[cups.general] CUPS always uses raw driver
Till Kamppeter
till.kamppeter at gmx.net
Tue Dec 6 14:13:41 PST 2005
Check the PPD file with the "cupstestppd" tool, perhaps it is broken
(should not be the case as it is part of CUPS):
cupstestppd /usr/share/cups/model/deskjet2.ppd.gz
Or go directly for the driver from the printer's manufacturer:
http://hpinkjet.sf.net/
Till
Anonymous wrote:
> Hello All,
>
> I have a Fedora Core box and cannot get CUPS to use the proper driver. The printer is available on the network as a JetDirect printer via an adapter. It is really a deskjet 1200.
>
> When I setup a printer via lpadmin or the web interface and select the HP Deskjet Series CUPS v1.1 driver, it always reverts back to just using the RAW driver which ofcourse doesn't work too well.
>
> If I try to modify the printer it will show that it is using the RAW driver.
>
> I do have the deskjet2.ppd.gz under /usr/share/cups/model/.
>
> Any thoughts?
>
> Thanks in advance.
>
> Ian
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