Version: 0.1 (using KDE 3.5.3, Kubuntu Package 4:3.5.3-0ubuntu0.1 dapper) Compiler: Target: i486-linux-gnu OS: Linux (i686) release 2.6.15-26-386 cupsdoprint-P'homeprinter'-j"-H'127.0.0.1:631'-Uroot-o'copies=1 orientation-requested=3' '/tmp/Kde-wayne/Kghostview l Nuea.ps':execution failed with message:client-error-not-possible
(the command above is missing the blanks in between the parameters...) Wayne, have you tested with KDE 3.5.5 already? Also, it is a well known fact that early versions of Kubuntu Dapper shipped with b0rken CUPS and KDEPrint packages. Please check that you have upgraded to the newest versions (run "sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get upgrade"). In any case, this is not a KDEPrint bug (but we will try to help you, if you respond), the message "client-error-not-possible" is generated by CUPS. According to RFC 3196 (http://www.ietf.org/rfc/rfc3196.txt): "client-error-not-possible: The request cannot be carried out because of the state of the system." An example for this could be that the CUPS printqueue (note: that is *not* the physical printer) is not accepting any requests (due to administrative setting to "disabled", or auto-setting to disabled by a CUPS backend which was erring when trying to contact the physical printer). Should the problem persist after an upgrade, then please tell us the output of the following commands: lpstat -p homeprinter lpstat -p homeprinter -l lpstat -o homeprinter lpstat -W completed -o homeprinter | tail -n 2 lpoptions -d homeprinter lpoptions -d homeprinter -l Cheers, Kurt (Note: setting timeout for response by reporter to Feb 1, 2007)
Kurt, We installed a new hard drive and downloaded Mepis on it about a month ago,and,installed the printer.Everything had been working fine until this past weekend,when it started to show that a printer,was not installed.I reinstalled the printer Sunday night and printed a test page with no problems,but could not get it to print a document,it showed it could not find a backend. Got back around to trying to fix this problem again today,this is when the new error code shwed up.I have been keeping all the Synaptic upgrades downloaded. I'm new to LINUX and don't really know all I need to know yet.I was wondering if it would be best to go into Synaptic uninstall,then reinstall CUPS. How do you test with KDE 3.5.5.All help will be highly appreciated.Thanks,Wayne [bugs.kde.org quoted mail] _________________________________________________________________ Type your favorite song.
Wayne, can you print test pages from CUPS (that is the name of the printing system, which is not part of KDE)? To test, use a browser and point it to http://localhost:631/printers/ and then click on the "Print Test Page" link of your printer. Does it print? If so, the CUPS installation is OK. If not, KDE can't do anything to fix it. Fixing CUPS must be done outside of KDE. Please also give me the output of the commands I asked for. Here is a step by step procedure, if you run KDE: * Keyboard combination [alt]+[f2] * Type "konsole", click "Run" * Don't be afraid if it is all black :-) [it may be a different color on Mepis, dunno] * This is a command interface Now type these commands (each line is another one), and copy the output to a place where you can save it (or directly into your mail program). I'm assuming the name of your printer is still 'homeprinter': lpstat -r If that last command fails, the next ones will not complete either. lpstat -p homeprinter lpstat -p homeprinter -l lpstat -o homeprinter lpstat -W completed -o homeprinter | tail -n 2 lpoptions -d homeprinter lpoptions -d homeprinter -l Cheers, Kurt
Kurt, Tried the test page and it didn't work.I went in to cofigurations and tried to restart CUPS,today it let restart.Printed a couple of pages and everything seems to be working OK now. I'll try to add the results of the run kosole command.Thanks again for the help,Wayne. [bugs.kde.org quoted mail] _________________________________________________________________ Dave vs. Carl: The Insignificant Championship Series.
*** Bug has been marked as fixed ***.
This one is wrong, my bad! Instead of: lpstat -p homeprinter -l it should swap parameters on the commandline, order is signifacant here: lpstat -l -p homeprinter This one was correct, but you changed uppercase "-W" to lowercase "-w", and the pipe symbol "|" to a backslash "\": lpstat -W completed -o homeprinter | tail -n 2 You are saver if you copy and paste this. :-) But it is not important any more, now that you can print OK. :-)
Closing old Resolved status bug.