Re: [hpoj-devel] CUPS problem after HPOJ installation

[Johannes M. <js...@su...>]

Hello,

On Feb 3 18:02 Paolo Scarinzi wrote (shortened):
> Hi,  i have succesfully got my HP OFFICEJET R65 scanning after hpoj
> installation on my SLE 9.2 .
> Unfortunately CUPS doesn't start anymore....

/etc/init.d/hplip sends SIGHUP to cupsd which dies as it runs
as user "lp" which is the correct behaviour of the cupsd, read
http://portal.suse.com/sdb/en/2003/09/jsmeix_print-einrichten-90.html
and - by the way - have a look at the other articles too:
http://portal.suse.com/sdb/en/2004/08/jsmeix_print-from-version-to-version.html

Modify /etc/init.d/hplip so that it does no longer send SIGHUP
and restart cupsd ("rccups restart") after you started hplip.
 
> cupsd: child exited status 98
> error.log =    Starting Listening : unable to bind socket, address already in use.
> I made a "socklist" but no 631 port listed..

Simply restart cupsd manually.
As far as I know this "unable to bind socket" problem has nothing
to do with HPLIP.
The HPLIP developer would know if their software may try to
bind to port 631 but this would be so weird (why should their
software try to bind to a port which is needed for a subsystem
which is needed by their software) that I am sure it doesn't.

I assume the "unable to bind socket" was caused by the SIGHUP
because "lp" can indeed not bind to a port below 1024.
It may also happen by accident because any other service may
occupy port 631 (often only for a short time).
Then it would have to be fixed in the other service.


> Before installing hpoj cups was ok and everyone in the LAN was
> using the printer. Scanning was needed. Now Scanning is ok, no
> more printing...  please HELP!!!!

Do not complain about your self-compiled and self-installed
software and please replace your keyboard because the '!' key
produces bounce errors.

Regards
Johannes Meixner
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