Joe L. Posted May 13, 2012 Share Posted May 13, 2012 I've got this running on Windows but can't get this working on my mac. When I try to print it says 29% printed and then says server is busy followed by retry in 20 seconds. Fixed the problem. How? Quote Link to comment
baggies Posted May 13, 2012 Share Posted May 13, 2012 I was using this post to set it up on my mac. :'( The address listed uses port 9001. The print server uses port 9100. Once I changed this it all worked fine. It's funny what one digit in the wrong place does. I'm on Unraid 4.5.6 I intstalled this via Unmenu and set usblp0 as the Printer Port in Unmenu. I did not need to create any symlinks. Then I plugged in my circa 2004 HP Deskjet 5150. Then I created the directory that Dase had mentioned. It would not work until I did. mkdir /var/lock/subsys To setup the printer in on my Mac running 10.6 I did the following: Opened System Preferences, clicked Print and Fax, and then the + button at the bottom of the printer list. I then selected the IP tab, chose "HP Jetdirect - Socket" for protocol (I think you would do this regardless of the brand of your printer). Then for address I put the IP of my Unraid box followed by the port like so: 192.168.1.101:9001. Then I chose "Select Printer Software" from the Print Using: dropdown. I left the other fields blank. A boxed up, and I chose a driver closest to my printer, HP Deskjet 5400. Lo and behold, now I am printing wirelessly to Unraid. Also set this up on my wife's Windows 7 laptop following Dase's instructions. Worked without a hitch. If you are having trouble then check the syslog. If you see this: Oct 13 11:17:13 Tower p9100d[8361]: /var/lock/subsys/p9100d: No such file or directory Then you need to create the /var/lock/subsys directory. If you see anything that looks like the lines below then your client computer is sending the print job to Unraid. Oct 13 11:20:59 Tower p9100d[8675]: Connection from 192.168.1.139 port 50736 accepted Oct 13 11:21:06 Tower p9100d[8675]: Finished job: 0 bytes received, 0 bytes sent Oct 13 11:21:06 Tower p9100d[8675]: Connection from 192.168.1.139 port 50749 accepted Oct 13 11:22:05 Tower p9100d[8675]: Finished job: 10708 bytes received, 0 bytes sent Quote Link to comment
russlock Posted September 6, 2012 Share Posted September 6, 2012 I hope someone can help me, I have tried all ways to set this up on both a main pc and a laptop and i can't get it to run. Please bear with me as I have never set up anything like this before and have only ever ran a pc and a nas box which did it all for you so I have just ventured into UnRaid. I have followed the instructions and keep getting the message in the syslog. /dev/usblp0: No such file or directory, will try opening later I have changed the usblp0 to just usb0 and still the same. i set it up via the unraid package manager and have done it many times but still no joy. would there be anything i need to post to dig a bit deep, and how would i access that information. sorry to try peoples patience with this, i have searched but nothing has yet worked. thanks a lot Quote Link to comment
Joe L. Posted September 6, 2012 Share Posted September 6, 2012 I hope someone can help me, I have tried all ways to set this up on both a main pc and a laptop and i can't get it to run. Please bear with me as I have never set up anything like this before and have only ever ran a pc and a nas box which did it all for you so I have just ventured into UnRaid. I have followed the instructions and keep getting the message in the syslog. /dev/usblp0: No such file or directory, will try opening later I have changed the usblp0 to just usb0 and still the same. i set it up via the unraid package manager and have done it many times but still no joy. would there be anything i need to post to dig a bit deep, and how would i access that information. sorry to try peoples patience with this, i have searched but nothing has yet worked. thanks a lot What version of unRAID are you running? What do you see in the syslog when you plug in your USB printer? What shows when you type ls -l /dev/u* after you plug in your printer. (make sure it is turned on) Quote Link to comment
russlock Posted September 6, 2012 Share Posted September 6, 2012 Hi and thanks for the quick reply. Version 1.5 Revision: 246 is the UnRaid Sep 6 17:18:06 Server p9100d[8792]: /dev/usblp0: No such file or directory (Drive related)Sep 6 17:18:06 Server p9100d[8792]: /dev/usblp0: No such file or directory, will try opening later (Drive related) ls -l /dev/u* gives the following in a putty window. crw-rw-rw- 1 root root 1, 9 2012-09-03 21:30 /dev/urandom thanks Quote Link to comment
Joe L. Posted September 6, 2012 Share Posted September 6, 2012 Hi and thanks for the quick reply. Version 1.5 Revision: 246 is the UnRaid Sep 6 17:18:06 Server p9100d[8792]: /dev/usblp0: No such file or directory (Drive related)Sep 6 17:18:06 Server p9100d[8792]: /dev/usblp0: No such file or directory, will try opening later (Drive related) ls -l /dev/u* gives the following in a putty window. crw-rw-rw- 1 root root 1, 9 2012-09-03 21:30 /dev/urandom thanks I did not ask what version of unMENU you are running, I asked what version of unRAID you are running? You need to be running version at least version 4.5.1 of unRAID for it to have included drivers for USB printers. Joe L. Quote Link to comment
russlock Posted September 6, 2012 Share Posted September 6, 2012 Sorry about that. Now you know how new I am to all this. unRAID Server Basic version: 5.0-rc5 thanks Russ Quote Link to comment
Chokladkakan Posted September 28, 2012 Share Posted September 28, 2012 This seems to be the de-facto print thread on the forums, which is why I revive the thread with problems of my own: I've gone through a few iterations of trouble, but finally managed to get the printer recognised by the server (by using the unMenu package and some sweat and tears). At least I think so, based on the following: When I start the server I get the following message in the log after a while: Server kernel: usblp0: USB Bidirectional printer dev 4 if 0 alt 0 proto 2 vid 0x03F0 pid 0x3D17 I presume this is telling me the printer was found. If I try to print something from another machine in the network, the server logs something akin to the following: Server p9100d[9343]: Connection from 192.168.1.100 port 49369 accepted Server p9100d[9343]: Finished job: 1693 bytes received, 0 bytes sent This is all good, one would think, except absolutely nothing comes out of the printer. I have tried using a few different drivers, namely the ones shipped with the unit, the ones recommended by Windows 7 and the generic text drivers. The results are the same for the lot; none at all. Additionally, while I don't know if it matters in the least, the server occasionally logs the following: Server kernel: usblp0: removed However it quickly (within five seconds at the most) informs me it has found the USB bidirectional printer again, with the very same message referred to at the top of the post. Feel free to share any and all thoughts; I am at a loss. Edit: I have managed to get it working, though not in a conventional manner: I tried using the built in drivers for an HP LaserJet P1006, after which all went swimmingly. Quote Link to comment
weirdcrap Posted June 29, 2014 Share Posted June 29, 2014 EDIT: Moved to its own thread in hopes of getting a response. syslog-2014-06-29.txt Quote Link to comment
Dase Posted September 4, 2015 Share Posted September 4, 2015 I recompiled p910nd under unRAID 6.1 and added it as an attachment to my original post in this thread: http://lime-technology.com/forum/index.php?topic=2888.msg64225#msg64225 I tested it and it works fine for me with unRAID 6.1. Quote Link to comment
spazmc Posted December 7, 2015 Share Posted December 7, 2015 Had i problem getting this to work. Found it in the second line of the go fie 2. Add two lines to /boot/config/go so it runs automatically when you boot: 1: mkdir /var/lock/subsys 2: /boot/</yourpath>/p910nd -f /dev/usblp0 -b Changed to usb/lp0 as below. 2. Add two lines to /boot/config/go so it runs automatically when you boot: 1: mkdir /var/lock/subsys 2: /boot/</yourpath>/p910nd -f /dev/usb/lp0 -b Could this be scripted in to a plugin file. Not easy finding details on unRAID printing. Quote Link to comment
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