Re: CUPS

On Sun, 27 Jul 2014, Nick Edwards wrote:

> Thanks I'll give it a go Only noticed this because just replaced our
> ubuntu print server with slackware (all other serves are slackware anyway
> so why not) but for the life of me it wont print .conf files, sits there
> forever saying Idle - "Sending data to printer." but it clearly is not
> hell the thing wont even print the test page "no profiles specified in
> PPD" even copied the types and convs files from .../share/cups to
> /etc/cups, no difference.

Nick,

   Allow me a suggstion based on my experiences here (with an HP LaserJet 5
and HP Color LaserJet 2550: delete and re-add the printers in CUPS. A few
months ago, I think one instance was after the upgrade to 14.1, I could
print nothing, not even the test pages.

   So, because there was nothing else for me to do, I deleted those printers
and added them back in. That fixed the problem.

   It might be that the printer definitions seen by a newly installed (or
upgraded) CUPS are different from those already seen on the Printers page of
the CUPS administrative interface.

   If you try it, let us know the results.

Rich