Setting up a Cups printer object

Dave Yeo

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Jul 11, 2011, 2:09:15 AM7/11/11

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I've got cups to the point where I can print a test page from the web
interface and it works fine, same with cupslpr.exe.
I can't get the printer object to print.
I've created a printer object titled Samsung (I have a Samsung ML-1610)
Printer driver is ECUPS.Samsung ML-1610
Output Port is CUPS1 localhost:Samsung_1610
Queue options PMPRINT

Attempting to print from an application sees files show up in
e:\SPOOL\Samsung but nothing else happens. I also see a subdirectory
named CUPS under \spool
Any one have any suggestions?
Dave

Paul Smedley

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Jul 11, 2011, 5:53:15 AM7/11/11

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Hi Dave,

On 07/11/2011 03:39 PM, Dave Yeo wrote:
> I've got cups to the point where I can print a test page from the web
> interface and it works fine, same with cupslpr.exe.
> I can't get the printer object to print.
> I've created a printer object titled Samsung (I have a Samsung ML-1610)
> Printer driver is ECUPS.Samsung ML-1610
> Output Port is CUPS1 localhost:Samsung_1610

Try using an IP address rather than localhost (ie 127.0.0.1)

I assume Samsung_1610 is the name of the CUPS printer?

cupslpr.exe is in x:\tcpip\bin ? (I think this is right, going from memory)

Cheers,

Paul

Peter Brown

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Jul 11, 2011, 6:23:34 PM7/11/11

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Hi Dave

Silly questions, possibly:

Does your \mptn\etc\hosts file include localhost?

Is Samsung_1610 the name of the CUPS printer?

Regards

Pete

Dave Yeo

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Jul 11, 2011, 7:29:37 PM7/11/11

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Peter Brown wrote: > Hi Dave > > Dave Yeo wrote: >> I've got cups to the

Yes

> > Is Samsung_1610 the name of the CUPS printer?

And yes

> Regards > > Pete > > > >
Dave, who seems to be having problems with EOLs in SeaMonkey

Peter Brown

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Jul 11, 2011, 8:48:17 PM7/11/11

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Hi Dave

You do seem to have an EOL problem there. Which build of SM are you
using? - just want to make sure I do not install that build myself :-)

Back to your cups problem... When trying to print from an os/2 app does
the cups browser interface show anything about the current print job?

If "yes" then we know the job is getting to cups.

If the job is not getting to cups then something is not quite right on
the os/2 side of things and maybe the Job Properties need tweaking -
make sure "Use downloaded fonts" is checked and "Use printer device
fonts" is unchecked. In the CUPS port settings make sure "Send as
binary" (or similar) is checked.

Regards

Pete

Dave Yeo

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Jul 12, 2011, 12:16:46 AM7/12/11

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Peter Brown wrote:
>
> You do seem to have an EOL problem there. Which build of SM are you
> using? - just want to make sure I do not install that build myself :-)

A personal build, should be almost the same as Rich's latest. I don't
understand what changed to break the line endings.

>
> Back to your cups problem... When trying to print from an os/2 app does
> the cups browser interface show anything about the current print job?
>
> If "yes" then we know the job is getting to cups.
>
> If the job is not getting to cups then something is not quite right on
> the os/2 side of things and maybe the Job Properties need tweaking -
> make sure "Use downloaded fonts" is checked and "Use printer device
> fonts" is unchecked. In the CUPS port settings make sure "Send as
> binary" (or similar) is checked.

I double checked all these and changed some, still no printing. So I
deleted the object, used prndrv.exe to delete the driver. Reinstalled
including making sure things like don't use printer specific fonts was
set correct (default is wrong) and now it is finally working.
Dave