My networked printer has developed a fault and has to be returned to the
manufacturer, so I have to go back to a usb printer attached to my file
server. In the past I worked happily with a remote printer, but I'm having
no success at all today, and could do with some prompting.

/var/log/cups/error_log says:

I [02/Jun/2008:17:02:21 +0100] [Job 276] Adding start banner page "none".
I [02/Jun/2008:17:02:21 +0100] [Job 276] Adding job file of type
application/postscript.
I [02/Jun/2008:17:02:21 +0100] [Job 276] Adding end banner page "none".
I [02/Jun/2008:17:02:21 +0100] [Job 276] Queued on "HPDesJet990C" by "anne".
I [02/Jun/2008:17:02:21 +0100] [Job 276] Started
filter /usr/lib/cups/filter/pstops (PID 21331)
I [02/Jun/2008:17:02:21 +0100] [Job 276] Started
filter /usr/lib/cups/filter/foomatic-rip (PID 21332)
I [02/Jun/2008:17:02:21 +0100] [Job 276] Started
backend /usr/lib/cups/backend/smb (PID 21333)
I [02/Jun/2008:17:02:27 +0100] [Job 276] Completed successfully.

That sounds fine, but nothing came out of the printer.

Excerpt from /var/log/cups/access_log:

localhost - - [02/Jun/2008:17:02:20 +0100] "POST / HTTP/1.1" 200 207
Get-Printer-Attributes successful-ok
localhost - - [02/Jun/2008:17:02:20 +0100] "GET /ppd/HPDesJet990C.ppd
HTTP/1.1" 200 23033 - -
localhost - - [02/Jun/2008:17:02:20 +0100] "POST /printers/HPDesJet990C
HTTP/1.1" 200 573690 Print-Job successful-ok
localhost - - [02/Jun/2008:17:02:22 +0100] "POST /printers/ HTTP/1.1" 200 253
CUPS-Get-Printers successful-ok
localhost - - [02/Jun/2008:17:02:22 +0100] "POST /classes/ HTTP/1.1" 200 224
CUPS-Get-Classes successful-ok
localhost - - [02/Jun/2008:17:02:22 +0100] "POST /printers/ HTTP/1.1" 200 112
CUPS-Get-Default successful-ok
localhost - - [02/Jun/2008:17:02:22 +0100] "POST / HTTP/1.1" 200 381 Get-Jobs
successful-ok
localhost - - [02/Jun/2008:17:02:22 +0100] "POST /printers/ HTTP/1.1" 200 253
CUPS-Get-Printers successful-ok
localhost - - [02/Jun/2008:17:02:22 +0100] "POST /classes/ HTTP/1.1" 200 224
CUPS-Get-Classes successful-ok
localhost - - [02/Jun/2008:17:02:22 +0100] "POST /printers/ HTTP/1.1" 200 112
CUPS-Get-Default successful-ok
localhost - - [02/Jun/2008:17:02:22 +0100] "POST / HTTP/1.1" 200 381 Get-Jobs
successful-ok
localhost - - [02/Jun/2008:17:02:27 +0100] "POST /printers/ HTTP/1.1" 200 253
CUPS-Get-Printers successful-ok
localhost - - [02/Jun/2008:17:02:27 +0100] "POST /classes/ HTTP/1.1" 200 224
CUPS-Get-Classes successful-ok
localhost - - [02/Jun/2008:17:02:27 +0100] "POST /printers/ HTTP/1.1" 200 112
CUPS-Get-Default successful-ok
localhost - - [02/Jun/2008:17:02:27 +0100] "POST / HTTP/1.1" 200 381 Get-Jobs
successful-ok

The server runs CentOS 5.1 and the client laptop runs Mandriva 2008. I have
tried both the cups page and Mandriva's printerdrake to set this up, so there
is the possibility of conflicts introduced by warring tools.

I don't recall having to perform somersaults to get this to work before, but
it's a major PITA to be so restricted in where I can print, so I'd welcome
hints about where to look next. Thanks

Anne
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