cups works sometimes

BCarey · 03-10-2008, 02:26 PM

...which implies, of course, that it doesn't work sometimes. So, I've got a usb attached printer on my server. I have two different laptops on the network. Both are configured with the same ipp uri for the printer. One prints fine, the other gives the message "backend failed". All computers are using the same cups version (from Slack 12).

So I have two questions:

1. Does anyone have a suggestion for getting cups to work more consistently?
2. Is sharing a printer via samba more reliable than using cups?

Thanks,
Brian

JMJ_coder · 03-10-2008, 02:42 PM

Hello,

That's not a very descriptive error message.

If both computers have the same distribution of Linux and the same CUPS version - I'd say that that problem is in your CUPS configuration (other than the ipp uri, which you say is the same).

Thus, I would first compare the CUPS configuration between the two computers.

Old_Fogie · 03-11-2008, 07:29 PM

Here is a nice howto for cups:
http://alien.slackbook.org/dokuwiki/...slackware:cups

BCarey · 03-11-2008, 09:48 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JMJ_coder

Hello,

That's not a very descriptive error message.

If both computers have the same distribution of Linux and the same CUPS version - I'd say that that problem is in your CUPS configuration (other than the ipp uri, which you say is the same).

Thus, I would first compare the CUPS configuration between the two computers.

Both are using the default configuration. I agree it is not a very useful error message.

Brian

BCarey · 03-11-2008, 09:49 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Old_Fogie

Here is a nice howto for cups:
http://alien.slackbook.org/dokuwiki/...slackware:cups

Thank you. Was there any particular part that you think bears on my situation?

Brian

BCarey · 03-11-2008, 09:50 PM

...and this morning it worked. That's my concern. Why does it work sometimes and not other times?

Brian