-J5320DW_EINSEITIG It might be that you have to set the hostname explictly to localhost. Nik -- Please do not email me anything that you are not comfortable also sharing with the NSA, CIA ... _______________________________________________ Dng mailing list Dng@lists.dyne.org https://mailinglists.dyne.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/dng
