printer setup problem
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printer setup problem
To All:
I just installed CentOS 5 and am trouble setting up locally
this old printer Canon BJC-1000. I tried two angles:
1.
If I use the KDE control center -> peripheral -> printers,
I get the message
Unable to retrieve the printer list. Error message received from manager:
Connection to CUPS server failed. Check that the CUPS server is correctly installed and running. Error: the IPP request failed for an unknown reason.
2.
If I go to
http://localhost.localdomain:631
and add the printer using the downloaded
Canon-BJC-1000-bjc250gs.ppd
it says it installed correctly. But then when "test printer", it
says
"/usr/lib/cups/backend/serial failed"
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Also, using lp in the console fails. I get
$ lp .kderc
lp: Error - no default destination available.
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What is my next step? If I can't get the printer working, I'll
have to reverse back to CentOS 4.4 (sigh).
Thank in advance for any tip.
Sheng-Chieh
I just installed CentOS 5 and am trouble setting up locally
this old printer Canon BJC-1000. I tried two angles:
1.
If I use the KDE control center -> peripheral -> printers,
I get the message
Unable to retrieve the printer list. Error message received from manager:
Connection to CUPS server failed. Check that the CUPS server is correctly installed and running. Error: the IPP request failed for an unknown reason.
2.
If I go to
http://localhost.localdomain:631
and add the printer using the downloaded
Canon-BJC-1000-bjc250gs.ppd
it says it installed correctly. But then when "test printer", it
says
"/usr/lib/cups/backend/serial failed"
-----
Also, using lp in the console fails. I get
$ lp .kderc
lp: Error - no default destination available.
-----
What is my next step? If I can't get the printer working, I'll
have to reverse back to CentOS 4.4 (sigh).
Thank in advance for any tip.
Sheng-Chieh
Re: printer setup problem
Is cups running?
/etc/init.d/cups status
/etc/init.d/cups status
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Re: printer setup problem
Thank for replying.
Yes, it is. I get
$ /etc/init.d/cups status
cupsd (pid 2217) is running...
Sheng-Chieh
Yes, it is. I get
$ /etc/init.d/cups status
cupsd (pid 2217) is running...
Sheng-Chieh
Re: printer setup problem
Is SELinux enabled?
Edit:
did you check this?
http://www.linuxprinting.org/show_printer.cgi?recnum=Canon-BJC-1000
Edit2:
Printer driver is already included in cups ?!?!?!?!? why you do not use it?
Edit:
did you check this?
http://www.linuxprinting.org/show_printer.cgi?recnum=Canon-BJC-1000
Edit2:
Printer driver is already included in cups ?!?!?!?!? why you do not use it?
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Re: printer setup problem
Hmmm....
That's could be the problem?!?
I have an external firewall so I turned off all the security stuffs including
SElinux. Let me go and put SElinux back on.
I thought CUPS already had the PPD. I only tried the downloaded PPD
as last resort.
Sheng-Chieh
That's could be the problem?!?
I have an external firewall so I turned off all the security stuffs including
SElinux. Let me go and put SElinux back on.
I thought CUPS already had the PPD. I only tried the downloaded PPD
as last resort.
Sheng-Chieh
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Re: printer setup problem
Nope - didn't work.
I did a completely new fresh install (had nothing to lose anyway)
with default firewall, ssh, and SELinux. It still gives me the same error,
i.e., control center -> peripheral -> printers gives "initializing printing",
and then,
Unable to retrieve the printer list. Error message received from manager:
Connection to CUPS server failed. Check that the CUPS server is correctly installed and running. Error: the IPP request failed for an unknown reason.
and console gives
$ /etc/init.d/cups status
cupsd (pid 2273) is running...
Btw, what does IPP stands for? What does IPP request means?
Sheng-Chieh
I did a completely new fresh install (had nothing to lose anyway)
with default firewall, ssh, and SELinux. It still gives me the same error,
i.e., control center -> peripheral -> printers gives "initializing printing",
and then,
Unable to retrieve the printer list. Error message received from manager:
Connection to CUPS server failed. Check that the CUPS server is correctly installed and running. Error: the IPP request failed for an unknown reason.
and console gives
$ /etc/init.d/cups status
cupsd (pid 2273) is running...
Btw, what does IPP stands for? What does IPP request means?
Sheng-Chieh
Re: printer setup problem
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internet_Printing_Protocol
You can always submit a bug http://bugs.centos.org/main_page.php
Edit:
I cannot confirm this problem fro gnome, now I'll install KDE and will test...
You can always submit a bug http://bugs.centos.org/main_page.php
Edit:
I cannot confirm this problem fro gnome, now I'll install KDE and will test...
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Re: printer setup problem
using your web browser, connect to
localhost:631
and configure your printer.
localhost:631
and configure your printer.
Re: printer setup problem
[quote]
foxb wrote:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internet_Printing_Protocol
You can always submit a bug http://bugs.centos.org/main_page.php
Edit:
I cannot confirm this problem fro gnome, now I'll install KDE and will test...[/quote]
Sorry I cannot confirm this as bug I see printer list in my CentOS5 under vmware.
foxb wrote:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internet_Printing_Protocol
You can always submit a bug http://bugs.centos.org/main_page.php
Edit:
I cannot confirm this problem fro gnome, now I'll install KDE and will test...[/quote]
Sorry I cannot confirm this as bug I see printer list in my CentOS5 under vmware.