[csw-users] Fwd: Can not add my first printer from command line

[Gérard Henry]

hello,
why don't you try to connect to http://<cups-server>:631 to add your 
printer instead of using command line?


Dennis Clarke wrote:
> Hello ALL :
> 
> I figure you may have some insight into this.  I have no clue and am at a loss.
> 
> What am I doing wrong with cups ?
> 
> Dennis
> 
> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> From: Dennis Clarke <blastwave at gmail.com>
> Date: Dec 7, 2005 2:16 PM
> Subject: Can not add my first printer from command line
> To: cups at easysw.com
> 
> 
> Dear CUPS :
> 
>     I am following along in http://www.cups.org/doc-1.1/sam.html  and
> I get to the stage where I need to add my first printer I get strange
> errors.
> 
>     I have cups version 1.1.23 as well as samba 3.0.20
> 
>     I have an HP8000 printer at ip address 192.168.35.79 and I
> confirmed that it is listening on port 9100 .
> 
>     lpinfo reports this :
> 
> bash-3.00# /opt/csw/sbin/lpinfo -v
> network socket
> network http
> network ipp
> network lpd
> serial serial:/dev/cua/a?baud=115200
> serial serial:/dev/cua/b?baud=115200
> direct parallel:/dev/ecpp0
> direct usb:/dev/usb/printer0
> direct usb:/dev/usb/printer1
> direct usb:/dev/usb/printer2
> direct usb:/dev/usb/printer3
> direct usb:/dev/usb/printer4
> direct usb:/dev/usb/printer5
> direct usb:/dev/usb/printer6
> direct usb:/dev/usb/printer7
> 
>     I also know that my server is running cups and that something is
> listening on port 631.
> 
>     I have the following file :
> 
> bash-3.00# ls -lap /opt/csw/share/cups/model/laserjet.ppd
> -rw-r--r--   1 root     bin         9453 Jan 16  2005
> /opt/csw/share/cups/model/laserjet.ppd
> 
> And this is what lpadmin tells me :
> 
> bash-3.00# /opt/csw/sbin/lpadmin -p hp8000 -E -v
> socket://192.168.35.79:9100 -m /opt/csw/share/cups/model/laserjet.ppd
> lpadmin: add-printer (set model) failed: server-error-internal-error
> 
> Any ideas ?
> 
> Dennis
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