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Juanito:
updated cups posted:
--- Code: ---Title: cups.tczl
Description: cups printing system
Version: 1.4.1
Author: see list of sites below
Original-site: see list of sites below
Copying-policy: see list of sites below
Size: 2.91MB
Extension_by: juanito
Comments: cups, the standards-based, open source printing system..
..developed by Apple Inc. for Mac OS X and other UNIX-like..
..operating systems
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requires the expat2, dbus and libcups extensions
if the expat2, dbus and libcups extensions are loaded in..
that order, the cups daemon will automatically start.
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howto:
the root password needs to be set perform admin tasks with..
..the browser interface
http://localhost:631 will start the browser interface
To persist across boots, add the following to your backup:
/etc/cups/printers.conf
/etc/cups/cupsd.conf (only if you changed it)
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This extension contains:
cups-1.4.1 - GPLv2 - http://ftp.easysw.com/pub/cups/1.4.1/cups-1.4.1-source.tar.bz2
Change-log: 2008/09/06
Updated menu item/icon
Added smb backend for samba
Added cups windows drivers in /usr/local/share/cups/drivers
2009/01/30
Modified foomatic filters for perl in /usr/local/bin
2009/03/13
upgraded to cups-1.4 and added start-up script
compiled to use dynamic printer drivers
removed foomatic-rip, split out libcups
2009/09/16
updated 1.4 -> 1.4.1, moved /etc/cups -> /usr/local
Current: 2009/09/22
--- End code ---
Juanito:
..and it seems there is still a problem with usb printers and cups-1.4.1.
I cannot test this as both of my printers use the "hp" backend, but several people have suggested "sudo rmmod usblp" before starting cups.
Juanito:
I updated the extension by adding back the smb backend symlink to samba that got lost from the previous extension.
I tested the latest extension in two ways:
1. Directly connected to an hp usb all-in-one printer using cups+hplip
the cups browser interface finds the printer automatically and prints without problems.
2. Remotely connected to the same all-in-one printer shared by cups over a local network.
the cups browser interface does not find the shared printer, but the following command added the shared printer, which printed without problems thereafter:
--- Code: ---$ sudo lpadmin -p OfficeJetG85 -E -v ipp://192.168.1.100/printers/OfficeJetG85
--- End code ---
note that an error in cupsd.conf may be preventing the browser interface from seeing the shared printer.
As the cups usb backend cannot print to hp all-in-one printers, I cannot test it, so I'd appreciate feedback from users with usb printers.
To aid in trouble-shooting, here's what I get for a number of related commands:
--- Code: ---$ lsmod | grep usb
usblp 6556 0
$ lsusb
...
Bus 004 Device 003: ID 03f0:0211 Hewlett-Packard OfficeJet G85
$ ls -l /dev/bus/usb/*/*
...
crw-rw-r-- 1 tc staff 189, 385 Oct 9 13:18 /dev/bus/usb/004/003
$ /usr/local/lib/cups/backend/hp
direct hp:/usb/OfficeJet_G85?serial=SGG13E0C49VL "HP OfficeJet G85" "HP OfficeJet
G85 USB SGG13E0C49VL HPLIP" "MFG:Hewlett-Packa;MDL:OfficeJetG85;
CLS:PRINTER;DES:OfficeJet G85;SN:SGG13E0C49VL;"
$ sudo /usr/local/lib/cups/backend/usb [cups-1.4.1 usblp loaded or unloaded]
DEBUG: list_devices
DEBUG: usb_find_busses=5
DEBUG: usb_find_devices=12
$ sudo /usr/local/lib/cups/backend/usb [cups-1.3.8 usblp loaded]
direct usb://HP/OfficeJet%20G85?serial=SGG13E0C49VL "HP OfficeJet G85" "HP
OfficeJet G85 USB #1" "MFG:Hewlett-Packard;MDL:OfficeJetG85;
CMD:MLC,PCL,PML,SCL;CLASS:PRINTER;DESCRIPTION:Hewlett-Packard OfficeJet G
Series;1284.3M:f7f,f7f;1284.4DL:4d,4e,1;SERN:SGG13E0C49VL;VSTATUS:$HB0$NC0ff,
DN,IDLE,CUT,K1,C0,SM,NR,KP000,CP029;AiO:0;DW-PCL;"
--- End code ---
--- Code: ---Title: cups.tczl
Description: cups printing system
Version: 1.4.1
Author: see list of sites below
Original-site: see list of sites below
Copying-policy: see list of sites below
Size: 2.91MB
Extension_by: juanito
Comments: cups, the standards-based, open source printing system..
..developed by Apple Inc. for Mac OS X and other UNIX-like..
..operating systems
----------
requires the expat2, dbus and libcups extensions
if the expat2, dbus and libcups extensions are loaded in..
that order, the cups daemon will automatically start.
----------
howto:
the root password needs to be set perform admin tasks with..
..the browser interface
http://localhost:631 will start the browser interface
To persist across boots, add the following to your backup:
/usr/local/etc/cups/ppd/HP_OfficeJet_G85.ppd [for example]
/etc/cups/printers.conf
/etc/cups/cupsd.conf (only if you changed it)
----------
This extension contains:
cups-1.4.1 - GPLv2 - http://ftp.easysw.com/pub/cups/1.4.1/cups-1.4.1-source.tar.bz2
Change-log: 2008/09/06
Updated menu item/icon
Added smb backend for samba
Added cups windows drivers in /usr/local/share/cups/drivers
2009/01/30
Modified foomatic filters for perl in /usr/local/bin
2009/03/13
upgraded to cups-1.4 and added start-up script
compiled to use dynamic printer drivers
removed foomatic-rip, split out libcups
2009/09/16
updated 1.4 -> 1.4.1, moved /etc/cups -> /usr/local
2009/09/22
added samba backend symlink
Current: 2009/10/09
--- End code ---
perthie:
--- Quote ---As the cups usb backend cannot print to hp all-in-one printers, I cannot test it, so I'd appreciate feedback from users with usb printers.
--- End quote ---
I tried compiling CUPS 1.3.11, which I have done successfully in Puppy. But when I ran it in TC, I had the same problem as your CUPS 1.4 - USB printers are not detected.
When the Puppy team upgraded CUPS from 1.1x to 1.3x, there was an issue with udev rules. I tried to duplicate those rules in TC, without success.
When I check lsusb, my USB printer is listed, but CUPS cannot see it. The device node /dev/usb/lp0 is present. IIRC, it was necessary for the node to have "0666" permissions.
CUPS 1.3.8 DOES detect my printer.
Juanito:
did you compile with "--cups-user=tc --cups-group=staff"?
I just compiled cups-1.3.11 and the usb backend gave the same output as cups-1.3.8, which would tend to indicate that it would work.
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