defective PPD for HP LaserJet 4100n ?

[Russell Harris]

Guenther Frick wrote:
> rlharris wrote:
> > The CD furnished by HP with my LaserJet 4100n contained the NT4 PPD file  "hp4100_6.pp_".  Using the program Winzip running under Windows 2000, I expanded the file, then I checked the file with the "Test a PPD File" utility on the CUPS Support page.  I received the error message:
> >
> > HP4100_6.PPd: FAIL
> > **FAIL**  Unable to open PPD file - Missing asterisk in column 1 on line 1162.
> > REF: Page 15, section 3.2.
> >
> > I opened the file with Xemacs and jumped to line 1162, but saw nothing out of the ordinary.
> >
> > Questions:  Is this HP-supplied PPD file usable with CUPS?  Did I err in expanding the file with Winzip?
> >
> > RLH
> > rlharris at hal-pc.org
> >
> >
> I think the PPD is ok, but it is compressed. Install the driver on a
> Windows computer. You will find the uncompressed PPD under
> system32\spool\drivers\w32x86\3\

I found it; thanks.  But when checked with the CUPS utility, the PPD in that location gives precisely the same error as the PPD which I copied from the HP CD and expanded with Winzip.

RLH