Network Printing - Please put me out of my misery

[gabriel]

On Sat, 22 Jan 2005 23:29:57 +0100, Oliver Leitner <Shadow333 at gmx.at> wrote:
> which printing queue manager are you using?
Manger? CUPS, Mind you this is my first time trying to setup a printer.

> is your printer pingeable (or in any other way reachable) from your bsd box?
It is pingable, I am able to go into its configuration via http.

> does your printing queue manager recognize the printer?
It appears so, as when a "print test page" is done, the printer
activates, but nothing further.
> what do your printer queue manager and daemon logs on the bsd box say?
These are the last couple of entries:
E [22/Jan/2005:11:53:17 -0800] restart_job: job #5 cannot be restarted
- no files!
E [22/Jan/2005:11:53:27 -0800] PID 65224 stopped with status 3!
E [22/Jan/2005:11:58:48 -0800] restart_job: job #5 cannot be restarted
- no files!

> 
> Greetings
> Oliver Leitner
> Technical Staff
> http://www.shells.at

Thanks!

 
> On Saturday 22 January 2005 23:29, you wrote:
> > heh, everything BUT printing is working, I've even got it scanning! I
> > cant believe this. I refuse to go to windows for anything, that and
> > the fact that I dont have a place to install windows is what thrives
> > my dispair.
> >
> >
> > On Sat, 22 Jan 2005 23:23:50 +0100, Colin J. Raven
> >
> > <colin at kenmore.kozy-kabin.nl> wrote:
> > > On Jan 22 at 15:02, Gerard Samuel launched this into the bitstream:
> > > > gabriel wrote:
> > > >> I'm not sure what you mean by "try the jetdirect,"
> > > >
> > > > PORT     STATE SERVICE
> > > > 9100/tcp open  jetdirect  <=== This One
> > > >
> > > > Jetdirect is HP's print server
> > >
> > > You mean the blackbox ("JetDirect") sold in better stores is essentially
> > > existing within FreeBSD/Ports already?
> > >
> > > Damn, I was on the *verge* of heading out next week to buy one of those
> > > given that I could *not* get my "all-in-one" HP psc2105 to function at
> > > all. I'd given up after days of struggle since the end didn't seem to
> > > justify the means. (Windows XP box is pretty much up 24/7 anyway for
> > > anyone who needs to print)
> > >
> > > Regards,
> > > -Colin
> 
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