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lordalbert

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Registered: 2006-04-15

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problem with printer

Hi. Till this afternoon it worked perfectly... now, it doesn't work....
In /var/log/cups/error_log  there is:

I [07/Oct/2008:23:18:50 +0200] [Job 159] Adding start banner page "none".
I [07/Oct/2008:23:18:50 +0200] [Job 159] Adding end banner page "none".
I [07/Oct/2008:23:18:50 +0200] [Job 159] File of type application/postscript queued by "matteo".

And it is in queue..... but the printer doen't work.... i tried to restart cups, restar printer....

Could you help me, please?

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kjon

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From: Temuco, Chile

Registered: 2008-04-16

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Re: problem with printer

what about  deleting everything on /var/spool/cups n' restart the service? And, what's your printer?

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lordalbert

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Registered: 2006-04-15

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Re: problem with printer

I deleted everithing on /var/spool/cups (and restart cups) but the problem isn't solved...
My printer is a Samsung ML-1520.

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kjon

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From: Temuco, Chile

Registered: 2008-04-16

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Re: problem with printer

What about device permissions? I don't own a ML, but if it's applyable, does /dev/usb/lp0 have the right permissions?.

if it doesn't work, I would recommend to recompile the drivers of it. I've got an HP1018, which is quite sensitive to ghostscripts updates.

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lordalbert

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Re: problem with printer

i reinstalled all packages about printer... but it doesn't work... I tried to reinstall printer... but the system doesn't found my printer....  (2 day before printer worked perfectly)

I looked the lasted packages upgraded:

[2008-10-07 20:27] upgraded arch-firefox-search (0.7-2 -> 0.7-3)
[2008-10-07 20:27] upgraded curl (7.18.2-1 -> 7.19.0-1)
[2008-10-07 20:27] upgraded e2fsprogs (1.40.8-1 -> 1.41.1-2)
[2008-10-07 20:27] upgraded pciutils (3.0.1-1 -> 3.0.2-1)
[2008-10-07 20:27] upgraded pm-utils (1.2.0-1 -> 1.2.2.1-1)
[2008-10-07 20:27] upgraded udev (119-1 -> 128-5)
[2008-10-07 20:27] upgraded hal (0.5.11-1 -> 0.5.11-4)
[2008-10-07 20:27] upgraded initscripts (2008.08-1 -> 2008.09-2)
[2008-10-07 20:27] upgraded iputils (20070202-4 -> 20071127-2)
[2008-10-07 20:27] upgraded klibc (1.5-6 -> 1.5.14-1)
[2008-10-07 20:27] upgraded klibc-extras (2.4-2 -> 2.5-1)
[2008-10-07 20:27] upgraded klibc-kbd (1.15.20080312-6 -> 1.15.20080312-7)
[2008-10-07 20:27] upgraded klibc-module-init-tools (3.4-1 -> 3.4-2)
[2008-10-07 20:27] upgraded klibc-udev (116-4 -> 128-1)
[2008-10-07 20:27] upgraded libldap (2.3.40-1 -> 2.3.43-3)
[2008-10-07 20:27] upgraded libpng (1.2.31-1 -> 1.2.32-1)
[2008-10-07 20:27] upgraded texinfo (4.12-3 -> 4.13a-1)
[2008-10-07 20:27] upgraded unrar (3.8.2-1 -> 3.8.3-1)

Could be one of these upgraded packages? Peraphs the new version of hal and dbus..

Last edited by lordalbert (2008-10-08 16:29:21)

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kjon

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Registered: 2008-04-16

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Re: problem with printer

If that were the case, I might recommend you to *wipe* all your printer configuration and its associated spool.
Acoording to your upgrade list, there is no package that might be conflicting with your installation. You might want to build your printer driver from the scratch. Why don't you download 'splix' from aur and modify it acoording to your needs?. Having a look at the source package might help to clear your doubts.

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lordalbert

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Re: problem with printer

I've deleted my printer from cups... and now the system doesn't find my printer on usb...
Why i need to build my printer driver from scratch? I installed splix pkg from arch's repository.

Thanks

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panecillo

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From: Spain

Registered: 2007-07-21

Posts: 44

Re: problem with printer

Same problem here with a Brother HL-2030, but I don't know if my issue is related to yours.

I get the following error at /var/log/kernel.log :

Oct  8 21:35:06 panecillo brcupsconfig3[10494]: segfault at 61363263 ip 61363263 sp bfea3980 error 4

Maybe your printer has a similar problem with its driver.

Last edited by panecillo (2008-10-08 20:01:17)

kjon

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From: Temuco, Chile

Registered: 2008-04-16

Posts: 398

Re: problem with printer

segfaults means that your drive had crashed. In my case, I've experienced serious issues with my hp drivers. I had to build my own pkgbuild and problem solved.

@lordalbert: I guess your printer needs the firmware uploaded prior its usage. Thats why I recommend you to build the driver by hand and create a custom pkgbuild. I think that is the only way to understand how these things work.

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