I just went through this about a minute ago. I re-downloaded cups 1.1.14 and
gimp-print-4.2.0. Recompile, reinstall. Restart cupsd, and hit the add
printer thing. Test. Rinse, repeat as needed. I'm not sure what caused your
issue, but I tried to apply a mandrake security update that blew up in my
face. I won't use MandrakeUpdate for security related issues again.
It must be Epson Problem Day (tm).
Glen
On Sunday 17 February 2002 00:46, you wrote:
> Sorry for the cross-post but it's getting pretty late and I am in a bind.
> The more eyes that see this, the more likely one of them will return me to
> the realm of the semi-clued.
>
> I can not print to my only printer. It worked yesterday. To the best of my
> knowledge and belief, I did not twiddle any knobs or push any buttons.
> Power cables are in place, signal cables appear to be snug.
>
> This is an Epson Stylus Color 600 which has, to this point, given me good
> service. I VERY strongly suspect some sort of a configuration error ...
> possibly caused by either installing some piece of software or by opening
> Linuxconf and clicking my way around seeing what I could see. However,
> IIRC, LinuxConf didn't like the printcap file from the beginning and
> declined to do anything with it.
> _______________
>
> From webmin test print I get :
> lpr: unable to print file: server-error-service-unavailable
>
> From CUPS test print I get :
> client-error-gone
>
> $ escputil -c yields :
> Cleaning heads...
> lpr: stdin is empty, so no job has been sent.
>
> Total power down (memory dump) changes nothing. Proper shut-down (power
> button) changes nothing.
>
> Trying to set up another printer in CUPS (to side-step software problems )
> yields :
> Request Entity Too Large
> The request is too large for this server to process.
>
> Harddrake shows no printer (at all).
>
> Linuxconf says it can't deal with this printcap variant (LPRng) and to
> delete it or convert it to a standard format.
>
> Deleting the only entry I can find for that printer is emotionally
> satisfying ... but that's about all it's good for. I created a new entry in
> CUPS and got the same response when I tried to test print.
>
> Any clues out there?
>
> Bill
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