[cups.general] incomplete PostScript print jobs

[Helge Blischke]

Thomas J Pinkl wrote:
> 
> I have CUPS 1.1.20 on a Fedora Core 2 Linux box, printing to an
> HP LaserJet 5MP printer, which is connected to an HP JetDirect 500x
> ethernet print server.  I'm having a problem with incomplete print
> jobs.  Specifically, only the first page of a PostScript file will
> print.
> 
> I've been using the Red Hat "printconf" tool to configure the print
> queues.  The queue type is Networked JetDirect.  I've tried various
> printer drivers.  The Generic PostScript driver and the HP 5MP
> PostScript driver both produce only the first page of the printout.
> However, if I set it up as a Raw print queue then the entire document
> prints.  Also, if I bypass CUPS entirely with a command such as this:
> 
>   cat file.ps |nc hp500x.example.com 9100
> 
> then the entire document prints.
> 
> Does anyone have an idea of why the CUPS PostScript drivers do not
> produce the expected result?
> 

Probably your PostScript file is not DSC compliant, which the pstops
filter of CUPS
strictly requires. To give further advice, I need to have a look into
the file. Please
post an URL to a sample file that does not print completely.

Helge

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