Slackware- Printing Problem
 

Hi! I am unable to print in the slackware machine,

I have been looking at the doc on here

The printer is a "EPSON EPL-6200L"

I know there is nothing wrong with my printer as It print well if I use my old drive with a Ubuntu 10.04.

I can go to the http://localhost:631/printers/

and see the 3 printer I have installed:

I have try many things but nothing works.

If I print from a program does like it send the job it disappear as completed and noting happened.

I also try to print to command line. by

reply:
request id is laserEpson-26 (1 file(s))

but nothing happen!

in the webpage say status: Idle - "Sending data to printer."

What am I missing?

UPDATE:

If I do the same command like but using the printer EPSON-EPL-6200L I get:

Idle - "Rendering completed"

On the web page printer (http://localhost:631/printers/) but it stay on there and nothing happen.

According to Linuxprinting.org, you only need a ppd file installed to make your printer work. See this link.

-->https://www.openprinting.org/driver/Postscript-Epson

I can not tell from what you have posted if you have the ppd file or not, or what driver(s) you have tried.

did you try: http://sourceforge.net/projects/epsonepl/ ?
as far as i have googled it, epson has only a driver for the EPL-6200 (without L).
i hope the driver from the link helps.. found many many more old forum threads in other forums.. mostly from 2008, but no solutions for that model.

back in the day i hated to find any printer i buyed was a GDI printer (aka windows only model).

greatings.

I add another printer and I add the ppd from: in the option load pdd from the browser.

usr/share/cups/model/epson_ppd/epl6200

Also download those pdd from the file you suggested, un-compress and add another printer loading:

/...../ppds/Epson/Epson-EPL-6200_PS3-Postscript-Epson-en.ppd.gz

But both just after printing say:

Idle - "Sending data to printer." (and nothing happen at the printer)

UPDATE:

This is my /etc/cups/cupsd.conf file

I added this
But I removed it as did not make any different.

I also should say I am connected to the Printer using a USB cable.

Check /var/log/cups/access_log and error_log. There are often clues in there which may offer help. I have a samsung printer which requires that I manually place rastertosamsung* files in /usr/lib/cups/filter.

cheers,

Delete everything, and the went to access log and error log, clear them and then:

Install the two printer pdd (one with the system and then one someone told me to download)

send two files to print.

and I got no error in error log and in the access file:
I got lots of "Subscription successful-ok" after it send the document. Maybe me refreshing the browser.

But the printer is noting, Some one around with a Windows labtop pop in and in less than fine minutes we manage to print in windows OS very annoying...

UPDATE:
On the queue view in X say those print jobs are completed !

After a closer look, it looks like the epsom epl driver is the answer.

This link -->http://sourceforge.net/projects/epsonepl/

has the driver. Sorry, I missed the 'L' at the end of the printer identification. It appears is correct. Give that driver a try.

thank you.

CUPS 1.5.4 have some problems when using USB printers. The problems in most cases are solved when the kernel module usblp is blacklisted.

I have tried 3 things today but nothing works:

One:

Load direct from the website admin:

I get the error:
Two:
I also try this other file direct:
I get the same error.

Three:
Try to compile this (http://sourceforge.net/projects/epsonepl/)

I tried several things:

one is by command like the install text:
But I go to the folder and there is nothing, the terminal output is:
I looked in that /usr/bin and the P (ijs_server_epsonepl) is in there.

I looked in slackbuild and there is nothing about footmatic.

I also try to installed by there slake.build file but if fail on config on: "--docdir=/usr/doc/$PRGNAM-$VERSION"
and "--build=$ARCH-slackware-linux"
I looked in ./configure --help' but nothing in there about it.

Here is the slack build scrip I did by hand:

But that is installing nothing this is the package:

UPDATE2:

How do I use this this ijs_server_epsonepl?

UPDATE3:
If I do:
ijs_server_epsonepl -P 2 /home/pedro/workspace/PCBLayout/CPLD_Oscilator/Osc_footprint3.2_to_print.ps
so, what printer is this?

If I do the ones from this system and suggested which I can installed from the website which are:
I get:
Also for EPSON_EPL-6200L2, I am not sure now if I must use their ppd or I am missing something in the installetion

UPDATE4:

I also move /.../foomatic_PPDs/Epson-EPL-6200L-epl6200l-cups.ppd.gz to etc/cups/ppd and then call from a terminal:

ijs_server_epsonepl Epson_EPL-6200Lx2 -P 2 /home/pedro/workspace/PCBLayout/CPLD_Oscilator/Osc_footprint3.2_to_print.ps

which Epson_EPL-6200Lx2 is the same file renamed

and the error is the same:

UPDATE4:

if I do:
so if I do:
ijs_server_epsonepl Epson-EPL-6200L6 /dev/usb/lp0 -P 2 /......./Osc_footprint3.2_to_print.ps

I get:

But printer at the printer nothing

also lsusb give--> Bus 006 Device 003: ID 04b8:0005 Seiko Epson Corp. Printer
so I guest its talking to the printer

UPDATE5:

Tried the other ppd and I get:
But nothing a the printer also.

Can you cd to /etc/cups and print the output of this command?

egrep -irH "epson|deviceuri"

Also after making changes to your printer config restart cups with

/etc/rc.d/rc.cups restart

here its:
From now I will make restart to cups every time I change the printer, I will do the same tonight as last night in case and report

Can you modify your printer in Cups and set your DeviceUri to "file://dev/usb/lp0" and enter this in /etc/cups/cupsd.conf "FileDevice Yes"?

I have tried:

Add "FileDevice Yes" to /etc/cups/cupsd.conf

and then the variations:
Nothings works, always reset cups before trying again.

So I went to look at /dev/usb and the lp0 appear and disappear so I create a usb rule:

I then try all variation on the connection as before and nothing.

I also try ijs_server_epsonepl from the command line, but because its not lp2 it cannot work from something direrent to: "/dev/usb/lp0"

How do I force to to be on /dev/usb/lp0? Would it be like SYMLINK+="/dev/usb/lp2"?

UPDATE2:

I did try that to force lp0 by:
SYMLINK+="/dev/usb/lp0"

and now its there, but it does not work! :-(

UPDATE3:

I also try from here:

as I have: hp-makeuri

lsusb: Bus 006 Device 008: ID 04b8:0005 Seiko Epson Corp. Printer

so its like: hp-makeuri --cups 006:008

but it give error: error: Device not found

maybe its only HP?

I try also hp-makeuri --cups /dev/usb/lp0

but the same error.

UPDATE4:
I read on epson page that could be added by command line as:

lpadmin -p epl6200 -E -v usb:/dev/usb/lp0 -P /..../epl6200.ppd

and if add the device URI as "usb:/dev/usb/lp0" but I have tested and it does not work

Where did you get about "FileDevice Yes"???

I looked into man cupsd.conf I cannot find anything about it.

UPDATE5:

I have not test 1.7 and nothing.

I did 4 set of pdd one from the system and one from open printing.

Note: (I read the L is the same one without but with less memory so the pdd without L should work in theory)

The pdd priter added are with the path from the webpage and one I force by editing the printer form the properties by changing:
usb:/dev/usb/lp0

Now those with the usb:/.. as path the printer hang in the queu "processing" and the other say completed bu nothing at the printer.

I also try the following to see if it works:
I added one by one the bellow lines in the cupsd.conf file, I add one and remove the other one so I tested one at the time.

looking at the log file:

As I said before try to blacklist usblp kernel module. and read https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/CUPS

That page is for arch.

I went to /etc/modprobe.d/ and there is nothing there, a note there tell me to go lib/modprobe.d/ but there is nothing like blacklistusblp.conf Where do I get this file?

also I try: bash-4.2# blacklist usblp

reply --->bash: blacklist: command not found

Create file. The name of the file isint important, just mus end with .conf

There must be something in that file, the ones in lib/.. have something in it.

If I do like sugguested.

create an entry file and place in---> file:///etc/modprobe.d/blacklistusblp.conf

and called:
I read here that you need to do:

So I did, no reply from the terminal.

the restart cups--> /etc/rc.d/rc.cups restart

and print by--> lp -d EPSON_EPL-6200L2 -P 2 /....../Osc_footprint3.2_to_print.ps
again the ones with usb:... as default say print completed and there ones with usb:/dev/usb/lp0 hand in process.

if I do "dmesg" I get:

the rmmod did not give reply after 3 times:
and this is cups error log:

I looked in that post for epson-inkjet and it looks like that script-install more than just add pdd.

So after all that nothing at the printer.

I also try to print on lpr command as:

but nothing

I don't mean to redirect you completely, but I had a similar problem with a Canon MF4570dn. NO MATTER WHAT I did to build those drivers, it wouldn't work on slackware x64. I ended up pulling an old Pentium 3 I had, installing 32 bit slack, connecting it USB to the printer, and setting it up as a print server on my home network. CUPS makes it super easy. It fixed the problem. I'm fascinated to read this article because of the problems I had with that printer, and x64 slack. I don't know what the difference is between the 2, but it just didn't work.

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Can you set "LogLevel Debug" in your /etc/cups/cupsd.conf, restart cups, print something and post the output from the /var/log/cups/error.log here?

As asked I changed debug level from warn to debug and did a set of print, again the one the device are that serial number go through to complete with not output at the printer and then ones with usb:/..lp0 are hang on processing.

I did 4 set of print record the log and then remove mod usblp and did 4 more then of print and record again the log error:

Here is the log error test one:

second test error log deleting the entry from the first one:

By the way nothing at the printer

UPDATE:
I was having the same problem on my Ubuntu 12.04 to use that printer, today through this foomatic-datafile and epsoneplijs was able to print in that Ubuntu machine.

I would like to try the same in the slackware machine but how do I add foomatic-datafile?

I will be moving this post to solve soon, I have now manage to print using my Slackware machine. On the way print on Windows and Ubuntu. I have to say I got the keys from the Ubuntu machine installation. Here there is not much to say there a part from that link to ijs_server_epsonepl to usr/bin, the rest would be similar to what I describe bellow.

Let move to more slackware-machine.

What I have done:

Download and compile from here:
foomatic-db
foomatic-db-engine
foomatic-filters
(On that order)

On my search to create scrip to I found this page a year old which describe depend for foomatic but I am not 100% sure of that, you can found it here

But I used the Slack Build type script to compile. I also used current and give a version number, to do that I need to change the package original version or the script give error.

after all in (I could not wait to the other post to see if I was compile it well) I downloaded the "epsoneplijs-0.4.1.tgz" suggested earlier in this post.

I didnt compile ijs_server_epsonepl as I did earlier on on this, you could read back it you want to know how. I did check and I didnt need to link it as it was in a system path.

Then I did what Debian-install script say on "epsoneplijs-0.4.1.tgz" but manually, comping the folder from driver/opt/printer to slackware folder.

I took the pdd ziped and uncompress it to a bear pdd and the guessed as if you type man foomatic-datafile the description is very similar to ppdfile and it even give me the feeling there are the same so I ran:

(Worse to mention here before doing that I reverse to cups 1.5 and I have not printer installed)

That gave me not reply(its different in Ubuntu-in Ubuntu create the file and the you need to add it), but I went look at cups and the printer was already installed,so I tested as before in the command line:
Very happy to see the printer flashing getting read to print.

There still some question and maybe better package compilation, also looking a new db there was a 6200L with a rename and add the one from "epsoneplijs-0.4.1.tgz" maybe its not need it (maybe further test).