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>> I can get the Sipix Pocket Printer A6 installed in CUPS and it will |
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>> get about 20% through a CUPS test page, but it always stops in the |
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>> same spot and the LED just blinks. |
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> Does it do the same with standard printing jobs? I ask because I have an |
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> Epson printer that failed on the CUPS test page, no matter what I tried, |
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> but then I tried printing a photo from KDE and it worked perfectly. |
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It works! The thing just needed new batteries. For anyone else |
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reading this, flashing LED = replace batteries. |
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It has a few problems: |
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1. The printer doesn't show up in Print dialogs. It shows up in |
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localhost:631 and prints the test page and via lpr. Why wouldn't it |
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show up in the Print dialogs? Is it because it's a serial printer? |
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2. I'm using a USB->serial converter and I get a permissions error |
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when trying to print unless I chmod /dev/ttyUSB0. The file shows up |
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before chmod as: |
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crw-rw---- 1 root uucp |
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The problem with chmod is it resets after unplug/plug. My user is in |
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the uucp group. How can I enable printing after unplug/plug without |
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chmod? |
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3. lpr doesn't work unless I set: |
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# export CUPS_SERVER=localhost |
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which resets after reboot. This wouldn't really be a problem if I |
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could get #1 fixed above because then I could use the Print dialogs |
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instead of lpr. |
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4. The printer feeds a lot of paper before it starts to print. Should |
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that be fixed in the .upp or .ppd? |
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5. Quality isn't great, but there's probably not much to do about that. |
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- Grant |
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