Progress Re: Configuring a printer on a server without a GUI

[poma]

On 13.11.2014 22:04, Robert Moskowitz wrote:
> 
> On 11/13/2014 10:40 AM, poma wrote:
>> On 13.11.2014 19:34, Robert Moskowitz wrote:
>>> On 11/13/2014 12:44 AM, Tim Waugh wrote:
>>>> On Wed, 2014-11-12 at 23:51 -1000, Robert Moskowitz wrote:
>>>>> No error_log, only an access_log
>>>> Turn on verbose logging:
>>>>
>>>> su -c 'cupsctl --debug-logging'
>>> Nope.  Still no error_log.
>>>
>>> In access_log I see:
>>>
>>> localhost - - [13/Nov/2014:13:23:49 -0500] "POST /printers/HP-TR-8610
>>> HTTP/1.1" 200 307 Create-Job successful-ok
>>> localhost - - [13/Nov/2014:13:23:49 -0500] "POST /printers/HP-TR-8610
>>> HTTP/1.1" 200 16074 Send-Document successful-ok
>>>
>>> while when I look at the printer queue via the cups web interface I am
>>> told that the State is:
>>>
>>> Stopped "Filter failed"
>>>
>>> I only have a bit more time here for testing, flying home tonight and
>>> can then test on my home test network (where I have an HP 8600, pretty
>>> much the same driver).
>>>
>>>
>> We do not know whether the device is defective or not in the first place, therefore.
> 
> You mean the printer?  It is the printer here at IETF terminal room.  I 
> have no problem printing to it with enscript from my F20 notebook via cups.
> 
> If you mean the server I am trying to print from?  Well that is in part 
> the question.  Am I missing something that did not get installed with 
> cups and hplip, or is there a bug for me to run down, as the server is 
> running f21 beta.
> 
> I can't yet take this to f21 bugs, as I just don't know where to 
> troubleshoot it to get the information to put into a bug report other 
> than printing is failing with 'Filter failed'.
> 
> Remember that I said system-config-printer remote was able to print the 
> test page through the server to the printer.  It is when I use enscript 
> via command line on the server that I get the failure.
> 
> I use enscript to print text file documents (e.g. IETF RFCs) in a nice 
> way, so I am familar with it.  If there is something simpler for me to 
> test with, I am all for that.
> 

If you do not know what you're missing, rather go with a full set of tools. *After* you identify all the necessary elements, you can install the same in the minimal environment.