konica minolta PagePro 1300W printer off-line in FC3 :(

[Anonymous]

> Hello all,
> I have an FC3 x64, I've update it.
> So I use the cups included in FC3 x64.
>
> I've installed the min12xxW (configure, make make install) and the ppd file
> of linuxprinting.
>
> I import the ppd file with the cups utility.
>
> When I try to print a test page it told me that printer is off-line in the
> error log job.
>
> I've looked the error_log in debug level but well, nothing special...
>
> when I use this command to print directly with the driver:
> $ gs -q -dBATCH -dSAFER -dQUIET -dNOPAUSE -sPAPERSIZE=a4 -r1200
> -sDEVICE=pbmraw -sOutputFile=- ~/mozilla.ps  | sudo min12xxw -r 1200
> -m 1300W -d/dev/usb/lp0 > /tmp/test.min
>
> $ cat /tmp/test.min > /dev/usb/lp0
>
> It's working. :)
>
> well This printer is working on another computer with mandrake 10.1.
>
> The maker of the min12xxw told me to ask to the cups master because it could
> be a specific problem of my cups.
>
> Thanks!!!!
>
> Hi You should download the newest driver from http://www.hinterbergen.de/mala/min12xxw/

untar it then compile useing ./configure
make
make install

this solved my problem for fedora core 4 using pagepro 1350w

Good Luck
Tom