18.04 has no support for my printer

[Brian]

On Thu 18 Oct 2018 at 12:15:14 +0200, Charles Irons wrote:

> Hello Brian
> 
> Sorry for using so much of your time. I have followed your commands and
> added more without success.
> See below:
> chas at Charles-PC:~$ lpstat -a
> Deskjet-1510-series accepting requests since Wed 17 Oct 2018 09:30:55 SAST
> Deskjet_1510_2 accepting requests since Thu 18 Oct 2018 08:25:16 SAST
> chas at Charles-PC:~$ lpadmin -p test -v
> hp:/usb/Deskjet_1510_series?serial=CN43B1D1DC05XJ -E -m
> drv:///hpcups.drv/hp-deskjet_1510_series.ppd
> chas at Charles-PC:~$ sudo lpadmin -p test -v
> hp:/usb/Deskjet_1510_series?serial=CN43B1D1DC05XJ -E -m
> drv:///hpcups.drv/hp-deskjet_1510_series.ppd
> [sudo] password for chas:
> chas at Charles-PC:~$  lp -d test /etc/nsswitch.conf
> request id is test-2553 (1 file(s))
> chas at Charles-PC:~$  cupsfilter -p /etc/cups/test.ppd -m printer/foo -e
> /etc/nsswitch.conf > outfile 2>log
> Segmentation fault (core dumped)
> chas at Charles-PC:~$
> ************
> Idle - Filter failed
> ************
> ****I deleted all printers and re-installed one only. I ran HP driver
> diagnosis that showed:
> | HPLIP CONFIGURATION |
> -----------------------
> HPLIP-Version: HPLIP 3.18.9  ****???
> HPLIP-Home: /usr/share/hplip
> HPLIP-Installation: Auto installation is supported for ubuntu distro  18.04
> version
> PPD: /etc/cups/ppd/Deskjet_1510.ppd
> PPD Description: HP Deskjet 1510 Series, HPCUPS 3.17.10   ***???
> Printer status: printer Deskjet_1510 is idle.  enabled since Thu 18 Oct
> 2018 11:25:23 SAST
> Communication status: Good
> *** Then I reran commands:
> 
> chas at Charles-PC:~$ lpadmin -p test -v
> hp:/usb/Deskjet_1510_series?serial=CN43B1D1DC05XJ -E -m
> drv:///hpcups.drv/hp-deskjet_1510_series.ppd

At last - the correct command. :)

> chas at Charles-PC:~$ lpstat -a
> Deskjet_1510 accepting requests since Thu 18 Oct 2018 11:35:49 SAST
> test accepting requests since Thu 18 Oct 2018 11:45:55 SAST

The queue has been set up.

> chas at Charles-PC:~$ lp -d test /etc/nsswitch.conf
> request id is test-2557 (1 file(s))

Ok.

> chas at Charles-PC:~$ cupsfilter -p /etc/cups/test.ppd -m printer/foo -e
> /etc/nsswitch.conf > outfile 2>log
> Segmentation fault (core dumped)

Do

sudo cupsfilter -p /etc/cups/test.ppd -m printer/foo -e /etc/nsswitch.conf > outfile 2>log

You appear to have a filter which is failing. log will tell you which
one (if any) it is.

-- 
Brian.