unable to print from mozilla

Helge Blischke H.Blischke at srz-berlin.de
Sat Jun 19 12:14:32 PDT 2004


rlharris at hal-pc.org wrote:
> 
> I am unable to print from mozilla-browser 1.6 (Mozilla Debian Package 1.6-5).  The same problem exists when attempting to print from Adobe Acrobat Reader installed as a Mozilla helper application.
> 
> In the print dialogue box, Mozilla offers four choices of printer:
> 
>    lp@:64
> 
>    xp_ps_spooldir_tmp_Xprintjobs@:64
> 
>    xp_pdf_spooldir_tmp_Xprintjobs@:64
> 
>    PostScript/default
> 
> None of them seems to work.  If PostScript/default is selected, the properties dialogue box displays the following print command, which may be edited by the user:
> 
>    lpr ${MOZ_PRINTER_NAME:+'-P'}${MOZ_PRINTER_NAME}
> 
> Changing this command to "lpr -P hp4100nps" (which corresponds with the name by which CUPS identifies the printer) does not solve the problem.
> 
> However, I am able to print from OpenOffice.org-writer,and the CUPS test page prints perfectly.
> 
> The printer is a HP LaserJet 4100n (PostScript) with Jet-Direct interface; it was installed with the CUPS web administration interface.  The machine has a Pentium processor.  The kernel is 2.4.25.  CUPS was installed with other packages via TASKSEL, and configured by DEBCONF.
> 
> CUPS is working with a previous installation of Debian on a nearly-identical machine, with kernel 2.4.24 and Debian Mozilla Package 1.6-1.
> 
> This seems to me to be a bug with Mozilla; has anyone else experienced it?
> 
> RLH

After I changed Mozilla's print command to "kprinter -stdin" (without
the
quotes), I'm able to print to any printer controlled by any CUPS server.
I even may
specify options defined in the selected printer's PPD.

Helge

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