Re: [tlug] Printer Not Responding

[Dave M G <martin@example.com>]

Stephen,
> OK, we have a permission problem somewhere, but it is very strange
> (and worrying, if your printer is on a network) that "Cancel All"
> works where "Cancel One" doesn't.
>   
My printer isn't available on a network. It's just me with my one 
computer, and the printer connected by USB.
> What do you get from "lpadmin -p Canon -v /dev/usblp0" now?
>   
It returns nothing at all.

> What does "ls -l /dev/usblp0" tell us?
>   
dave@example.com:~$ ls -l /dev/usblp0
crw-rw---- 1 root lp 180, 0 2006-04-15 02:56 /dev/usblp0

>     Dave> # Set the default printer/job policies...
>     Dave> <Policy default>
>     Dave>  # Job-related operations ...
>     Dave>  <Limit Send-Document Send-URI Hold-Job ...
>     Dave>    Require user @example.com @example.com
>     Dave>    Order deny,allow
>     Dave>  </Limit>
>
> OK, it's these <Policy> controls that you want.  But that one seems to
> allow you to do what you want.  And there's no AuthType in the
> <Limit>.
>   
Is not having an AuthType a good thing? A bad thing?

>     Dave> # Include files in /etc/cups/conf.d
>     Dave> Include /etc/cups/cups.d/ports.conf
>     Dave> Include /etc/cups/cups.d/browse.conf
>
> Forlorn hope, but what do those say?
>   
Not a heck of a lot:
dave@example.com:~$ more /etc/cups/cups.d/ports.conf
Listen localhost:631
Listen /var/run/cups/cups.sock
dave@example.com:~$ more /etc/cups/cups.d/browse.conf
Browsing off
> My feeling is that your USB port is not being identified correctly to
> CUPS, and it can't find your printer.
>   
That sounds like a good theory. Does anything here indicate where the 
confusion is, or is there more information I can provide to diagnose this?

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Dave M G