[SLUG] Print Jobs Vanish into the Ether

From: John Clay (john.clay@lfr.com)
Date: Thu Sep 26 2002 - 09:57:18 EDT


I am puzzled. Printer test pages don't print and don't even appear to
make it to the queue. There are no error messages on screen. lpd gets
restarted and a messages states that the page has been sent yet it
doesn't appear in the queue on the printer or linux gui. A Xerox Unix
Specialist walked me through the use of the printconf-gui to generate
the printer configuration files for the subject Xerox postscript
printer. He reviewed the printcap entry and said that it was fine. It
doesn't appear to be a hosts issue. We are using the ip number of the
printer and it's pingable. I've been able to print to a different
printer (hp laserjet 4v) but only from selected apps. The xerox printer
prints via tcp/ip printing from NT.

/var/log/messages has the following line: modprobe: cant locate module
char-major-81. No other messages seem relevant other that successful
stop/start of lpd

Everything seems fine but nothing happens.

Queue Name: xeroxv4
Queue Tyep: lpd
Server: 10.10.12.5
Queue: lp
Not strict RFC1179 compliance
Driver: Postscript

Tried BSD and LPRNG spoolers
Always logged on as root

printcap contents for this printer:

xeroxv4:\
    :sh:\
    :ml=0:\
    :mx=0:\
    :sd=/var/spool/lpd/xeroxv4:\
    :af=/var/spool/lpd/xeroxv4/xeroxv4.acct:\
    :rm=10.10.12.5:\
    :rp=lp:\
    :lpd_bounce=true:\
    :if=/usr/share/printconf/util/mf_wrapper:

Using RedHat 7.2 (kernel 2.4.7-10)

Any Ideas?

Thanks Much
John Clay



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