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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:

Code:

EPSON-EPL-6200L        EPSON EPL-6200L        machine        Epson EPL-6100 PS3 - -UPS+Gutenprint v5.2.9        Idle

EPSON_EPL-6200L        EPSON EPL-6200L                EPSON EPL-6200 PS3 v3015.102        Idle

laserEpson        EPSON EPL-6200L        machine        EPSON EPL-6200 PS3 v3015.102 Idle

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

Code:

lp -d laserEpson -P 2 /home/......../print.ps

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

Quote:

LogLevel warn
SystemGroup sys root
Listen localhost:631
Listen /var/run/cups/cups.sock
Browsing On
BrowseOrder allow,deny
BrowseAllow all
BrowseLocalProtocols CUPS
DefaultAuthType Basic
WebInterface Yes
<Location />
Order allow,deny
</Location>
<Location /admin>
Order allow,deny
</Location>
<Location /admin/conf>
AuthType Default
Require user @SYSTEM
Order allow,deny
</Location>
<Policy default>
JobPrivateAccess default
JobPrivateValues default
SubscriptionPrivateAccess default
SubscriptionPrivateValues default
<Limit Create-Job Print-Job Print-URI Validate-Job>
Order deny,allow
</Limit>
<Limit Send-Document Send-URI Hold-Job Release-Job Restart-Job Purge-Jobs Set-Job-Attributes Create-Job-Subscription Renew-Subscription Cancel-Subscription Get-Notifications Reprocess-Job Cancel-Current-Job Suspend-Current-Job Resume-Job Cancel-My-Jobs Close-Job CUPS-Move-Job CUPS-Get-Document>
Require user @OWNER @SYSTEM
Order deny,allow
</Limit>
<Limit CUPS-Add-Modify-Printer CUPS-Delete-Printer CUPS-Add-Modify-Class CUPS-Delete-Class CUPS-Set-Default CUPS-Get-Devices>
AuthType Default
Require user @SYSTEM
Order deny,allow
</Limit>
<Limit Pause-Printer Resume-Printer Enable-Printer Disable-Printer Pause-Printer-After-Current-Job Hold-New-Jobs Release-Held-New-Jobs Deactivate-Printer Activate-Printer Restart-Printer Shutdown-Printer Startup-Printer Promote-Job Schedule-Job-After Cancel-Jobs CUPS-Accept-Jobs CUPS-Reject-Jobs>
AuthType Default
Require user @SYSTEM
Order deny,allow
</Limit>
<Limit Cancel-Job CUPS-Authenticate-Job>
Require user @OWNER @SYSTEM
Order deny,allow
</Limit>
<Limit All>
Order deny,allow
</Limit>
</Policy>
<Policy authenticated>
JobPrivateAccess default
JobPrivateValues default
SubscriptionPrivateAccess default
SubscriptionPrivateValues default
<Limit Create-Job Print-Job Print-URI Validate-Job>
AuthType Default
Order deny,allow
</Limit>
<Limit Send-Document Send-URI Hold-Job Release-Job Restart-Job Purge-Jobs Set-Job-Attributes Create-Job-Subscription Renew-Subscription Cancel-Subscription Get-Notifications Reprocess-Job Cancel-Current-Job Suspend-Current-Job Resume-Job Cancel-My-Jobs Close-Job CUPS-Move-Job CUPS-Get-Document>
AuthType Default
Require user @OWNER @SYSTEM
Order deny,allow
</Limit>
<Limit CUPS-Add-Modify-Printer CUPS-Delete-Printer CUPS-Add-Modify-Class CUPS-Delete-Class CUPS-Set-Default>
AuthType Default
Require user @SYSTEM
Order deny,allow
</Limit>
<Limit Pause-Printer Resume-Printer Enable-Printer Disable-Printer Pause-Printer-After-Current-Job Hold-New-Jobs Release-Held-New-Jobs Deactivate-Printer Activate-Printer Restart-Printer Shutdown-Printer Startup-Printer Promote-Job Schedule-Job-After Cancel-Jobs CUPS-Accept-Jobs CUPS-Reject-Jobs>
AuthType Default
Require user @SYSTEM
Order deny,allow
</Limit>
<Limit Cancel-Job CUPS-Authenticate-Job>
AuthType Default
Require user @OWNER @SYSTEM
Order deny,allow
</Limit>
<Limit All>
Order deny,allow
</Limit>
</Policy>
JobPrivateAccess default
JobPrivateValues default
MaxLogSize 2000000
SubscriptionPrivateAccess default
SubscriptionPrivateValues default

I added this

Quote:

BrowseAddress @LOCAL
BrowseAllow 192.168.0.*

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,

Quote:

Originally Posted by mrclisdue (Post 4998329)

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:

Quote:

CUPS-Add-Modify-Printer successful-ok
.
.
Create-Job successful-ok
.
.
Send-Document successful-ok
.
.
-Subscription successful-ok

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

Quote:

Stuferus

is correct. Give that driver a try.

Quote:

Originally Posted by camorri (Post 4998349)

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.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Stuferus (Post 4998536)

thank you.

I have tried 3 things today but nothing works:

One:

Load direct from the website admin:

Quote:

file:/....../printer/epsoneplijs-0.4.1/epsoneplijs-0.4.1/foomatic_PPDs/Epson-EPL-6200L-epl6200l-cups.ppd.gz

I get the error:

Quote:

Set Printer Options EPSON_EPL-6200L3 Error
Unable to open PPD file:
Line longer than the maximum allowed (255 characters)

Two:
I also try this other file direct:

Quote:

/tmp/.../printer/epsoneplijs-0.4.1/epsoneplijs-0.4.1/cups/Epson-EPL-5900L-epl5900l-cups.ppd.gz

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:

Quote:

./configure --prefix=/usr
make
make check
mkdir /tmp/epson
make install DESTDIR=/tmp/epson

But I go to the folder and there is nothing, the terminal output is:

Quote:

bash-4.2# make install DESTDIR=/tmp/epson
/usr/bin/ginstall -c ijs_server_epsonepl -c /usr/bin/ijs_server_epsonepl

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:

Quote:

#!/bin/sh

# Slackware build script for escpr

# Copyright 2013 Ruben Schuller
# All rights reserved.
#
# Redistribution and use of this script, with or without modification, is
# permitted provided that the following conditions are met:
#
# 1. Redistributions of this script must retain the above copyright
# notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer.
#
# THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE AUTHOR "AS IS" AND ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED
# WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF
# MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE DISCLAIMED. IN NO
# EVENT SHALL THE AUTHOR BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL,
# SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO,
# PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS;
# OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY,
# WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR
# OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF
# ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.

PRGNAM=epsoneplijs
VERSION=${VERSION:-0.4.1}
BUILD=${BUILD:-1}
TAG=${TAG:-_SBo}

TARNAM=$PRGNAM-$VERSION.tgz

if [ -z "$ARCH" ]; then
case "$( uname -m )" in
i?86) ARCH=i486 ;;
arm*) ARCH=arm ;;
*) ARCH=$( uname -m ) ;;
esac
fi

CWD=$(pwd)
TMP=${TMP:-/tmp/SBo}
PKG=$TMP/package-$PRGNAM
OUTPUT=${OUTPUT:-/tmp}

if [ "$ARCH" = "i486" ]; then
SLKCFLAGS="-O2 -march=i486 -mtune=i686"
LIBDIRSUFFIX=""
elif [ "$ARCH" = "i686" ]; then
SLKCFLAGS="-O2 -march=i686 -mtune=i686"
LIBDIRSUFFIX=""
elif [ "$ARCH" = "x86_64" ]; then
SLKCFLAGS="-O2 -fPIC"
LIBDIRSUFFIX="64"
else
SLKCFLAGS="-O2"
LIBDIRSUFFIX=""
fi

set -e

rm -rf $PKG
mkdir -p $TMP $PKG $OUTPUT
cd $TMP
rm -rf $PRGNAM-$VERSION
tar xvf $CWD/$TARNAM
cd $PRGNAM-$VERSION
chown -R root:root .
find . \
$ -perm 777 -o -perm 775 -o -perm 711 -o -perm 555 -o -perm 511 $ \
-exec chmod 755 {} \; -o \
$ -perm 666 -o -perm 664 -o -perm 600 -o -perm 444 -o -perm 440 -o -perm 400 $ \
-exec chmod 644 {} \;

#./bootstrap

CFLAGS="$SLKCFLAGS" \
CXXFLAGS="$SLKCFLAGS" \
./configure \
--prefix=/usr \
--libdir=/usr/lib${LIBDIRSUFFIX} \
--sysconfdir=/etc \
--localstatedir=/var \
--mandir=/usr/man \
--infodir=/usr/info \
# --docdir=/usr/doc/$PRGNAM-$VERSION \
# --build=$ARCH-slackware-linux

make
make install DESTDIR=$PKG

find $PKG -print0 | xargs -0 file | grep -e "executable" -e "shared object" | grep ELF \
| cut -f 1 -d : | xargs strip --strip-unneeded 2> /dev/null || true

mkdir -p $PKG/usr/doc/$PRGNAM-$VERSION
cat $CWD/$PRGNAM-$VERSION.SlackBuild > $PKG/usr/doc/$PRGNAM-$VERSION/$PRGNAM.SlackBuild

mkdir -p $PKG/install
cat $CWD/slack-desc > $PKG/install/slack-desc

cd $PKG
/sbin/makepkg -l y -c n $OUTPUT/$PRGNAM-$VERSION-$ARCH-$BUILD$TAG.${PKGTYPE:-tgz}

But that is installing nothing this is the package:

Quote:

./
usr/
usr/doc/
usr/doc/epsoneplijs-0.4.1/
usr/doc/epsoneplijs-0.4.1/epsoneplijs.SlackBuild
install/
install/slack-desc

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:

Quote:

EPSON_EPL-6200L EPSON EPL-6200L 1525Ubu Epson EPL-6200 PS3 , Postscript-Epson 20130226 (OpenPrinting LSB 3.2) Idle
EPSON_EPL-6200L2 EPSON EPL-6200L 1525Ubu EPSON EPL-6200 PS3 v3015.102

I get:

Quote:

Confirmed EPL-6200L
Unknown transport method: 0

Also for EPSON_EPL-6200L2, I am not sure now if I must use their ppd or I am missing something in the installetion