[plug] Re: lazy printer

[Richard Yellin]

On Sun, 23 Mar 2008 16:13:16 +0800,  wrote:

> On Sun, 23 Mar 2008 16:11:38 +0800, Richard Yellin  
> <rhyellin at westnet.com.au> wrote:
>
>> If there's anyone left inside on this absolutely beautiful day, I have  
>> 2 problems with my printer.
>>
>> I can't reconnect my HP deskJet 5652 printer.
>> I had it running OK with CUPS and the HP printer driver hpijs so that  
>> it could duplex.
>> I disconnected it completely, incl the cables, while I worked out how  
>> to fix a configuration problem I put in by mistake (into opera:config),  
>> and now have fixed.
>> ( Yes, using the antique RH9 with KDE 3.1 and Opera 9.5b).
>> Then trying to reconnect it as /dev/lp0 (it's a parellel printer) using  
>> redhat-config-printer, this goes OK. But on trying to type a test page  
>> it gives this error message "There was a problem sending CUPS test page  
>> to djcpr2 queue
>> lpr: unable to print file: server-error-service unavailable"
>>
>> I assume the server here is the CUPS daemon but earlier I typed: #   
>> /etc/rc.d/init.d/cups start
>> and this was accepted
       Would someone advise what might be wrong here and how to get the  
server
>> going
>>
>> And that brings up  the 2nd problem:
>> Trying to use "service cups status"   I got     root at richi [/etc]# lpc  
>> status
>>                                                                               bash:   
>> lpc: command not found
>> root at richi [/home/rhyellin]# service cups status
>> bash: service: command not found
>> but
>> root at richi [/etc]# lpq
>> HP-1 is ready                 (an old HP deskJet not in use and  
>> disconnected but not deleted from the config script)
>> works OK. What could be the possible cause for bash shell accepting  
>> some lp commands but not others?  It happens in # or $ and the keyboard  
>> seems OK.  It's never happened before?
>> Many thanks for taking some time-out from a lovely day
> --
regards Richard