HP LaserJet 4 with PostScript Level 2 installed

[al]

> al wrote:
>
> > I have an old HP LaserJet 4 that has the PostScript Level 2 installed.
> > I recently installed Ubuntu Jaunty
> > Setting up the printer using CUPS I selected my usual LaserJet 4 with
> > postscript. On printing the CUPS test page it lists the Interpreter
> > Information as:
> >
> > PostScript: Level 3
> > Version: 3010 (864)
> > Product: GPL Ghostscript
> > Serial #: 42
> >
> > On an older system running KDE I have, on printing the CUPS test page:
> >
> > Interpreter Information:
> >
> > PostScript: Level 2
> > Version: 2011.110 (1)
> > Product: LaserJet 4
> > Serial #: 0
> >
> > The Jaunty PS level 3 does not seem to work properly and I would like to
> > use the older interpreter that specifies PS level 2.
> >
> > I am unclear on how to do this.
> >
> > I did try specifying a PPD but when I print a test page - out pops the PS
> > level 3.
> >
> > Any help would be appreciated.
> >
> > Thanks
> > Al
>
> You probably picked up a PPD specifying foomatic-rip as the final filter for
> the printer. Try to get the PS PPD from www.openprinting.org.
>
> Helge
>
Dear Helge

Thanks for your reply.

I did find the PPD file that I was looking for.

I tried making a new printer in the cups interface and specified the exact
location of the PPD file (/usr/share/ppd/openprinting/HP/HP-LaserJet_4.ppd)

Cups seems to reject the attempt to specify my own selection of the ppd file

Cups seems to ignore my specification and subs in its own.

I wonder what I need to do to force cups to use my selection.

Thanks for any info you could provide