Brother ppd

[Helge Blischke]

Diego wrote:
> 
> Hi,
> 
> I have a Brother HL-1660e printer that has postscript (BR-Script2) build in.
> I'd like to use the ppd file included on the CDRom.
> When i do a test on the ppd file, i get an error:
> # cupstestppd BRHL166E.PPD
> BRHL166E.PPD: FAIL
>       **FAIL**  REQUIRED DefaultDuplex
>                 REF: Page 40, section 4.5.
>       **FAIL**  REQUIRED Manufacturer
>                 REF: Pages 58-59, section 5.3.
> Sould i try to correct the error (can i just edit the file?). The printers seem to print OK. (Sometimes i get a "99 SERVICE 3" error when printing pdf files generated with ghostscript 7.05 :-(
> I tried to import the ppd with ppdi from the cupsddk, but i get a segmentation fault.
> Does someone have experience with this?
> 
Yes, you *should* edit the PPD and fix these issues, especially the
DefaultDuplex one.
This is because the pstops filter inserts what is defined as default (as
far as selectable
options are concerned) as features into the job's setup section.

Helge

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