JOB DISAPPEARS HELP

[Katya]

> > > Katya wrote:
> > > > Help me, please. I've got a terrible headache with this problem. I've
> > > > got a printserver with FC6 and cups 1.2.10. Sometimes I send jobs from
> > > > Linux machine (FC4, FC6) on printing but jobs disappears. I see in log:
> > >
> > >
> > > > D [19/Jul/2007:11:09:03 +0400] [Job 2997] envp[23]="FINAL_CONTENT_TYPE=application/vnd.cups-postscript"
> > >
> > > You're sending PostScript to the printer. Are you sure the printer can
> > > consume PostScript? And if so, are you sure that it also is set to ac-
> > > cept PostScript (some printers can be set to PCL-only, if they do sup-
> > > port both languages).
> > >
> > > > D [19/Jul/2007:11:09:03 +0400] [Job 2997] %%Creator: OpenOffice.org 2.0
> > >
> > > OOo is known to sometimes generate problematic PostScript. Have a look at
> > >
> > >    http://www.cups.org/links.php?V158
> > >
> > > and see if that helps you.
> > >
> > > > Nothing printing ...
> > > >
> > > > This problem appears when I print on HP LJ 8000 N from Linux (with Windows
> > > > machines i have not such problem), but everything is OK with HP LJ 4Si MX.
> > > >
>
> [...]
>
> > I send job from Mozilla but I see the same results:
>
> Let me re-phrase my comment.
>
>  (a) "You're sending PostScript to the printer" meant to say: "You are
>       using a driver that causes any printjob created by any application
>       to be converted to PostScript (by CUPS) before it is sent off to
>       the print device".
>  (b) That's *basically* the same whether you use OOo or Mozilla to print
>      from.
>  (c) Now that Mozilla shows the same problem (but Mozilla's PS output
>      sometimes had its own problems in the past), my other question be-
>      comes more relevant: "Are you sure that your print device is set
>      to accept PostScript ??" If it doesn't support PostScript, you
>      need to use a CUPS configuration/driver that sends PCL to the device.
>
> You can test if your printer supports PostScript. Just sent the CUPS test file directly, "raw" to the printer:
>
>   lp -d hp5 -o raw /usr/share/cups/data/testprint.ps
>
> We need to know if your printer supports PostScript or not. If not it surely supports PCL. In that case, installing another queue should take you to a working setup. Do this (as root):
>
>   lpadmin -p hp5_pcl -v socket://172.22.1.5 -E -m laserjet.ppd
>   lpadmin -p hp5_pcl -v socket://172.22.1.5 -E -m laserjet.ppd.gz
>
> (One of the commands should work -- I'm not sure whether the laserjet.ppd is compressed or not on your system)
>
> --
> Kurt Pfeifle
> System & Network Printing Consultant ---- Linux/Unix/Windows/Samba/CUPS
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My printer supports PS. I could print previous jobs after turn off / turn on the printer.