[gentoo-user] cupsd (localhost:631) trouble

[gentoo-user] cupsd (localhost:631) trouble

[gottlieb]

On a reboot the cups main page appears in firefox (it is the plain,
non-qt version, which I have used successfully for years).

However if I try to refresh the page or go to say the printer page I get
"Firefox can't establish a connection to the server at localhost:631."

If I execute
  /etc/init.d/cupsd restart
I get in /var/log/messages

Sep  3 18:28:09 newlap colord: Automatic remove of HP-LaserJet-P2055dn-Gray.. from cups-HP-LaserJet-P2055dn
Sep  3 18:28:09 newlap colord: Profile removed: HP-LaserJet-P2055dn-Gray..
Sep  3 18:28:09 newlap colord: Automatic remove of HP-LaserJet-P2055dn-RGB.. from cups-HP-LaserJet-P2055dn
Sep  3 18:28:09 newlap colord: Profile removed: HP-LaserJet-P2055dn-RGB..
Sep  3 18:28:09 newlap colord: device removed: cups-HP-LaserJet-P2055dn
Sep  3 18:28:09 newlap colord: Automatic remove of lj-Gray.. from cups-lj
Sep  3 18:28:09 newlap colord: Profile removed: lj-Gray..
Sep  3 18:28:09 newlap colord: Automatic remove of lj-RGB.. from cups-lj
Sep  3 18:28:09 newlap colord: Profile removed: lj-RGB..
Sep  3 18:28:09 newlap colord: device removed: cups-lj
Sep  3 18:28:09 newlap colord: Profile added: HP-LaserJet-P2055dn-Gray..
Sep  3 18:28:09 newlap colord: Profile added: HP-LaserJet-P2055dn-RGB..
Sep  3 18:28:09 newlap colord: Device added: cups-HP-LaserJet-P2055dn
Sep  3 18:28:09 newlap colord: Profile added: lj-Gray..
Sep  3 18:28:09 newlap colord: Profile added: lj-RGB..
Sep  3 18:28:09 newlap colord: Device added: cups-lj
Sep  3 18:28:10 newlap hpcups[9016]: prnt/hpcups/HPCupsFilter.cpp 724: First raster data plane..

(the last line indicates a "stuck" print job; I am having trouble
printing, which is why I wanted to access cups to delete the printers
and reinstall them).

Any help would be appreciated.
thanks,
allan

Re: [gentoo-user] cupsd (localhost:631) trouble

[Lee]

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Just a shot in the dark, but have u tried printer mgmt from hp-setup
instead of cups? There is an ASCII alternative to the qt interface included
in hplips.
On Sep 3, 2013 5:01 PM, <gottlieb@nyu.edu> wrote:

> On a reboot the cups main page appears in firefox (it is the plain,
> non-qt version, which I have used successfully for years).
>
> However if I try to refresh the page or go to say the printer page I get
> "Firefox can't establish a connection to the server at localhost:631."
>
> If I execute
>   /etc/init.d/cupsd restart
> I get in /var/log/messages
>
> Sep  3 18:28:09 newlap colord: Automatic remove of
> HP-LaserJet-P2055dn-Gray.. from cups-HP-LaserJet-P2055dn
> Sep  3 18:28:09 newlap colord: Profile removed: HP-LaserJet-P2055dn-Gray..
> Sep  3 18:28:09 newlap colord: Automatic remove of
> HP-LaserJet-P2055dn-RGB.. from cups-HP-LaserJet-P2055dn
> Sep  3 18:28:09 newlap colord: Profile removed: HP-LaserJet-P2055dn-RGB..
> Sep  3 18:28:09 newlap colord: device removed: cups-HP-LaserJet-P2055dn
> Sep  3 18:28:09 newlap colord: Automatic remove of lj-Gray.. from cups-lj
> Sep  3 18:28:09 newlap colord: Profile removed: lj-Gray..
> Sep  3 18:28:09 newlap colord: Automatic remove of lj-RGB.. from cups-lj
> Sep  3 18:28:09 newlap colord: Profile removed: lj-RGB..
> Sep  3 18:28:09 newlap colord: device removed: cups-lj
> Sep  3 18:28:09 newlap colord: Profile added: HP-LaserJet-P2055dn-Gray..
> Sep  3 18:28:09 newlap colord: Profile added: HP-LaserJet-P2055dn-RGB..
> Sep  3 18:28:09 newlap colord: Device added: cups-HP-LaserJet-P2055dn
> Sep  3 18:28:09 newlap colord: Profile added: lj-Gray..
> Sep  3 18:28:09 newlap colord: Profile added: lj-RGB..
> Sep  3 18:28:09 newlap colord: Device added: cups-lj
> Sep  3 18:28:10 newlap hpcups[9016]: prnt/hpcups/HPCupsFilter.cpp 724:
> First raster data plane..
>
> (the last line indicates a "stuck" print job; I am having trouble
> printing, which is why I wanted to access cups to delete the printers
> and reinstall them).
>
> Any help would be appreciated.
> thanks,
> allan
>
>

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Re: [gentoo-user] cupsd (localhost:631) trouble

[gottlieb]

On Tue, Sep 03 2013, Lee wrote:
>
>> On a reboot the cups main page appears in firefox (it is the plain,
>> non-qt version, which I have used successfully for years).
>>
>> However if I try to refresh the page or go to say the printer page I get
>> "Firefox can't establish a connection to the server at localhost:631."
>>
>> If I execute
>>   /etc/init.d/cupsd restart
>> I get in /var/log/messages
>>
>> Sep  3 18:28:09 newlap colord: Automatic remove of
>> HP-LaserJet-P2055dn-Gray.. from cups-HP-LaserJet-P2055dn
>> Sep  3 18:28:09 newlap colord: Profile removed: HP-LaserJet-P2055dn-Gray..
>> Sep  3 18:28:09 newlap colord: Automatic remove of
>> HP-LaserJet-P2055dn-RGB.. from cups-HP-LaserJet-P2055dn
>> Sep  3 18:28:09 newlap colord: Profile removed: HP-LaserJet-P2055dn-RGB..
>> Sep  3 18:28:09 newlap colord: device removed: cups-HP-LaserJet-P2055dn
>> Sep  3 18:28:09 newlap colord: Automatic remove of lj-Gray.. from cups-lj
>> Sep  3 18:28:09 newlap colord: Profile removed: lj-Gray..
>> Sep  3 18:28:09 newlap colord: Automatic remove of lj-RGB.. from cups-lj
>> Sep  3 18:28:09 newlap colord: Profile removed: lj-RGB..
>> Sep  3 18:28:09 newlap colord: device removed: cups-lj
>> Sep  3 18:28:09 newlap colord: Profile added: HP-LaserJet-P2055dn-Gray..
>> Sep  3 18:28:09 newlap colord: Profile added: HP-LaserJet-P2055dn-RGB..
>> Sep  3 18:28:09 newlap colord: Device added: cups-HP-LaserJet-P2055dn
>> Sep  3 18:28:09 newlap colord: Profile added: lj-Gray..
>> Sep  3 18:28:09 newlap colord: Profile added: lj-RGB..
>> Sep  3 18:28:09 newlap colord: Device added: cups-lj
>> Sep  3 18:28:10 newlap hpcups[9016]: prnt/hpcups/HPCupsFilter.cpp 724:
>> First raster data plane..
>>
>> (the last line indicates a "stuck" print job; I am having trouble
>> printing, which is why I wanted to access cups to delete the printers
>> and reinstall them).
>>
>> Any help would be appreciated.
>> thanks,
>> allan
>>
>>
> Just a shot in the dark, but have u tried printer mgmt from hp-setup
> instead of cups? There is an ASCII alternative to the qt interface included
> in hplips.
> On Sep 3, 2013 5:01 PM, <gottlieb@nyu.edu> wrote:

I normally do install printers using hp-setup.  But I uses cups (web
interface) to first delete all the queues and also find the cups web
interface useful for printing.

What is the hp- command to "start over", e.g. remove all existing
queues?

I feel there must be something very wrong here.

thanks,
allan

Re: [gentoo-user] cupsd (localhost:631) trouble

[Dale]

gottlieb@nyu.edu wrote:
> I normally do install printers using hp-setup. But I uses cups (web
> interface) to first delete all the queues and also find the cups web
> interface useful for printing. What is the hp- command to "start
> over", e.g. remove all existing queues? I feel there must be something
> very wrong here. thanks, allan 

I don't have my printer connected at the moment but I think this will help:

hp-devicesettings

If not, type hp- and hit tab twice.  Quite a few HP commands there that
should help.  That said, I usually delete with cups too.  ;-)

Dale

:-)  :-) 

-- 
I am only responsible for what I said ... Not for what you understood or how you interpreted my words!

[gentoo-user] Re: cupsd (localhost:631) trouble

[James]

 <gottlieb <at> nyu.edu> writes:


> However if I try to refresh the page or go to say the printer page I get
> "Firefox can't establish a connection to the server at localhost:631."

What is the connection's physical interface ?

If it is ethernet, you should be able to ping it.
Also, just put the ip address of the printer
into a web browser and see how the printer
is configured.


Also in /etc/cups/ there are config files. I always save
out a copy of old working configs. On ocasion a cups
update will "wig out" the config filescupsd.conf       

 cupsd.conf.default   
cupsd.conf.16may


from printers.conf

<snip>
OpPolicy default
ErrorPolicy stop-printer
</Printer>
<DefaultPrinter OfficeJet_8600>
UUID urn:uuid:0a5bf234-9167-3cf4-428c-a03a24e71e8b
Info HP 8600
Location 
MakeModel HP Officejet Pro 8600, hpcups 3.12.10a
DeviceURI socket://192.168.2.9
State Idle
StateTime 1357316592
Type 36892
Accepting Yes
<end/snip>

Sorry, I gotta run.

Good hunting!

James

[gentoo-user] Re: cupsd (localhost:631) trouble

[James]

James <wireless <at> tampabay.rr.com> writes:



> If it is ethernet, you should be able to ping it.

You have to go through the "cheesE" interface
on an HP 8600 to initially set the ip address,
subnet, etc on the printer before cups
or any other printing will work, via ethernet.


I never use the USB for this printer.....

hth,
James

Re: [gentoo-user] cupsd (localhost:631) trouble (FIXED)

[gottlieb]

For some reason lines changed in /etc/cups/cupsd.conf.
Many pairs were drop where the first line was blank and the second a
comment.

But a few non-blank non-comment lines changed and that did it.

All is well

Thanks to all,
allan