Re: [Thinstation-general] lpr not functioning in 2.2.2c/d?

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Thank you for your reply Steve.  I enabled lp_server, lpr, and lprng in my build.conf file like you said.  I added this to my thinstation.conf-000000000000 file:
PRINTER_0_NAME="HP Deskjet 880C" 	  PRINTER_0_DRIVER="HP Deskjet 880C"PRINTER_0_DEVICE=/dev/usb/lp0PRINTER_0_TYPE=U
I see the two printers that you are referring to but they are both using the universal print driver.  The issue seems to be that the thinstation linux distro is detecting the printer as postscript and passing that on to the citrix session.  Which would explain why the Post Script universal driver is being assigned to it.  Now as to why it's not picking up the driver specification in my thinstation.conf file is beyond me.  
What version of thinstation are you currently using?  I will email you my build.conf and thinstation.conf-000000000000 file and maybe you can look them over and see if you see anything I have missed.
thanks for your help!
-Joey
> CC: thi...@li...
> Date: Thu, 29 Apr 2010 09:29:02 +0200
> From: sg...@gm...
> Subject: Re: [Thinstation-general] lpr not functioning in 2.2.2c/d?
> To: ye...@ho...
> 
> Joey,
> 
> I was having a similar problem in that the Citrix universal driver was being used. I got around the problem by enabling lp_server, lpr and lprng in build.conf.buildtime and and adding:
> 
> PRINTER_0_NAME="HP Deskjet 880C"
> PRINTER_0_DRIVER="HP Deskjey 880C"
> PRINTER_0_DEVICE=/dev/usb/lp0
> PRINTER_0_TYPE=U
> 
> To the thinstation.conf.network file
> 
> Remember that the driver name and driver must be exactly as it is seen in Citrix. 
> 
> This will then bring up 2 printers in your Citrix session - one of which will be with the universal print driver and one with the correct driver. You can then use a Citrix print policy to get rid of the printer with the universal driver.
> 
> We are using some local printers on thinstations with great success using this method - if you need anymore info on configs etc then drop me a mail..
> 
> Steve
> 
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: Mike Eriksen
> > Sent: 28/04/10 06:59 PM
> > To: Joey Vandegrift
> > Subject: Re: [Thinstation-general] lpr not functioning in 2.2.2c/d?
> > 
> On Wed, Apr 28, 2010 at 6:55 PM, Joey Vandegrift <ye...@ho...> wrote:
> > Mike,
> > Thanks to your suggestion I'm now getting closer to having a working local
> > printer. ;) After enabling lprng I can now see the printer in citrix.
> > However, the problem I have now is that it is ignoring my printer driver
> > specification. Here is my config from the thinstation.conf-macadrress file:
> > PRINTER_0_NAME="HP Deskjet 880C"
> > PRINTER_0_DEVICE=/dev/usb/lp0
> > PRINTER_0_TYPE=U
> > In my citrix session the printer is using the HP Color Laserjet PS driver
> > (which is one of the standard Universal Printer Drivers provided by citrix)
> > no matter what I specify in the config file. It is printing, but since it
> > is using the post script driver it is printing garbage. Is there something
> > else I need to specify in the configuration file when using lprng to get
> > this to map the correct windows driver?
> > -Joey
> 
> I have zero experience with ICA, so others have to help you out here.
> 
> Mike
> 
> 
> >
> >
> >> Date: Wed, 28 Apr 2010 03:11:57 +0200
> >> Subject: Re: [Thinstation-general] lpr not functioning in 2.2.2c/d?
> >> From: thi...@gm...
> >> To: ye...@ho...
> >> CC: thi...@li...
> >>
> >> On Wed, Apr 28, 2010 at 2:22 AM, Joey Vandegrift <ye...@ho...>
> >> wrote:
> >> > Ok, so I am still trying to get a local usb printer (i am testing an HP
> >> > Deskjet 880C) to work using lpr. I recompiled my image using
> >> > thinstation
> >> > 2.2.2d and I still get nothing. I have attached my original message
> >> > below
> >> > detailing my issue. Is anyone using local printers with thinstation
> >> > 2.2.2c/d currently and with success? Everything else is working
> >> > perfectly
> >> > and this lpr issue is the only thing holding me back from rolling out
> >> > the
> >> > new version to my thin clients.
> >> >
> >> > Here is what I am seeing from /var/log/messages:
> >> >
> >> > User.info kernel: drivers/usb/class/usblp.c: Disabling reads from
> >> > problem
> >> > bidirectional printer on usblp0
> >> > User.info kernel: drivers/usb/class/usblp.c: usblp0: USB Unidirectional
> >> > printer dev 2 if 0 alt 1 proto 2 vid 0x03F0 pid 0x0104
> >> > lpr.info lpd [3059]: restarted
> >> > User.info pcsd: pcsdaemon.c: 464: main () pcsc-lite 1.3.1 daemon ready
> >> > User.info pcsd: hotplug_libusb.c: 105: HPReadBundleValues () Cannot open
> >> > PC/SC drivers directory: /usr/lib/pcsc/drivers
> >> > User.info pcsd: hotplug_libusb.c: 106: HPReadBundleValues () Disabling
> >> > USB
> >> > Support for pcsd
> >> >
> >> > Can anyone help me determine what this means? Is there supposed to be a
> >> > /usr/lib/pcsc/drivers directory? I am building my image using Fedora
> >> > Core
> >> > 6... could this be my problem or does that matter?
> >>
> >> No, that doen't matter, but that's truely an antique distro :-)
> >>
> >> Give lprng a try instead. Works here like a charm:
> >>
> >> build.conf:
> >> package lprng
> >>
> >> thinstation.conf*
> >> #Using HP JetDirect on port 9100:
> >> PRINTER_0_NAME=hp3020
> >> PRINTER_0_DEVICE=10.0.0.99%9100 #printer_id%9100
> >> PRINTER_0_TYPE=N
> >>
> >> No reason why a USB printer shouldn't work too. I always found lpr odd
> >> myself and lprng way more mature.
> >>
> >> Mike
> >> --
> >> Operator of the Danish TS-O-Matic.
> >> http://thinstation.org
> >> - a light, full featured linux based thin client OS
> >
> 
> 
> 
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> http://thinstation.org
> - a light, full featured linux based thin client OS
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