Hi U hav got the wrong address -- Message sent with Supanet E-mail -----Original Message----- From: Rick Stevens To: Getting started with Red Hat Linux Subject: Re: printing > roland brouwers wrote: > >>roland brouwers wrote: > >> > >> > >>>-----Original Message----- > >>>From: redhat-install-list-bounces@redhat.com > >>>[mailto:redhat-install-list-bounces@redhat.com] On Behalf Of Rick > >>>Stevens > >>>Sent: donderdag 20 januari 2005 18:59 > >>>To: Getting started with Red Hat Linux > >>>Subject: Re: printing > >>> > >>>roland brouwers wrote: > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>>>Hello, > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>>I have a printing problem. > >>>> > >>>>The application I wrote uses the Unix printing system or jetdirect > > > > and > > > >>>a > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>>>generic interface, raw text. > >>>> > >>>>When I start a long printjob, something like 30 invoices, the > > > > spooljob > > > >>> > >>>>is never removed. In other words, when finished, the spooler launches > > > > > >>>>his job again and again and again. He doesn't do this with a job, not > > > > > >>>>longer than something like 10 pages. > >>>> > >>>>Could this be a problem of RedHat9? > >>> > >>> > >>>I've never heard of that specific problem, but RH9 did have some known > >>>printing issues. BTW, you didn't say if you were using CUPS or LPRng. > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>>>I heard that for the RH enterprise, there was a patch for this > >>> > >>>problem. > >>> > >>>Entirely possible, although RHEL is based on RH7.2. Have you checked > >>>the update base at Fedora Legacy for CUPS and/or LPRng updates > >>>(depending on which you're using)? > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>>>I have this problem with all my RH9 installations. > >>> > >>> > >>>That wouldn't surprise me. > >>> > >>>I would highly recommend you go to http://www.fedoralegacy.org and do > >>>a couple of things. First, install yum or apt-get from that site on > >>>your RH9 machines, then update your systems: > >>> > >>> # yum update cups* or # yum update lprng* > >>>-or- > >>> # apt-get -u update cups or # apt-get -u update lprng > >>> > >>>Remember that RH9 is dead (as of April of last year) and the only > >>>updates you can get will be from the Fedora Legacy group. You should > >>>also think about updating to Fedora Core 2 or 3 at some point. I > >> > >>don't > >> > >> > >>>know how long Fedora Legacy will continue to support RH9 > >>>---------------------------------------------------------------------- > >>>- Rick Stevens, Senior Systems Engineer rstevens@vitalstream.com - > >>> > >> > >> > > ----------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > >>>RH9 installs by standard the CUPS printing system. > >>>But when I run the lp -d command it puts the spoolfiles in > >>>/var/spool/cups. > >>> > >>>What do I have to do, to disable the Cups printing system and start > >> > >>lpr > >> > >> > >>>or lpd? > >>> > >>>>From what i read about lpr from the manual, it uses cups, so what is > >> > >>the > >> > >> > >>>use? > >> > >> > >>There are two competing printing mechanisms under Linux...CUPS and > >>LPRng. LPRng is the more, uh, "classic" Unix printing system. CUPS > >>("C Unified Printing System") is a greatly improved printing > > > > mechanism. > > > >>Both use the same commands (lpr, lprm, lpq, etc.), however the > > > > commands > > > >>have actually been renamed "lpr.cups" and "lpr.lprng", etc.) and > >>symbolic links point to the actual commands. The links are changed as > >>you select either CUPS or LPRng as your printing system. Which one > > > > are > > > >>you using? Do "ls -l /etc/alternatives/print" and it'll show you what > >>the symbolic link points at. Odds are it'll be "lpr.cups", meaning > >>you're using CUPS. > >> > >>So, make sure you update your CUPS software. If you installed yum or > >>apt-get as I recommended, just use: "yum -y update cups*" or > >>"apt-get -u update cups*" to update to the latest release from the > >>Fedora Legacy gang (remember, Red Hat doesn't support RH9 anymore). > >> > >>I downloaded LPRng-3.8.28-1.i386.rpm > >> > >>sh-2.05b# rpm -ivh LPRng-3.8.28-1.i386.rpm > >> > >>Preparing... > > > > ########################################### > > > >>[100%] > >> file /etc/printcap from install of LPRng-3.8.28-1 conflicts > > > > with > > > >>file from package setup-2.5.25-1 > >> > >>sh-2.05b# > >> > >>I did an update from fedora with : yum -y update LPRng* > >> > >> > >>Gathering header information file(s) from server(s) > >>Server: Red Hat Linux 9 -- Fedora US mirror > >>Server: Red Hat Linux 9 updates -- Fedora US mirror > >>Server: K12TLSP > >>Server: Macromedia Flash Player for Red Hat Linux 9 -- US mirror > >>Finding updated packages > >>Downloading needed headers > >>Cannot find any package matching LPRng available to be updated. > >>sh-2.05b# > >> > >>What am I missing here? > > > > > > If you don't have LPRng installed, you can't update it. "yum update" > > only updates things that are already installed. > > > > > >>Is every update coming from Fedora with yum, after the update active, > > > > or > > > >>do I have to restart something? > > > > > > All updates for Red Hat Linux 9 come from Fedora Legacy. You can get > > them by using yum or apt-get. > > > > > >>If I can get LPRng installed, how do I activate it? > > > > > > Just install it (you can use "yum install LPRng"), then use the Printing > > applet in System Tools to switch to it. > > > > There really isn't any good reason to switch to LPRng from CUPS. Your > > problem should possibly be squawked to the CUPS people. However, since > > you run an obsolete version of Linux, you may not get a lot of help. I > > really, REALLY suggest you go to Fedora Core 2 or 3 ASAP. > > > > I installed LPRng with Yum > > I checked /etc/printcap > > It was empty, so I filled with the parameters of the printers > > I typed the instruction: lpd > > And received the following > > Fatal error - Cannot bind to lpd port '515' > > Probably because cups was still running. > > > Next day I checked /etc/printcap again and it was empty > > But the printer works and stops his job normally > > How can I remove cups and install lpd in the proper way. > > If it's working properly now, why worry? > > > Till now I have not decided to install Fedora, because of a lack of time > > and the risk of reinstalling this server. > > Both valid reasons, but you really, really need to consider it. I don't > know how much longer RH9 will be supported by Fedora Legacy. > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > - Rick Stevens, Senior Systems Engineer rstevens@vitalstream.com - > - VitalStream, Inc. http://www.vitalstream.com - > - - > - Never try to outstubborn a cat. - > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > _______________________________________________ > Redhat-install-list mailing list > Redhat-install-list@redhat.com > https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-install-list > To Unsubscribe Go To ABOVE URL or send a message to: > redhat-install-list-request@redhat.com > Subject: unsubscribe Signup to supanet at https://signup.supanet.com/cgi-bin/signup?_origin=sigwebmail