I would like to use a Raspberry Pi as a virtual pdf printer.
I ran `sudo apt-get install printer-driver-cups-pdf` and logged into `192.168.1.225:631` which is the static IP of my Pi. Afterwards I created a virtual printer with the name `pdf_wydruk`. (I check in `Share printer` during the create process). I opened a random picture and clicked print, chose `pdf-wydruk` to use and nothing.
I cannot find this file anywhere! I created `/home/pi/PDF` because I read this is the default path. I checked another default folder `/var/spool/cups-pds/ANONYMOUS`. I found `0.pdf` with the actual time of editing but that file is empty - I don't have any picture or text from my desktop.
The version of Raspbian I am using is:
pi@raspberrypi:/var/log/cups $ cat /etc/os-release
PRETTY_NAME="Raspbian GNU/Linux 10 (buster)"
NAME="Raspbian GNU/Linux"
VERSION_ID="10"
VERSION="10 (buster)"
VERSION_CODENAME=buster
ID=raspbian
ID_LIKE=debian
HOME_URL="http://www.raspbian.org/"
SUPPORT_URL="http://www.raspbian.org/RaspbianForums"
BUG_REPORT_URL="http://www.raspbian.org/RaspbianBugs"
Logs for `cups`:
`/var/log/cups/cups-pdf-pdf_wydruk_log`
pi@raspberrypi:/var/log/cups $ sudo cat cups-pdf-pdf_wydruk_log
Tue Nov 9 14:55:40 2021 [STATUS] ***Experimental Option: DecodeHexStrings
Tue Nov 9 14:55:41 2021 [STATUS] PDF creation successfully finished for nobody
Tue Nov 9 15:08:00 2021 [STATUS] ***Experimental Option: DecodeHexStrings
Tue Nov 9 15:08:00 2021 [STATUS] PDF creation successfully finished for nobody
Tue Nov 9 15:20:50 2021 [STATUS] ***Experimental Option: DecodeHexStrings
Tue Nov 9 15:20:50 2021 [STATUS] PDF creation successfully finished for nobody
Tue Nov 9 15:21:33 2021 [STATUS] ***Experimental Option: DecodeHexStrings
Tue Nov 9 15:21:33 2021 [STATUS] PDF creation successfully finished for nobody
Tue Nov 9 15:22:02 2021 [STATUS] ***Experimental Option: DecodeHexStrings
Tue Nov 9 15:22:02 2021 [STATUS] PDF creation successfully finished for nobody
Tue Nov 9 15:25:58 2021 [STATUS] ***Experimental Option: DecodeHexStrings
Tue Nov 9 15:25:59 2021 [STATUS] PDF creation successfully finished for nobody
Tue Nov 9 15:31:52 2021 [STATUS] ***Experimental Option: DecodeHexStrings
Tue Nov 9 15:31:52 2021 [STATUS] PDF creation successfully finished for nobody
Tue Nov 9 15:32:56 2021 [STATUS] ***Experimental Option: DecodeHexStrings
Tue Nov 9 15:32:56 2021 [STATUS] PDF creation successfully finished for nobody
Tue Nov 9 15:36:35 2021 [STATUS] ***Experimental Option: DecodeHexStrings
Tue Nov 9 15:36:35 2021 [STATUS] PDF creation successfully finished for nobody
Tue Nov 9 15:46:41 2021 [STATUS] ***Experimental Option: DecodeHexStrings
Tue Nov 9 15:46:41 2021 [STATUS] PDF creation successfully finished for nobody
Tue Nov 9 15:52:16 2021 [STATUS] ***Experimental Option: DecodeHexStrings
Tue Nov 9 15:52:16 2021 [STATUS] PDF creation successfully finished for nobody
Tue Nov 9 16:13:08 2021 [STATUS] ***Experimental Option: DecodeHexStrings
Tue Nov 9 16:13:08 2021 [STATUS] PDF creation successfully finished for nobody
Tue Nov 9 16:29:22 2021 [STATUS] ***Experimental Option: DecodeHexStrings
Tue Nov 9 16:29:22 2021 [STATUS] PDF creation successfully finished for nobody
Tue Nov 9 16:48:14 2021 [STATUS] ***Experimental Option: DecodeHexStrings
Tue Nov 9 16:48:14 2021 [STATUS] PDF creation successfully finished for nobody
Tue Nov 9 16:48:23 2021 [STATUS] ***Experimental Option: DecodeHexStrings
Tue Nov 9 16:48:23 2021 [STATUS] PDF creation successfully finished for nobody
Tue Nov 9 16:49:10 2021 [STATUS] ***Experimental Option: DecodeHexStrings
Tue Nov 9 16:49:11 2021 [STATUS] PDF creation successfully finished for nobody
`/var/log/cups/access_log`
pi@raspberrypi:/var/log/cups $ cat access_log
localhost - - [09/Nov/2021:14:55:05 +0100] "POST / HTTP/1.1" 200 349 Create-Printer-Subscriptions successful-ok
localhost - - [09/Nov/2021:14:55:05 +0100] "POST / HTTP/1.1" 200 176 Create-Printer-Subscriptions successful-ok
192.168.1.116 - - [09/Nov/2021:14:55:37 +0100] "POST /printers/pdf_wydruk HTTP/1.1" 200 2499 Print-Job successful-ok
192.168.1.116 - - [09/Nov/2021:15:05:35 +0100] "POST /admin/ HTTP/1.1" 200 87 - -
localhost - - [09/Nov/2021:15:05:35 +0100] "POST / HTTP/1.1" 401 88 CUPS-Get-Devices successful-ok
192.168.1.116 - - [09/Nov/2021:15:05:35 +0100] "POST /admin/ HTTP/1.1" 401 87 - -
192.168.1.116 - - [09/Nov/2021:15:05:35 +0100] "POST /admin/ HTTP/1.1" 200 87 - -
192.168.1.116 - pi [09/Nov/2021:15:05:37 +0100] "POST /admin/ HTTP/1.1" 200 87 - -
localhost - - [09/Nov/2021:15:05:37 +0100] "POST / HTTP/1.1" 401 88 CUPS-Get-Devices successful-ok
localhost - pi [09/Nov/2021:15:05:37 +0100] "POST / HTTP/1.1" 200 2161 CUPS-Get-Devices -
192.168.1.116 - pi [09/Nov/2021:15:05:37 +0100] "POST /admin/ HTTP/1.1" 200 3639 - -
192.168.1.116 - pi [09/Nov/2021:15:05:50 +0100] "POST /admin/ HTTP/1.1" 200 87 - -
localhost - - [09/Nov/2021:15:05:50 +0100] "POST / HTTP/1.1" 401 88 CUPS-Get-Devices successful-ok
localhost - pi [09/Nov/2021:15:05:50 +0100] "POST / HTTP/1.1" 200 2161 CUPS-Get-Devices -
192.168.1.116 - pi [09/Nov/2021:15:05:50 +0100] "POST /admin/ HTTP/1.1" 200 3639 - -
192.168.1.116 - - [09/Nov/2021:15:05:56 +0100] "POST /admin HTTP/1.1" 200 113 - -
192.168.1.116 - - [09/Nov/2021:15:05:56 +0100] "POST /admin HTTP/1.1" 200 3090 - -
192.168.1.116 - - [09/Nov/2021:15:05:58 +0100] "POST /admin HTTP/1.1" 200 225 - -
localhost - - [09/Nov/2021:15:05:58 +0100] "POST / HTTP/1.1" 200 7469 CUPS-Get-PPDs -
192.168.1.116 - - [09/Nov/2021:15:05:58 +0100] "POST /admin HTTP/1.1" 200 6021 - -
192.168.1.116 - - [09/Nov/2021:15:06:07 +0100] "POST /admin HTTP/1.1" 200 1818 - -
localhost - - [09/Nov/2021:15:06:07 +0100] "POST /admin/ HTTP/1.1" 401 292 CUPS-Add-Modify-Printer successful-ok
192.168.1.116 - - [09/Nov/2021:15:06:07 +0100] "POST /admin HTTP/1.1" 401 1818 - -
192.168.1.116 - - [09/Nov/2021:15:06:07 +0100] "POST /admin HTTP/1.1" 200 1818 - -
192.168.1.116 - pi [09/Nov/2021:15:06:07 +0100] "POST /admin HTTP/1.1" 200 1818 - -
localhost - - [09/Nov/2021:15:06:07 +0100] "POST /admin/ HTTP/1.1" 401 292 CUPS-Add-Modify-Printer successful-ok
localhost - pi [09/Nov/2021:15:06:07 +0100] "POST /admin/ HTTP/1.1" 200 292 CUPS-Add-Modify-Printer successful-ok
192.168.1.116 - pi [09/Nov/2021:15:06:07 +0100] "POST /admin HTTP/1.1" 200 3776 - -
192.168.1.116 - pi [09/Nov/2021:15:06:36 +0100] "POST /admin HTTP/1.1" 200 141 - -
localhost - - [09/Nov/2021:15:06:36 +0100] "PUT /admin/conf/cupsd.conf HTTP/1.1" 401 0 - -
localhost - pi [09/Nov/2021:15:06:36 +0100] "PUT /admin/conf/cupsd.conf HTTP/1.1" 201 4827 - -
192.168.1.116 - pi [09/Nov/2021:15:06:36 +0100] "POST /admin HTTP/1.1" 200 4542 - -
localhost - - [09/Nov/2021:15:06:54 +0100] "POST / HTTP/1.1" 200 349 Create-Printer-Subscriptions successful-ok
localhost - - [09/Nov/2021:15:06:54 +0100] "POST / HTTP/1.1" 200 176 Create-Printer-Subscriptions successful-ok
192.168.1.116 - - [09/Nov/2021:15:07:56 +0100] "POST /printers/pdf_wydruk HTTP/1.1" 200 39730 Print-Job successful-ok
localhost - - [09/Nov/2021:15:08:06 +0100] "POST / HTTP/1.1" 401 123 Cancel-Subscription successful-ok
localhost - root [09/Nov/2021:15:08:06 +0100] "POST / HTTP/1.1" 200 123 Cancel-Subscription successful-ok
localhost - - [09/Nov/2021:15:08:06 +0100] "POST / HTTP/1.1" 200 152 Cancel-Subscription successful-ok
localhost - - [09/Nov/2021:15:08:14 +0100] "POST / HTTP/1.1" 200 349 Create-Printer-Subscriptions successful-ok
localhost - - [09/Nov/2021:15:08:14 +0100] "POST / HTTP/1.1" 200 176 Create-Printer-Subscriptions successful-ok
localhost - - [09/Nov/2021:15:19:19 +0100] "POST / HTTP/1.1" 401 123 Cancel-Subscription successful-ok
localhost - root [09/Nov/2021:15:19:19 +0100] "POST / HTTP/1.1" 200 123 Cancel-Subscription successful-ok
localhost - - [09/Nov/2021:15:19:19 +0100] "POST / HTTP/1.1" 200 152 Cancel-Subscription successful-ok
localhost - - [09/Nov/2021:15:19:27 +0100] "POST / HTTP/1.1" 200 349 Create-Printer-Subscriptions successful-ok
localhost - - [09/Nov/2021:15:19:27 +0100] "POST / HTTP/1.1" 200 176 Create-Printer-Subscriptions successful-ok
192.168.1.116 - - [09/Nov/2021:15:20:47 +0100] "POST /printers/pdf_wydruk HTTP/1.1" 200 39730 Print-Job successful-ok
192.168.1.116 - - [09/Nov/2021:15:21:30 +0100] "POST /printers/pdf_wydruk HTTP/1.1" 200 39730 Print-Job successful-ok
192.168.1.116 - - [09/Nov/2021:15:21:59 +0100] "POST /printers/pdf_wydruk HTTP/1.1" 200 39730 Print-Job successful-ok
192.168.1.116 - - [09/Nov/2021:15:25:30 +0100] "POST /admin/ HTTP/1.1" 200 90 - -
192.168.1.116 - - [09/Nov/2021:15:25:30 +0100] "POST /admin/ HTTP/1.1" 200 4702 - -
192.168.1.116 - - [09/Nov/2021:15:25:46 +0100] "POST /admin HTTP/1.1" 200 141 - -
192.168.1.116 - - [09/Nov/2021:15:25:46 +0100] "POST /admin HTTP/1.1" 200 4753 - -
192.168.1.116 - - [09/Nov/2021:15:25:56 +0100] "POST /printers/pdf_wydruk HTTP/1.1" 200 2500 Print-Job successful-ok
192.168.1.116 - - [09/Nov/2021:15:31:49 +0100] "POST /printers/pdf_wydruk HTTP/1.1" 200 2500 Print-Job successful-ok
192.168.1.116 - - [09/Nov/2021:15:32:54 +0100] "POST /printers/pdf_wydruk HTTP/1.1" 200 431788 Print-Job successful-ok
localhost - - [09/Nov/2021:15:34:23 +0100] "POST / HTTP/1.1" 401 123 Cancel-Subscription successful-ok
localhost - root [09/Nov/2021:15:34:23 +0100] "POST / HTTP/1.1" 200 123 Cancel-Subscription successful-ok
localhost - - [09/Nov/2021:15:34:23 +0100] "POST / HTTP/1.1" 200 152 Cancel-Subscription successful-ok
localhost - - [09/Nov/2021:15:34:30 +0100] "POST / HTTP/1.1" 200 349 Create-Printer-Subscriptions successful-ok
localhost - - [09/Nov/2021:15:34:30 +0100] "POST / HTTP/1.1" 200 176 Create-Printer-Subscriptions successful-ok
192.168.1.116 - - [09/Nov/2021:15:36:33 +0100] "POST /printers/pdf_wydruk HTTP/1.1" 200 431788 Print-Job successful-ok
localhost - - [09/Nov/2021:15:45:09 +0100] "POST / HTTP/1.1" 401 123 Cancel-Subscription successful-ok
localhost - root [09/Nov/2021:15:45:09 +0100] "POST / HTTP/1.1" 200 123 Cancel-Subscription successful-ok
localhost - - [09/Nov/2021:15:45:09 +0100] "POST / HTTP/1.1" 200 152 Cancel-Subscription successful-ok
localhost - - [09/Nov/2021:15:45:16 +0100] "POST / HTTP/1.1" 200 349 Create-Printer-Subscriptions successful-ok
localhost - - [09/Nov/2021:15:45:16 +0100] "POST / HTTP/1.1" 200 176 Create-Printer-Subscriptions successful-ok
192.168.1.116 - - [09/Nov/2021:15:46:39 +0100] "POST /printers/pdf_wydruk HTTP/1.1" 200 431788 Print-Job successful-ok
192.168.1.116 - - [09/Nov/2021:15:52:14 +0100] "POST /printers/pdf_wydruk HTTP/1.1" 200 380526 Print-Job successful-ok
192.168.1.116 - - [09/Nov/2021:16:13:06 +0100] "POST /printers/pdf_wydruk HTTP/1.1" 200 133421 Print-Job successful-ok
localhost - - [09/Nov/2021:16:27:40 +0100] "POST / HTTP/1.1" 401 123 Cancel-Subscription successful-ok
localhost - root [09/Nov/2021:16:27:40 +0100] "POST / HTTP/1.1" 200 123 Cancel-Subscription successful-ok
localhost - - [09/Nov/2021:16:27:40 +0100] "POST / HTTP/1.1" 200 152 Cancel-Subscription successful-ok
localhost - - [09/Nov/2021:16:27:48 +0100] "POST / HTTP/1.1" 200 349 Create-Printer-Subscriptions successful-ok
localhost - - [09/Nov/2021:16:27:48 +0100] "POST / HTTP/1.1" 200 176 Create-Printer-Subscriptions successful-ok
localhost - - [09/Nov/2021:16:27:58 +0100] "POST /admin/ HTTP/1.1" 401 24354 CUPS-Add-Modify-Printer successful-ok
localhost - root [09/Nov/2021:16:27:58 +0100] "POST /admin/ HTTP/1.1" 200 24354 CUPS-Add-Modify-Printer successful-ok
localhost - root [09/Nov/2021:16:27:58 +0100] "POST /admin/ HTTP/1.1" 200 204 CUPS-Add-Modify-Printer client-error-bad-request
192.168.1.116 - - [09/Nov/2021:16:29:20 +0100] "POST /printers/pdf_wydruk HTTP/1.1" 200 380526 Print-Job successful-ok
192.168.1.116 - - [09/Nov/2021:16:48:12 +0100] "POST /printers/pdf_wydruk HTTP/1.1" 200 380526 Print-Job successful-ok
192.168.1.116 - - [09/Nov/2021:16:48:21 +0100] "POST /printers/pdf_wydruk HTTP/1.1" 200 380526 Print-Job successful-ok
192.168.1.116 - - [09/Nov/2021:16:49:08 +0100] "POST /printers/pdf_wydruk HTTP/1.1" 200 93213 Print-Job successful-ok
Maybe somebody has an idea as to what I should do?