Can't print to dot matrix printer

Kurt Pfeifle kurt.pfeifle at infotec.com
Wed Jul 4 20:33:48 PDT 2007


> E [03/Jul/2007:14:59:14 +0500] Unable to convert file 0 to printable
> format for job 25!
> I [03/Jul/2007:14:59:14 +0500] Hint: Do you have ESP Ghostscript installed?
>
> I've tried two different versions of Ghostscript, one GNU and one
> HP-UX depot package.

GNU Ghostscript is certainly not ESP Ghostscript, and it misses the (required by CUPS) "cups" device.

The HP-UX depot package very likely has the same defect.

You *need* ESP Ghostscript.

> I installed 1.2.11 from the source code
> under HP-UX 11.11.  I copied these files from my Linux box
> the HP box:

Copying files doesn't help. You need to run the "lpadmin" command (see "man lpadmin"). This creates all the correct configuration file entries for CUPS and copies the PPD to the right place for you.

> cp textonly.ppd /usr/local/cups/share/cups/model
> cp textonly /usr/local/cups/lib/cups/filter

CUPS ships PPDs fitting for Epson and Okidata 9pin and 24pinn dot matrix printers. I think you want look for epson24.ppd, epson9.ppd, okidata9.ppd and okidat24.ppd.

> I believe these should work, but am suspicious.  What do I need to
> do to get CUPS working with my dot matrix printer?

An ESP Ghostscript, a recent CUPS, a PPD for CUPS that references "cupsFilter ... rastertoepson".

If your PPD references "cupsFilter ... foomatic-rip", any other Ghostscript will probably be good enough too, but you still need a recent CUPS as well as "foomatic-rip"..

> It's working
> just fine with numerous laser jet printers.

So how did you install *these*?? Also by copying files around?!

> -Thanks





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