[cups.bugs] [MOD] STR #1867: Printing via CUPS from Linux to a Win XP print server has issues

[Kurt Pfeifle]

Florin Andrei <florin at andrei.myip.org> wrote (Wednesday 26 July 2006 14:29):

> [STR New]
> 
> I'll need a bit of help even to file a proper bug, you'll see in a moment
> why, please bear with me.
> 
> System is Linux Fedora Core 5 fully updated, running CUPS-1.2.1-1.7.
> Print server is Windows XP Professional, with Epson Stylus Photo 780
> printer attached via parallel port.

And which "printer driver" do you use for that? What is the output of

   ls -l /etc/cups/ppd/

? What is the output of

   grep cupsFilter /etc/cups/ppd/*.ppd
   grep -A 5 FoomaticRIPCommandLine /etc/cups/ppd/*.ppd

?

> CUPS is configured to print to Windows via Networked Windows (SMB).
> 
> In some situations, printing fails in a strange way: the printed page
> starts out fine, but after printing like 60% ... 80% of the whole page,
> the printed area starts to fade out. The bottom of the page ends up blank.

My guess is that setting

  RIPCache 128m 

in cupsd.conf may help you (it is currently set at the default "8m" 
which may be too little to render your output...)

Cheers,
Kurt