[cups.general] Re: Problem in printing to non-Postscript Designjet 1050c

Johannes Meixner jsmeix at suse.de
Wed Apr 12 01:58:23 PDT 2006


Hello,

On Apr 12 03:49 Michael wrote (shortened):
> > install the the package cups-drivers from sles9 and choose
> > the printer HP DesignJet 750C Foomatic/gimp-print
....
> it won't work.

Check which printer language your Designjet 1050c supports.
See for example
http://en.opensuse.org/SDB:Purchasing_a_Printer_and_Compatibility


> In the directory /var/spool/cups I found to files cXXX and dXXXX.
> When I open the dXXXX file, it looks like a postcript file
> (starting with %!PS-Adobe-1.0 at the first column).
> So how can this file be printed, if the Plotter doesn't understand PS ?

See for example
http://en.opensuse.org/SDB:CUPS_in_a_Nutshell


Kind Regards
Johannes Meixner
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