LPRng + ifhp : start_of_job : timeout

[Jean-Noel BOUVIER]

Hello,

I'm trying to deal with network printing (only HP printers), using LPRng + Ifhp. I installed them thanks to the GNU/Linux Debian Etch packages.

My /etc/printcap is :

[my_queue]|HP LaserJet 4100DTN
        :lp=[my_printer_name]%9100
        :af=/var/spool/lpd/[my_queue]/acct
        :sd=/var/spool/lpd/[my_queue]
        :ifhp=model=hp4100
        :filter=/usr/lib/ifhp/ifhp

My /etc/lprng/lpd.conf

lpd_listen_port= 515
default filter_ld_path= /usr/lib/ifhp

But when I try lo print through lpr I get :

/var/spool/lpd/[my_queue]/status
-------------------------------------------
using model 'hp4100' at 10:26:39.329
setting up printer at 10:26:39.330
pagecounter 0 at 10:26:39.330
write error - Broken pipe at 10:26:39.330
timeout at 10:26:39.330

/var/spool/lpd/[my_queue]/status.pr
----------------------------------------------
IF filter 'ifhp' filter msg - 'ifhp 10:26:39.330 [5556] Start_of_job: timeout' at 2009-01-13-10:26:39.330 [...]
IF filter 'ifhp' filter exit status 'JFAIL' at 2009-01-13-10:26:39.330

OS : GNU/Linux Debian Etch

Did I forget something obvious ?
Could you please help me to understand this problem ?

Thanks.
--
JNB

[grumpf_]

can you  send the job directly to the printer with lpr ?

it should look like  "lpr -Pqueue@printer%port test.ps"

if this works i would assume that your printersetup is broken perhaps the filter.

[Bernhard R. Link]

Hi,
I must preclude I never used ifhp but only lprng, so I must guess a bit, but some points that might help:

1)
        :lp=[my_printer_name]%9100

lp is a "device name or pipe to send output to". If it contains a '@' character,
it is translated to the more :rp=queuename:rm=printer, but I guess without an '@' and only an '%' it might try to write to that file instead and fail. so try making that an rm= instead of an lp= might help.

On the other hand, ifhp seems to have also a way to send it to the printer directly, so if ifhp is configured in that way, you might not need such a line at all.

2)
default filter_ld_path= /usr/lib/ifhp

I think this line should be just removed.
I think with the default in front of it it will not work anyway, and even if it works it may cause more harm than good.

[Jean-Noel BOUVIER]

Hello Grumpf and Bernhard,

I respond to Grumpf first ;-)

Here is the result of "lpr -P[queue]@[printer]%9100 test.ps" :

Status Information, attempt [1-3] of 3:
sending job 'root@xxx+779' to [queue]@[printer]%9100
connecting to '[printer]%9100', attempt 1
connected to '[printer]%9100'
requesting printer [queue]@[printer]%9100
job 'root@xxx+779' transfer to [queue]@[printer]%9100 failed
  error 'ERROR TRANSFERRING DATA'
  sending str '^B[queue]' to [queue]@[printer]%9100
Waiting 10 seconds before retry

Thanks again for your help.

[Jean-Noel BOUVIER]

Hello,

PROBLEM SOLVED :

the HP printer just needed to be 'cold reseted'.

Thanks again for your help.
Regards.