Possibly there are different issues here:
The System Administrator didn't manage to print via the cups print-server. However (again from cups 1.2.0 on Fedora 5) he could print to the printer directly via different (other) protocols. He tried UnixPrinter(LPD) and HP JetDirect and it worked without problems.
Trying to do the same thing from my Ubuntu Dapper didn't work - so maybe there is a more general problem with the setup on my computer.
Note that using the release candidate for cups1.2.0 everything worked fine on Ubuntu Flight 5.
Here is my error.log trying to print a testpage and using different backends:
E [18/May/2006:14:47:33 +0200] [Job 82] Unable to get printer status (client-error-forbidden)!
E [18/May/2006:14:47:43 +0200] [Job 82] Unable to get printer status (client-error-forbidden)!
E [18/May/2006:14:47:48 +0200] CUPS-Add-Modify-Printer: Unauthorized
E [18/May/2006:14:47:48 +0200] [Job 82] No %%BoundingBox: comment in header!
E [18/May/2006:14:47:48 +0200] PID 22490 (/usr/lib/cups/backend/ipp) crashed on signal 9!
E [18/May/2006:14:47:48 +0200] [Job 82] Unable to locate printer 'p'!
E [18/May/2006:14:47:48 +0200] PID 24460 (/usr/lib/cups/backend/socket) stopped with status 4!
E [18/May/2006:14:48:27 +0200] [Job 83] No %%BoundingBox: comment in header!
E [18/May/2006:14:48:27 +0200] [Job 83] Unable to send print file to printer: Broken pipe
E [18/May/2006:14:48:27 +0200] PID 24593 (/usr/lib/cups/backend/socket) stopped with status 1!
E [18/May/2006:14:48:34 +0200] [Job 83] No %%BoundingBox: comment in header!
E [18/May/2006:14:48:34 +0200] [Job 83] Unable to send print file to printer: Broken pipe
E [18/May/2006:14:48:34 +0200] PID 24625 (/usr/lib/cups/backend/socket) stopped with status 1!
E [18/May/2006:14:49:28 +0200] [Job 83] No %%BoundingBox: comment in header!
E [18/May/2006:14:49:28 +0200] PID 24770 (/usr/lib/cups/backend/lpd) stopped with status 1!
E [18/May/2006:14:49:38 +0200] Resume-Printer: Unauthorized
Possibly there are different issues here:
The System Administrator didn't manage to print via the cups print-server. However (again from cups 1.2.0 on Fedora 5) he could print to the printer directly via different (other) protocols. He tried UnixPrinter(LPD) and HP JetDirect and it worked without problems.
Trying to do the same thing from my Ubuntu Dapper didn't work - so maybe there is a more general problem with the setup on my computer.
Note that using the release candidate for cups1.2.0 everything worked fine on Ubuntu Flight 5.
Here is my error.log trying to print a testpage and using different backends: 2006:14: 47:33 +0200] [Job 82] Unable to get printer status (client- error-forbidden )! 2006:14: 47:43 +0200] [Job 82] Unable to get printer status (client- error-forbidden )! 2006:14: 47:48 +0200] CUPS-Add- Modify- Printer: Unauthorized 2006:14: 47:48 +0200] [Job 82] No %%BoundingBox: comment in header! 2006:14: 47:48 +0200] PID 22490 (/usr/lib/ cups/backend/ ipp) crashed on signal 9! 2006:14: 47:48 +0200] [Job 82] Unable to locate printer 'p'! 2006:14: 47:48 +0200] PID 24460 (/usr/lib/ cups/backend/ socket) stopped with status 4! 2006:14: 48:27 +0200] [Job 83] No %%BoundingBox: comment in header! 2006:14: 48:27 +0200] [Job 83] Unable to send print file to printer: Broken pipe 2006:14: 48:27 +0200] PID 24593 (/usr/lib/ cups/backend/ socket) stopped with status 1! 2006:14: 48:34 +0200] [Job 83] No %%BoundingBox: comment in header! 2006:14: 48:34 +0200] [Job 83] Unable to send print file to printer: Broken pipe 2006:14: 48:34 +0200] PID 24625 (/usr/lib/ cups/backend/ socket) stopped with status 1! 2006:14: 49:28 +0200] [Job 83] No %%BoundingBox: comment in header! 2006:14: 49:28 +0200] PID 24770 (/usr/lib/ cups/backend/ lpd) stopped with status 1! 2006:14: 49:38 +0200] Resume-Printer: Unauthorized
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