[cups.general] Xerox Phaser 6130n Detected & Installed Perfectly in 8.10 Intrepid, and will detect but not install in 9.04 Jaunty via System/Admin/Printing/CUPS gui.

[russbucket]

Helge Blischke wrote:

> Jack Whitley wrote:
> 
>> Hello Russ,
>> 
>> Thanks very much for the reply, and the suggestion.  I mentioned in my
>> first e-mail that I did copy the Xerox ppd file for my 6130n into
>> /usr/lib/cups/filter/ - I had to do it that way since the printer will
>> not
>> even install, so I can't add the driver via the installation program. 
>> I'm not sure if the CUPS gui program will see it and grab it first vs.
>> the foomatic driver.
>> 
> You need to put the PPD into the default location
> (/usr/share/cups/model) in order to make sure the CUPS GUI
yes I've done this with my 6120 PPD and had no problems with Cups seeing it 
after restarting. I'm about to do it again for my test of openSUSE 11.2 
milestone 1. Hopefully it still works.

> will find it. Or, if you are using CUPS 1.3.x or higher, the GUI
> offers the possibility to select a PPD from a browsable
> location.
> In the first case, CUPS needs to be retarted to learn to know
> about the new PPD.
>> What is most puzzling is everything worked in Ubuntu 8.10 Intrepid, and I
>> used the Xerox ppd there as well.  All I did was install the newer Ubuntu
>> 9.04.  I debated subscribing to the CUPS bug listserv, but wasn't sure
>> yet if this was a reportable bug.
>> 
>> Thanks again,
>> 
>> jackson
>> 
> [...]
> 
> Helge

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Russ
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