cannot print from adobe reader

Richard kreuters at gmail.com
Wed May 16 06:49:27 PDT 2007


> Richard wrote:
> >>Richard wrote:
> >>
> >>>>Richard wrote:
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>>hello
> >>>>>
> >>>>>i have recently installed cups on an ubuntu server, which is working dandy for all windows clients on the network. except from adobe reader. every time i try to print i get blank pages with the error message:
> >>>>>
> >>>>>ERROR: typecheck
> >>>>>OFFENDING COMMAND: .namestring
> >>>>>
> >>>>>printing pdfs works fine from gsview though. how can i fix this?
> >>>>
> >>>>If it is reader 8, try to downgrade to reader 7, that works.
> >>>>AFAIK, it is an error in the PostScript code reader 8 (and,
> >>>>of course, Acrobat 8) generates.
> >>>>
> >>>>Helge
> >>>>
> >>>>--
> >>>>Helge Blischke
> >>>>Softwareentwicklung
> >>>>
> >>>>H.Blischke at acm.org
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>helge
> >>>
> >>>i have downgraded to 7.09, but the error persists. any other ideas?
> >>
> >>Post (an URL to) the PostScript file that your reader generates.
> >>And let us know the make and model of the printer used. It may be
> >>that the printer's PS interpreter has a bug ...
> >>
> >>Helge
> >>
> >>
> >>--
> >>Helge Blischke
> >>Softwareentwicklung
> >>
> >>H.Blischke at acm.org
> >
> >
> > helge,
> >
> > the printer is a Brother HL-1430, using the hl-1250 driver as suggested.
> >
> > i am not sure what you mean by: Post (an URL to) the PostScript file that your reader generates.
> >
> > how would i get this, by printing to a file? if so, i will upload something monday.
> >
> >
> Yes, printing to file is just what I meant.
>
> Helge
>
> --
> Helge Blischke
> Softwareentwicklung
>
> H.Blischke at acm.org

ok, here is a file dump of a pdf from adobe reader:

http://www.btinternet.com/~rsworkman/test.ps

does this help?




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