cups-pdf in OpenSuse 11.2 doesn't create pdf

zorro_kwh · 03-07-2011, 04:00 PM

Hello,

I have installed the cups-pdf package from the opensue 11.2 site and found an second printer in the config page od cups. I tried to print to this PDF called printer, but the cups-pdf printer doesn't create any files or user dirs in the default spool directory /var/spool/cups-pdf. CUPS respoces that jobs finished without errors. I have no idea what I made wrong.

Can anybody help?

Code:

I [07/Mar/2011:22:58:21 +0100] Listening to 0.0.0.0:631 (IPv4)
I [07/Mar/2011:22:58:21 +0100] Listening to :::631 (IPv6)
I [07/Mar/2011:22:58:21 +0100] Listening to ::1:631 (IPv6)
I [07/Mar/2011:22:58:21 +0100] Listening to 127.0.0.1:631 (IPv4)
I [07/Mar/2011:22:58:21 +0100] Listening to /var/run/cups/cups.sock (Domain)
I [07/Mar/2011:22:58:21 +0100] Remote access is enabled.
I [07/Mar/2011:22:58:21 +0100] Loaded configuration file "/etc/cups/cupsd.conf"
I [07/Mar/2011:22:58:21 +0100] Using default TempDir of /var/spool/cups/tmp...
I [07/Mar/2011:22:58:21 +0100] Configured for up to 100 clients.
I [07/Mar/2011:22:58:21 +0100] Allowing up to 100 client connections per host.
I [07/Mar/2011:22:58:21 +0100] Full reload is required.
I [07/Mar/2011:22:58:21 +0100] Loaded MIME database from '/etc/cups': 37 types, 41 filters...
I [07/Mar/2011:22:58:21 +0100] Loading job cache file "/etc/cups/yes/job.cache"...
I [07/Mar/2011:22:58:21 +0100] Full reload complete.
I [07/Mar/2011:22:58:21 +0100] Cleaning out old temporary files in "/var/spool/cups/tmp"...
I [07/Mar/2011:22:58:21 +0100] Listening to 0.0.0.0:631 on fd 4...
I [07/Mar/2011:22:58:21 +0100] Listening to :::631 on fd 16...
E [07/Mar/2011:22:58:21 +0100] Unable to bind socket for address ::1:631 - Address already in use.
E [07/Mar/2011:22:58:21 +0100] Unable to bind socket for address 127.0.0.1:631 - Address already in use.
I [07/Mar/2011:22:58:21 +0100] Listening to /var/run/cups/cups.sock on fd 17...
I [07/Mar/2011:22:58:21 +0100] Resuming new connection processing...
I [07/Mar/2011:22:58:46 +0100] [Job ???] Request file type is application/postscript.
I [07/Mar/2011:22:58:46 +0100] [Job 10] Adding start banner page "none".
I [07/Mar/2011:22:58:46 +0100] [Job 10] Adding end banner page "none".
I [07/Mar/2011:22:58:46 +0100] [Job 10] File of type application/postscript queued by "albert".
I [07/Mar/2011:22:58:46 +0100] [Job 10] Queued on "PDF" by "albert".
I [07/Mar/2011:22:58:46 +0100] [Job 10] Started filter /usr/lib64/cups/filter/pstops (PID 9503)
I [07/Mar/2011:22:58:46 +0100] [Job 10] Completed successfully.
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zorro_kwh · 03-09-2011, 10:53 AM

I have found the solution by myself and I leave it here for others which might get into the same situation.

The problem was:

The file cups-pdf was copied by the installer to /var/lib/cups/backend but it is expected at /usr/lib64/cups/backend

The solution:

Copy the file from /var/lib/cups/backend to /usr/lib64/cups/backend

After this operation a restart of the cups-System is required and the printer can be configured as mentions in severals docs you can found in the www.

I use a 64Bit installation. The file from the installer was also 64Bit ELF binary.

To check if it is available use lpinfo -v:

Code:

# lpinfo -v
network socket
network beh
file cups-pdf:/
direct pipe
direct hal
direct hpfax
direct hp
network http
network ipp
network lpd
direct scsi
network smb

stress_junkie · 03-09-2011, 10:53 AM

The one time that I used the CUPS PDF printer it created a directory $HOME/PDF and put the pdf file in there.