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rcrsn51 · Last edited by rcrsn51 on Thu 14 May 2009, 08:09; edited 8 times in total

[Updated] Read here instead.

For HPLIP devices, try the following:

1. Go here and install Patriot's hplipfw-p42-3.9.2-i486.

2. Then go here and install the cupsddk-1.2.3-i486.pet.

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[These are the original instructions]

1. Go here and get the CUPS 1.3.9 stable release package. Download it but do not install it yet.

2. Go here and get the cupsd.conf.zip download at the bottom of the page. Unzip it.

3. Go to a console and type:

DaveS · Joined: 09 Oct 2008 Posts: 3669 Location: UK

What would I gain by changing the CUPS in 4.2 please? Does 1.3.9 offer any advantages over 1.4? Specifically, does it cure the problem of CUPS hanging when trying to modify a printer?

rcrsn51 · Posted: Wed 01 Apr 2009, 15:13 Post subject:

Yes. And some other strange behaviours disappear too. Based on very limited testing, the combination of CUPS 1.3.9 and the other printing components in 4.2 looks stable.

DaveS · Joined: 09 Oct 2008 Posts: 3669 Location: UK

DaveS · Joined: 09 Oct 2008 Posts: 3669 Location: UK

Dont work in 4.1.1 though Smile

rcrsn51 · Posted: Thu 02 Apr 2009, 09:40 Post subject:

Glad to hear that it's working. Your problem with back-porting to 4.1 may be a kernel issue.

So far, I've tested this with usb, smb and socket protocols, and with the HPIJS driver (using the -U fix). They all appear to be solid. And cupsd is running happily at 0% CPU.

jakfish · Joined: 18 Jul 2008 Posts: 711

Hi, rcrsn51,

I'm still having a bear of a time getting any CUPS past 4.1.2's 1.1.23 version to work with the no-bling 4.2/4.1.2 pup_save file.

Your fine instructions/files in the post made CUPS work for a while, but after a couple of re-boots, I lost printing both via usb and samba (in CUPS 1.39, samba choice is now "unknown network").

Clearly, there's a problem with 4.1.2 pup_save and 4.2.

I have uninstalled all possible CUPS and tried to install 1.1.23, which does NOT install. My searching tells me that's because an updated samba version in 4.2 renders 1.1.23 obsolete. Is that correct?

If not, is it possible to install CUPS 1.1.23 in PL 4.2?

Thanks,
Jake

rcrsn51 · Posted: Thu 02 Apr 2009, 10:54 Post subject:

The problem with Linux printing is that there are so many interconnected parts - Ghostscript, Foomatic, Gutenprint, CUPS, etc. And they are not necessarily mix-and-match. Ttuuxxx did an excellent job getting them to mesh in 4.2. So I have no opinion on whether CUPS 1.1.23 can be installed into 4.2.

Is your current problem specifically with your "no-bling" version? Where did it come from? Can you still print in your full version?

Things that used to work and then stop working are always difficult to analyse.

jakfish · Joined: 18 Jul 2008 Posts: 711

I figured it would be complicated. Since the full version is complicated in itself on the eee's small screen, I haven't much played with it and my 4.1.2 pup_save file.

I should go do that, though I was dismayed to discover that despite your great CUPS build and even better instructions, that printing eventually quit nonetheless in my eee. I wonder if that might not happen with the full version. I'll have to play with it and see.

Your explanation of how many moving parts Linux uses for printing is eye-opening. No wonder so many people have problems, and DIFFERENT problems. That's what makes even researching the causes so difficult.

So I'm much obliged for your help,
Jake

w6kkt

rcrsn51, I followed your instructions and now my HPC3100 works great in Puppy4.2. My printer worked great using Puppy4.12, but when I upgraded to Puppy4.2 I could not get it to print, no matter how hard I tried. I think the hpijs driver is the same for both distros, so it must be the later Cups 1.3.9 that did it.
Many,many thanks

ecomoney · Posted: Fri 03 Apr 2009, 18:25 Post subject:

thanks for reporting this...maybe something to consider for 4.2.1

w6kkt

rcrsn51, I wanted to find out why Cups 1.4/Puppy4.2 combo did not work with my HPC3100. I compared Cups 1.4 & 1.3.9 foomatic-rip-hplip files for differences. What I found was: "-U" was left out at the end of /usr/bin/perl file in Cups1.4. When I deleted the "-U" from 1.3.9 my printer stopped working. My fix for Puppy4.2 / Cups1.4 was to edit and add -U to to the end of #!/usr/bin/perl -U . Printing now works great using Puppy4.2/cups1.4, like it did when I was using Puppy4.12/cups1.3.9.

rcrcn51, thanks again, your post has helped much.

WhoDo

rcrsn51 · Posted: Sat 04 Apr 2009, 19:49 Post subject:

The file in question is contained in the various HPIJS/HPLIP printer driver packages. See Step 9 above. It is not part of Puppy 4.2 proper.

The need for the patch is explained in Patriot's CUPS 1.3.9 thread. Ultimately, it will be the responsibility of the maintainers of those packages to upgrade them.

w6kkt

WhoDo, File location: /usr/lib/cups/filter/foomatic-rip-hplip.
Edit top line to read; #!/usr/bin/perl -U

Puppy4.2 & Cups 1.4 on my computer left out the "-U"