[cups.general] How do I print postscript files ?

[v.sudeep at exgate.tek.com]

Hi !!

I dont think the problem is related to the USB. I think the problem is all
to do with "how to convert ps files into a format that can printed"...
though to me this is only a hunch... I am not dead sure....

the errors that you have pointed out, I think, is the error that is thrown
up when I switch off the printer(coz it is printing numerous blank pages). 

Thanks a million for trying to help me. 

- S u d e e p    V
Unless you jump from the frying pan to the fire, all you get is a raw deal. 


-----Original Message-----
From: Martin Gruber [mailto:gruber at ads.tuwien.ac.at]
Sent: Tuesday, May 11, 2004 8:28 PM
To: Mirror of cups.general Newsgroup
Subject: RE: [cups.general] How do I print postscript files ?



Hi!

On Tue, 11 May 2004 v.sudeep at exgate.tek.com wrote:
> Hi !!!
> 
> First and foremost.. THANKS for the response !!! It helps to know that
there
> are people around who will listen to your problems.  :)
> 
> Ok.. now.. I agree that postscript is a native printing format. But I
guess,
> image files, files with special fonts etc etc are all converted to ps
first,
> before it gets converted to the raster format for printing. (am i good on
> this one ?)
> 
> yes, I am sure it is not corrupted, since I am able to print it to my
> network printer (postscript printer). However I am having trouble printing
> this same file onto my locally connected (usb) HP Deskjet 640c (non
> postscript printer). It prints a few lines of the postscript file on the
> first page and then just goes on printing blank sheets.... 
> 
> I am not sure how to print this without using the gs command. I want to be
> able to make CUPS select the appropriate filters and print the postscript
> file.
> 
> I had set the cupsd.conf to debug2. I am attaching the error_log file. Its
> pretty long... though.. 

Ok, I'm sorry but I'm the wrong man here, I've no experience with USB 
and HP inkjet printers.

In your logfile there are some error messages (the lines starting with
an 'E') like these two here which I think (but I'm not shure) have
something to do with USB:

  ...
  E [11/May/2004:16:40:23 +0530] print_job: resource name 
    '/printers/sudee2' no good!
  ...
  E [11/May/2004:16:43:11 +0530] print_job: resource name 
    '/printers/sud2' no good!
  ...

For HP inkjet printers you can try to use special drivers called hpijs.
See http://hpinkjet.sourceforge.net/ for details.


Hope someone else can help you here.

> - S u d e e p    V

Bye
Martin

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