citizen printer ct-s4000 slow printing and delay in print

tomislav91 · 01-20-2018, 07:42 AM

Hello guys,

i am having some issues that my new printer print slower than 80mm epson (citizen is 112mm).
Print commands are from another program, and problem is not in same program.

I am using linux ubuntu 14 and 17.

Problem also lies when i have put something to print in a random of time came double print, so i print one document and after 10minutes it came the same, but i have printer in between another jobs.

In the error cups log just stays

Quote:

E [14/Jan/2018:09:31:27 +0100] [Job 430104] Unable to send data to printer.

syslog for this time:

Code:

Jan 14 09:29:27 profile kernel: [ 3447.276253] evbug: Event. Dev: input13, Type: 4, Code: 4, Value: 458840
Jan 14 09:29:27 profile kernel: [ 3447.276261] evbug: Event. Dev: input13, Type: 1, Code: 96, Value: 1
Jan 14 09:29:27 profile kernel: [ 3447.276265] evbug: Event. Dev: input13, Type: 0, Code: 0, Value: 0
Jan 14 09:29:27 profile kernel: [ 3447.356171] evbug: Event. Dev: input13, Type: 4, Code: 4, Value: 458840
Jan 14 09:29:27 profile kernel: [ 3447.356176] evbug: Event. Dev: input13, Type: 1, Code: 96, Value: 0
Jan 14 09:29:27 profile kernel: [ 3447.356178] evbug: Event. Dev: input13, Type: 0, Code: 0, Value: 0
Jan 14 09:29:27 profile kernel: [ 3447.460154] evbug: Event. Dev: input13, Type: 4, Code: 4, Value: 458841
Jan 14 09:29:27 profile kernel: [ 3447.460162] evbug: Event. Dev: input13, Type: 1, Code: 79, Value: 1
Jan 14 09:29:27  kernel: [ 3447.460165] evbug: Event. Dev: input13, Type: 0, Code: 0, Value: 0
Jan 14 09:29:27 profile kernel: [ 3447.540099] evbug: Event. Dev: input13, Type: 4, Code: 4, Value: 458841
Jan 14 09:29:27 profile kernel: [ 3447.540102] evbug: Event. Dev: input13, Type: 1, Code: 79, Value: 0
Jan 14 09:29:27 profile kernel: [ 3447.540103] evbug: Event. Dev: input13, Type: 0, Code: 0, Value: 0
Jan 14 09:29:27 profile kernel: [ 3447.644092] evbug: Event. Dev: input13, Type: 4, Code: 4, Value: 458844
Jan 14 09:29:27 profile kernel: [ 3447.644096] evbug: Event. Dev: input13, Type: 1, Code: 75, Value: 1
Jan 14 09:29:27 profile kernel: [ 3447.644097] evbug: Event. Dev: input13, Type: 0, Code: 0, Value: 0
Jan 14 09:29:27 profile kernel: [ 3447.740056] evbug: Event. Dev: input13, Type: 4, Code: 4, Value: 458844
Jan 14 09:29:27 profile kernel: [ 3447.740060] evbug: Event. Dev: input13, Type: 1, Code: 75, Value: 0
Jan 14 09:29:27 profile kernel: [ 3447.740061] evbug: Event. Dev: input13, Type: 0, Code: 0, Value: 0
Jan 14 09:29:27 profile kernel: [ 3447.788068] evbug: Event. Dev: input13, Type: 4, Code: 4, Value: 458846
Jan 14 09:29:27 profile kernel: [ 3447.788076] evbug: Event. Dev: input13, Type: 1, Code: 77, Value: 1
Jan 14 09:29:27 profile kernel: [ 3447.788079] evbug: Event. Dev: input13, Type: 0, Code: 0, Value: 0
Jan 14 09:29:27 profile kernel: [ 3447.891999] evbug: Event. Dev: input13, Type: 4, Code: 4, Value: 458846
Jan 14 09:29:27 profile kernel: [ 3447.892002] evbug: Event. Dev: input13, Type: 1, Code: 77, Value: 0
Jan 14 09:29:27 profile kernel: [ 3447.892003] evbug: Event. Dev: input13, Type: 0, Code: 0, Value: 0
Jan 14 09:29:27 profile kernel: [ 3447.955998] evbug: Event. Dev: input13, Type: 4, Code: 4, Value: 458840
Jan 14 09:29:27 profile kernel: [ 3447.956006] evbug: Event. Dev: input13, Type: 1, Code: 96, Value: 1
Jan 14 09:29:27 profile kernel: [ 3447.956010] evbug: Event. Dev: input13, Type: 0, Code: 0, Value: 0

I have downloaded and with

Code:

dpkg -i

install a printer
Linux Driver

I also put a command

Code:

 lpadmin -p CITIZEN-CT-S4000 -o usb-unidir-default=true

but nothing special happend, this solve that print one for another, and not one than wait a couple of seconds, than second, etc. But slow printing is pain in the ass.

Than in a driver list i found driver for my printer and thats it. Printing is slower than from EPSON.
But in windows came very good and faster.

Where can be problem?

ferrari · 01-20-2018, 02:16 PM

The syslog output you posted has nothing to do with printing. These small label/ticket/receipt printing devices typically have small processors and limited memory. Much of the required processing is done by the proprietary filter driver. My only recommendation would be contact the vendor for support.

tomislav91 · 01-27-2018, 07:17 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ferrari

The syslog output you posted has nothing to do with printing. These small label/ticket/receipt printing devices typically have small processors and limited memory. Much of the required processing is done by the proprietary filter driver. My only recommendation would be contact the vendor for support.

Do you have any advice what can i try?

ferrari · 01-27-2018, 01:52 PM

Not other than

Quote:

My only recommendation would be contact the vendor for support.

ferrari · 01-27-2018, 03:40 PM

Here you go...
http://www.citizen-systems.com/en/contact-us

AwesomeMachine · 01-27-2018, 11:52 PM

If the printer uses a proprietary filter, you'd get the best performance from the Citizen Linux driver.

ferrari · 01-28-2018, 12:40 AM

Based on the link that the OP included in their opening post, that's what they appear to be using already.

AwesomeMachine · 01-28-2018, 08:35 PM

Then they should tell Citizen to write a driver that doesn't suck.

ferrari · 01-28-2018, 08:52 PM

LOL. My thoughts as well!