On 02.12.2014 22:45, Robert Moskowitz wrote: > I have made some headway on this printing problem. See below. > > On 11/14/2014 01:57 AM, poma wrote: >> On 13.11.2014 22:04, Robert Moskowitz wrote: >>> On 11/13/2014 10:40 AM, poma wrote: >>>> On 13.11.2014 19:34, Robert Moskowitz wrote: >>>>> On 11/13/2014 12:44 AM, Tim Waugh wrote: >>>>>> On Wed, 2014-11-12 at 23:51 -1000, Robert Moskowitz wrote: >>>>>>> No error_log, only an access_log >>>>>> Turn on verbose logging: >>>>>> >>>>>> su -c 'cupsctl --debug-logging' >>>>> Nope. Still no error_log. >>>>> >>>>> In access_log I see: >>>>> >>>>> localhost - - [13/Nov/2014:13:23:49 -0500] "POST /printers/HP-TR-8610 >>>>> HTTP/1.1" 200 307 Create-Job successful-ok >>>>> localhost - - [13/Nov/2014:13:23:49 -0500] "POST /printers/HP-TR-8610 >>>>> HTTP/1.1" 200 16074 Send-Document successful-ok >>>>> >>>>> while when I look at the printer queue via the cups web interface I am >>>>> told that the State is: >>>>> >>>>> Stopped "Filter failed" >>>>> >>>>> I only have a bit more time here for testing, flying home tonight and >>>>> can then test on my home test network (where I have an HP 8600, pretty >>>>> much the same driver). >>>>> >>>>> >>>> We do not know whether the device is defective or not in the first place, therefore. >>> You mean the printer? It is the printer here at IETF terminal room. I >>> have no problem printing to it with enscript from my F20 notebook via cups. >>> >>> If you mean the server I am trying to print from? Well that is in part >>> the question. Am I missing something that did not get installed with >>> cups and hplip, or is there a bug for me to run down, as the server is >>> running f21 beta. >>> >>> I can't yet take this to f21 bugs, as I just don't know where to >>> troubleshoot it to get the information to put into a bug report other >>> than printing is failing with 'Filter failed'. >>> >>> Remember that I said system-config-printer remote was able to print the >>> test page through the server to the printer. It is when I use enscript >>> via command line on the server that I get the failure. >>> >>> I use enscript to print text file documents (e.g. IETF RFCs) in a nice >>> way, so I am familar with it. If there is something simpler for me to >>> test with, I am all for that. >>> >> If you do not know what you're missing, rather go with a full set of tools. *After* you identify all the necessary elements, you can install the same in the minimal environment. > > How do you know what you don't know? > > I have both a minimal and Xfce boot. Printing works fine on the Xfce > boot; everything is there for printing to an HP8600 from a command line > program like enscript. But with the minimal with cups and hplip > installed, I can do the test print through a remote > system-config-printer (after enabling remote_admin), but the enscript > print fails with 'Filter failed'. > > So now how do I determine WHAT is in the Xfce build that is NOT in the > minimal build? > > No error messages in journalctl. Only the message in the print jobs report. > > I should mention that this is F21-arm system, and the builds are xzcats > you download and unpack onto an SD card, so there is no nice list of > installed rpms. Also there is no video support for my arm board, so > even though I am testing with the Xfce build, I do not have access to a > desktop. I also have a F21-x86_64 notebook with the Xfce desktop and it > prints from enscript and Openoffice to the HP8600 with no errors. > > thank you for any help you can offer. > > $ rpm -qa | sort > Mini-rpms.txt $ rpm -qa | sort > Xfce-rpms.txt http://fpaste.org -- users mailing list users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/users Fedora Code of Conduct: http://fedoraproject.org/code-of-conduct Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines Have a question? Ask away: http://ask.fedoraproject.org