cups on GenToo can't print pdf files

Helmut Jarausch jarausch at igpm.rwth-aachen.de
Fri Oct 27 09:07:48 PDT 2006


> The first error message (I presume the 1.1.x CUPS)indicates that there is
> an active option that the printer refuses to handle, I suspect the wrong PPD
> for the real printer.
>
> The second message indicates that the PDF has been passed directly to the
> printer. Maybe the PPD contains a statement like
>
> *cupsFilter: "application/pdf 0 -"
>
> or the like, but the real printer either cannot directly process PDF
> or lacks the necessary equipment (presumably a hard disc).
>
> Please post more information about the respecive printer (PPD, make and model).

Many thanks, it turned out, that emerging the last poppler library
and CUPS 1.2.5 solved the problem.

Still, for future problems, I'd be interested if it is possible
to redirect the output to the printer into a file.

Many thanks,
Helmut.






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