Subject: Re: cups won't print
To: Tom Jernigan <jernigantc@ornl.gov>
From: None <jeffrey@jeffreyf.net>
List: netbsd-help
Date: 06/07/2002 17:34:08
On Fri, Jun 07, 2002 at 02:26:22PM -0700, Tom Jernigan wrote:
> I've installed cups-1.1.14nb1 on my Mac Quadra 660av with 68M RAM 
> running 1.5 (almost 1.5.3). I've set up a printer called test4 (HP 
> 8100). I can print a test page from the web admin site. It appears to 
> be running from the lpstat output:
> 
> emac-ornl02: {6} lpstat -p -d
> printer test4 is idle.  enabled since Jan 01 00:00
> system default destination: test4
> 
> However when I try to print I get errors. I tried a simple text file 
> as a test (a postscript file gives the same errors).
> 
> 1st try:
> emac-ornl02: {2} lpr ssh_install_msgs.txt
> lpr: lp: unknown printer
> 
> 2nd try:
> emac-ornl02: {3} lpr -Ptest4 ssh_install_msgs.txt
> lpr: cannot create /var/spool/output/lpd/.seq
> 
> 3rd try after creating the directories /var/spool/output and 
> /var/spool/output/lpd:
> 
> emac-ornl02: {4} lpr -Ptest4 ssh_install_msgs.txt
> lpr: connect: No such file or directory
> jobs queued, but cannot start daemon.
> 
> Any pointers to a solution will be greatly appreciated. My ultimate 
> goal is to get my Epson Photo 700 working from NetBSD so I can use it 
> from Mac OS 10, but I'm starting with a printer I can print to from 
> the normal lpr. (lpd is not running).

I know that when I installed CUPS yesterday, the built in NetBSD lp,
lpr and such where still being used. I renamed them so that the binaries
in /usr/pkg/bin would get executed instead.

Jeff