CUPS error: option "-o outputorder=reverse" ignored!

umk · 06-15-2005, 02:31 AM

Hi,

First problem: CUPS ignores command "-outputorder=reverse", so that text files are printed as if the command weren't there - that is, in the wrong order. I only detected this abnormal behaviour recently - it used to work in the past.

Second problem: When checking my configuration on http://localhost:631/admin, I found that I cannot configure the printer. When I click "Configure Printer" I get the message "Error: server-error-internal-error".

How can I sensibly search for the cause of this misbehavior?
Thanks for your help, umk

PS: I googled this, but couldn't find out what's wrong. The /var/log/cups/error_log file didn't help me either. Here is the file:
E [14/Jun/2005:07:28:03 +0100] Unknown directive debug on line 158.
I [14/Jun/2005:07:28:03 +0100] Listening to 0:631
I [14/Jun/2005:07:28:03 +0100] Loaded configuration file "/etc/cups/cupsd.conf"
I [14/Jun/2005:07:28:03 +0100] Configured for up to 100 clients.
I [14/Jun/2005:07:28:03 +0100] Allowing up to 100 client connections per host.
I [14/Jun/2005:07:28:03 +0100] Full reload is required.
I [14/Jun/2005:07:28:05 +0100] LoadPPDs: Read "/etc/cups/ppds.dat", 249 PPDs...
I [14/Jun/2005:07:28:05 +0100] LoadPPDs: No new or changed PPDs...
I [14/Jun/2005:07:28:06 +0100] Full reload complete.
I [14/Jun/2005:23:14:08 +0100] Adding start banner page "none" to job 99.
I [14/Jun/2005:23:14:08 +0100] Adding end banner page "none" to job 99.
I [14/Jun/2005:23:14:08 +0100] Job 99 queued on 'ep' by 'udo'.
I [14/Jun/2005:23:14:08 +0100] Started filter /usr/lib/cups/filter/pdftops (PID 2940) for job 99.
I [14/Jun/2005:23:14:08 +0100] Started filter /usr/lib/cups/filter/pstops (PID 2941) for job 99.
I [14/Jun/2005:23:14:08 +0100] Started filter /usr/lib/cups/filter/pstoraster (PID 2942) for job 99.
I [14/Jun/2005:23:14:08 +0100] Started filter /usr/lib/cups/filter/rastertoprinter (PID 2943) for job 99.
I [14/Jun/2005:23:14:08 +0100] Started backend /usr/lib/cups/backend/parallel (PID 2944) for job 99.
E [14/Jun/2005:23:14:10 +0100] [Job 99] Unable to open temp file: No such file or directory
E [14/Jun/2005:23:14:19 +0100] [Job 99] pdftops-options: -cfg /etc/cups/pdftops.conf
I [14/Jun/2005:23:16:56 +0100] Started "/usr/lib/cups/cgi-bin/admin.cgi" (pid=2949)
I [14/Jun/2005:23:17:02 +0100] Started "/usr/lib/cups/cgi-bin/printers.cgi" (pid=2950)
I [14/Jun/2005:23:17:10 +0100] Started "/usr/lib/cups/cgi-bin/admin.cgi" (pid=2952)
I [14/Jun/2005:23:17:16 +0100] Started "/usr/lib/cups/cgi-bin/admin.cgi" (pid=2953)
I [14/Jun/2005:23:17:52 +0100] Started "/usr/lib/cups/cgi-bin/admin.cgi" (pid=2954)
I [14/Jun/2005:23:18:59 +0100] Started "/usr/lib/cups/cgi-bin/admin.cgi" (pid=2955)
I [14/Jun/2005:23:24:17 +0100] Adding start banner page "none" to job 100.
I [14/Jun/2005:23:24:17 +0100] Adding end banner page "none" to job 100.
I [14/Jun/2005:23:24:17 +0100] Job 100 queued on 'ep' by 'udo'.
I [14/Jun/2005:23:24:17 +0100] Started filter /usr/lib/cups/filter/pstops (PID 2980) for job 100.
I [14/Jun/2005:23:24:17 +0100] Started filter /usr/lib/cups/filter/pstoraster (PID 2981) for job 100.
I [14/Jun/2005:23:24:17 +0100] Started filter /usr/lib/cups/filter/rastertoprinter (PID 2982) for job 100.
I [14/Jun/2005:23:24:17 +0100] Started backend /usr/lib/cups/backend/parallel (PID 2983) for job 100.
I [14/Jun/2005:23:27:48 +0100] Adding start banner page "none" to job 101.
I [14/Jun/2005:23:27:48 +0100] Adding end banner page "none" to job 101.
I [14/Jun/2005:23:27:48 +0100] Job 101 queued on 'ep' by 'udo'.
I [14/Jun/2005:23:27:48 +0100] Started filter /usr/lib/cups/filter/texttops (PID 2987) for job 101.
I [14/Jun/2005:23:27:48 +0100] Started filter /usr/lib/cups/filter/pstops (PID 2988) for job 101.
I [14/Jun/2005:23:27:48 +0100] Started filter /usr/lib/cups/filter/pstoraster (PID 2989) for job 101.
I [14/Jun/2005:23:27:48 +0100] Started filter /usr/lib/cups/filter/rastertoprinter (PID 2990) for job 101.
I [14/Jun/2005:23:27:48 +0100] Started backend /usr/lib/cups/backend/parallel (PID 2991) for job 101.
E [14/Jun/2005:23:27:49 +0100] [Job 101] Unable to open temp file: No such file or directory
I [14/Jun/2005:23:29:16 +0100] Job 101 was cancelled by 'udo'.
I [14/Jun/2005:23:35:32 +0100] Started "/usr/lib/cups/cgi-bin/admin.cgi" (pid=3015)
I [14/Jun/2005:23:36:25 +0100] Started "/usr/lib/cups/cgi-bin/printers.cgi" (pid=3016)
I [14/Jun/2005:23:36:28 +0100] Started "/usr/lib/cups/cgi-bin/admin.cgi" (pid=3017)

Thanks for your help, umk

umk · 06-17-2005, 03:10 AM

Hi,

I just post the solution, in case anybody ever has this problem (unlikely, though):

The error that caused CUPS to ignore my -o outputorder option was:
E [14/Jun/2005:23:27:49 +0100] [Job 101] Unable to open temp file: No such file or directory

After a while I remembered that I once, in a premature attempt to clean my /var directory manually (I've discovered logrotate since...) I must have deleted the /var/spool/cups/tmp directory. So I now made a new directory, made it writable, and the first problem was sorted. umk