Can't Make LPD Print Raw

Michael Sweet mike at easysw.com
Sat May 26 09:49:51 PDT 2007


Adam Williams wrote:
>>>      server_args =3D cups-lpd -o document-format=3Dapplication/vnd.cups-r=
>> aw
>> Perhaps they are running in to this bug?:
>>   http://cups.org/str.php?L2266>
>> Not sure what version the fix appeared in..
> 
> Phweeew!! Now in the log I see -
> I [26/May/2007:07:40:43 -0400] Adding start banner page "none" to job 71.
> I [26/May/2007:07:40:43 -0400] Job 71 created on "cisps" by "adam".
> I [26/May/2007:07:40:43 -0400] File of type application/vnd.cups-raw queued in job #71 by "adam".
> 
> SWEET!  I still have to drive across town to see if it worked [Ugh!]  but this looks like what I expect to see.
> 
> I downloaded a newer CUPS, and replaced the cups-lpd on the server.
> 
> server_args = -o document-format=application/vnd.cups-raw
> 
> I'm getting banner pages on every job now [Ugh!] but at least the jobs doesn't appear to being filtering.
> 
> I've tried -
> server_args = -o document-format=application/vnd.cups-raw job-sheets=none
> server_args = -o document-format=application/vnd.cups-raw  -o job-sheets=none
>  - neither seems to supreses banners.

You can ignore the log message; "none" is filtered out in
copy_banner(), so you won't have a banner.  (Which is a good thing,
since raw printing with banners is broken in CUPS 1.2.x...)

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