connection to a printer server via lp ethernet

[RigasW]

Hi everybody,
I tried to connect to my network printer over ethernet (compushack printserver with an HP Laserjet attached to it).
I entered the IP-address of the printer together with port 515 (lp port, any other port number produces an error message).
Then I was asked for my printer etc. Everything worked fine, but when I tried to print a testpage, nothing happend.
You even cannot see the printjob in the queue.
I use knoppix 3.4, german version, rel. date may 10th.

[user unknown]

How did you print, with lpr?
Do you use cups as printserver?
Did you start the printserver (cupsd)?
Is it running (ps ax | grep cupsd)?
Did you look into /var/log/cups/ ?

[RigasW]

thanks for your quick help:

A look in the log-directory showed an error file, which told me, that the file system is read only: "Dateisystem ist nur lesbar".

I [15/May/2004:10:55:18 +0200] Listening to 0:631
I [15/May/2004:10:55:18 +0200] Loaded configuration file "/etc/cups/cupsd.conf"
I [15/May/2004:10:55:18 +0200] Configured for up to 100 clients.
I [15/May/2004:10:55:18 +0200] Allowing up to 100 client connections per host.
I [15/May/2004:10:55:18 +0200] Full reload is required.
I [15/May/2004:10:55:21 +0200] LoadPPDs: Read "/etc/cups/ppds.dat", 14 PPDs...
E [15/May/2004:10:55:21 +0200] LoadPPDs: Unable to write "/etc/cups/ppds.dat" - Das Dateisystem ist nur lesbar
I [15/May/2004:10:55:21 +0200] Full reload complete.

I run knoppix from a CD and do not want to install it on my hard drive.
What I have is a permanent home dir which is mapped to a USB-Stick (dev/sda1). Is there a way to write the file to that device?

When I try to print a text file, the log shows the following:

I [15/May/2004:13:01:36 +0200] Job 2 queued on 'Netzdrucker' by 'knoppix'.
I [15/May/2004:13:01:36 +0200] Started filter /usr/lib/cups/filter/pstops (PID 14800) for job 2.
I [15/May/2004:13:01:36 +0200] Started filter /usr/lib/cups/filter/foomatic-rip (PID 14801) for job 2.
I [15/May/2004:13:01:36 +0200] Started backend /usr/lib/cups/backend/socket (PID 14802) for job 2.
E [15/May/2004:13:01:43 +0200] [Job 2] Unable to send print file to printer: Broken pipe
E [15/May/2004:13:01:47 +0200] PID 14801 stopped with status 9!
I [15/May/2004:13:01:47 +0200] Hint: Try setting the LogLevel to "debug" to find out more.


any Ideas??


Regards

Rigas

[user unknown]

a dirty hack would be: move the /etc/cups directory to your usb-stick.
Then create a symbolic link to the stick:
ln -s /mnt/usb/cups /etc/cups

(replace /mnt/usb by the name you use for it, but NOT /dev/... )

But this might get an issue of space on the stick, and maybee the next errormessage is waiting...