[K12OSN] lp_server not running

jconlon1 at elp.rr.com jconlon1 at elp.rr.com
Thu Sep 29 15:50:47 UTC 2005


Then I must be using LTSP 4.
Thanks
Pat

----- Original Message -----
From: Petre Scheie <petre at maltzen.net>
Date: Thursday, September 29, 2005 9:39 am
Subject: Re: [K12OSN] lp_server not running

> IIRC, Eric creates K12LTSP 4.4.x by bolting the LTSP 4 packages 
> onto Fedora Core 4.
> 
> jconlon1 at elp.rr.com wrote:
> > Sorry about that.  I am using which ever version of ltsp that 
> came on
> > the 4.4.0 CDs that were given to me by my district Linux person.
> > Pat
> > 
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: Jim McQuillan <jam at mcquil.com>
> > Date: Thursday, September 29, 2005 8:49 am
> > Subject: Re: [K12OSN] lp_server not running
> > 
> > 
> >>
> >>On Thu, 29 Sep 2005 jconlon1 at elp.rr.com wrote:
> >>
> >>
> >>>I didn't realize I had created a second section for that 
> >>
> >>terminal.  I
> >>
> >>>fixed that now there is only one section.
> >>>
> >>>That Mac address is the address for the terminal I am using.
> >>>
> >>>I am running FC 4.4.0.  Perhaps it has the same problem as FC 4.4.1
> >>
> >>You are talking about Fedora versions.  I'm talking about LTSP.
> >>
> >>
> >>>After combining the two sections I shut the terminal down and 
> >>
> >>restarted> it from power off.  I typed ps -elf and now lp_server 
> is 
> >>in the
> >>
> >>>terminal's list.  I typed in lp_server and got the following 
> >>
> >>error message:
> >>
> >>>tcp_open: Bind to '0.0.0.0 port 9100 failed - address already in 
> >>
> >>use.
> >>Why are you typing 'lp_server' ?  You don't need to run it, it's 
> >>alreadyrunning.
> >>
> >>Now, you need to test it from the server.  Try telnetting to that 
> >>clientat port 9100.  Like this:
> >>
> >>    telnet ws001 9100
> >>
> >>(substitute the workstation name or IP address)
> >>
> >>You should get a connected message.  Then, whatever you type should
> >>appear on the printer.  Hit Ctrl-J to advance a line, and Ctrl-L to
> >>eject the page.
> >>
> >>If that works, then you just need to setup your print spooler on 
> your>>server.  Tell CUPS that it's a jetdirect interface and you 
> should 
> >>be all
> >>set.
> >>
> >>Jim.
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>>Pat
> >>>
> >>>----- Original Message -----
> >>>From: Jim McQuillan <jam at mcquil.com>
> >>>Date: Thursday, September 29, 2005 7:38 am
> >>>Subject: Re: [K12OSN] lp_server not running
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>>John,
> >>>>
> >>>>I'm assuming that the terminal you are setting up is the one 
> >>
> >>with the
> >>
> >>>>MAC address of  '00:48:54:67:3a:64'
> >>>>
> >>>>Did you know that you have 2 sections for that terminal in the
> >>>>lts.conffile?
> >>>>
> >>>>I think that is supposed to work, but i've never tried it.  I 
> >>
> >>suppose> > that could cause a problem.
> >>
> >>>>Also, what version of LTSP/K12ltsp are you using?
> >>>>
> >>>>There was a bug in the printer stuff that was fixed in LTSP-4.1.
> >>>>
> >>>>The problem was it was looking for 'PRINTER_1_TYPE' instead of
> >>>>'PRINTER_0_TYPE' for the first printer.  The PRINTER_0_DEVICE was
> >>>>stillok, it was only the TYPE that was looking for '1'.  So, in
> >>>>that case,
> >>>>the quick answer was to set the following:
> >>>>
> >>>>    PRINTER_1_TYPE   = P
> >>>>    PRINTER_0_DEVICE = /dev/lp0
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>Since either 4.1 or 4.1.1, this is no longer a problem.
> >>>>
> >>>>Take a look at /opt/ltsp/i386/etc/rc.sysinit.  Search for
> >>>>'PRINTER_1_TYPE', and see if it is looking for 1, 2, 3, or 0, 
> >>
> >>1, 2
> >>
> >>>>for the printer types.  The correct script is looking for 0, 1, 2.
> >>>>
> >>>>Jim McQuillan
> >>>>jam at Ltsp.org
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>On Thu, 29 Sep 2005 jconlon1 at elp.rr.com wrote:
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>>Jim,
> >>>>>I have attached the lts.conf file.
> >>>>>
> >>>>>Before I switched the order of the lines around I got no 
> >>
> >>response> > on the
> >>
> >>>>>terminal when I typed lp_server at the bash prompt.
> >>>>>Pat
> >>>>>
> >>>>>----- Original Message -----
> >>>>>From: Jim McQuillan <jam at mcquil.com>
> >>>>>Date: Wednesday, September 28, 2005 2:39 pm
> >>>>>Subject: Re: [K12OSN] lp_server not running
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>>>John,
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>The order of the lines in lts.conf shouldn't make any 
> >>
> >>difference.> > > >
> >>
> >>>>>>Can you send me a copy of your lts.conf file?
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>Jim McQuillan
> >>>>>>jam at Ltsp.org
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>On Wed, 28 Sep 2005 jconlon1 at elp.rr.com wrote:
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>>I have done the things the wiki says to do in setting 
> >>
> >>this up in
> >>
> >>>>>>both> the lts.conf and assigned a fixed IP in the dhcpd.conf
> >>>>
> >>>>files.> > >
> >>>>
> >>>>>>>I did find that the order in which the enteries are made 
> >>
> >>in the
> >>
> >>>>>>lts.conf> file is important.  I switched those lines around 
> >>
> >>an at
> >>
> >>>>>>the bash prompt
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>>on the terminal I typed ps -elf and the list of files did 
> >>
> >>not> > have> > > lp_server in it.  I typed lp_server and got the 
> >>following> > error> > message:>
> >>
> >>>>>>>parport 0: PC-style at 0x378 [PCSPP(,...)] lp_server pid 
> >>
> >>[233]> > > > open of
> >>
> >>>>>>>/dev/lp failed - no such file or directory
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>What do I need to do to fix this?
> >>>>>>>Pat
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>----- Original Message -----
> >>>>>>>From: Petre Scheie <petre at maltzen.net>
> >>>>>>>Date: Wednesday, September 28, 2005 7:28 am
> >>>>>>>Subject: Re: [K12OSN] lp_server not running
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>Is there a way to see what processes a client is 
> >>
> >>running after
> >>
> >>>>>>it's> > all booted up?
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>Opening a terminal and running 'ps -ef' will tell you 
> >>
> >>what's> > > > > > happening on the server.
> >>
> >>>>>>>>But I was looking for a way for Pat to verify that
> >>>>
> >>>>lp_server is
> >>>>
> >>>>>>>>indeed running on the
> >>>>>>>>client.
> >>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>Jim McQuillan wrote:
> >>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>jconlon1,
> >>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>lp_server runs on the client, NOT on the server.
> >>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>To get it running on the client, you just need to add 
> >>
> >>some> > > > > > entries to
> >>
> >>>>>>>>>your lts.conf file, to define your local printer.
> >>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>Take a look at this wiki article:
> >>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>   http://wiki.ltsp.org/twiki/bin/view/Ltsp/Printers
> >>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>Jim McQuillan
> >>>>>>>>>jam at Ltsp.org
> >>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>On Wed, 28 Sep 2005 jconlon1 at elp.rr.com wrote:
> >>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>>I am running FC-4.4.0 k12ltsp.
> >>>>>>>>>>lp_server is not running so I can't get a terminal to 
> >>
> >>act> > > > like a
> >>
> >>>>>>>>>>jetdirect device for an HP parallel port printer.
> >>>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>>How do I get lp_server to run?
> >>>>>>>>>>
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