Hi
My printer does not work on TC. I will upgrade cups with its new EXTRA upstream maintainer, cups-filters in the next few days.
cups-filters is basically complete with cups just needing some tidy up actions and so forth
I am calling for volunteers. Yes you sir or madam. If you use a printer, now (well shortly) will be the best time to find out if I can build em correctly.
I have permission from Rich to send a link by pm to any one who opts in to test.
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So you can make an informed choice, as I don't know what you have in your backup .filetool.lst or bootlocal.sh, let me tell you what I hope might be good
Before testing:
Make an independent copy (not in filetool.lst) of all files for cups in your tce/optional folder
Make an independent copy of your /usr/local/etc/cupds.conf if its in your filetool.lst
No need to copy your PPD
No need to copy your root password, if you have it in your backup .filetool.lst
copy your current bootlocal.sh somewhere
Make a copy of any other config file for printer somewhere, but not in filetool.lst
b) download the tarball I will pm you later
c) cups-dev and cups-filters-dev will be outside the tarball
remove any cups config from filetool.lst and and cups startup from bootlocal.sh
reboot
unpack tarball and move necessary files to your tce/optional
--- info files, list files are for your info only
Notice new depends include
libcups now depends on libcups-filters
cups now depends on cups-filters
manually start printer, load cups, start cups service as per (new) cups info file
TEST 1 Can you print?
TEST 2 If not use root powers to edit /usr/local/etc/cups/cupsd.conf to "debug" instead of warning
---check log and email me or if small pm me
------this checks that the "server" function of cups works and logs
TEST3 create a root passwd as per info file, or if you have it persisting go to
http://localhost:631/admin in your web browser
( I can check this myself but its handy to know it works for you as well)
TEST 4 click on add printer must bring up root passwd dialog box and disappear after correct password input
TEST 5 Now click on admin but now click on find printer
----Do you see your printer string name?
--If its wireless do you see anything?
TEST 6 Assuming you found your printer --redo the PPD pathway from manufacturer
--Did that work?
TEST 7 Can you print? You may need to relook at the log?
WIRELESS ONLY TESTS
If TEST 5 failed then
TEST 8
shutdown cups and start avahi and then cups-browsed
sudo /usr/local/etc/init.d/cups stop
sudo /usr/local/etc/init.d/avahi start
sudo /usr/local/etc/init.d/cups-browsed start
sudo /usr/local/etc/init.d/cups start
did all services shutdown or start up cleanly?
TEST 9
repeat TEST 4 and 5
does cups discover your wireless device.
TEST 10
use root powers to edit /usr/local/etc/cups-browsed to change from CUPS to DNSSD
close down and start up as per TEST 8 and retry pls
If not change log to debug and consider emailing me or pm me if its small
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sorry if that scares you, it scares me
I will supply my email when I annouce I am ready for testers, if any are available.
I hope this is not taken as rude, sometimes I am impatient, if no one volunteers after 2 weeks from publication of my email address, I will wait 2 weeks and then submit.
But while there are negative reports, testers can expect nothing uploaded until we resolve all known issues as you expect ok
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If you give up, just copy back all files from your independent backup and reboot and test printer works
---if you don't have backups then
---run apps ....maintenance....check for updates
----all printer stuff will be new hits.....but when you click on the info for each on right hand pane...they show they are the existing ones
---process all of them then reboot and retest your printer
Thankyou in advance for considering testing
thanks for reading
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