[cups.general] Re: incomplete PostScript print jobs

[Thomas J Pinkl]

> 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?


On Wed, Nov 10, 2004 at 06:45:56AM -0500, Helge Blischke wrote:
> 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.


It's not just one PostScript document.  The same thing happens when I 
print from within Adobe Acrobat Reader or the Mozilla browser.

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