[cups.general] page_log is empty

Johannes Meixner jsmeix at suse.de
Thu Jan 21 06:31:49 PST 2010


Hello,

On Jan 21 00:52 Timo wrote (shortened):
>>
>> If you are using something other than a plain PPD for a PostScript
>> (with no cupsFilter lines), then CUPS will do the page logging for
>> you.  Otherwise, the driver MUST provide the page logging.
>>
>> So again, what drivers are you using?  What printers?
>>
>> ___________________________________________________
>> Michael Sweet, Senior Printing System Engineer
>>
....
>
> I am using the drivers provided on openprinting.org
> our institute's printers basically are:
>
> - Infotec MP 2550
> - Ricoh Afifio SP C811DN
> - HP Color Laser Jet 2605
> - HP Laserjet 1320
> - HP Laserjet 4250
> - HP DesignJet T1100 MFP
> - HP DesignJet T1100ps

The command
   egrep -i '^\*nickname|^\*cupsfilter' /etc/cups/ppd/*
shows the most interesting entries regarding "driver"
in the PPDs which you actually use for your printers.

For PostScript printers prefer an original PPD from
the manufacturer. A decent PostScript printer is always
accompanied by a suitable PPD file of the manufacturer.
The printer manufacturer's PPD file ensures that all
the functions of the PostScript printer can be used.
All PostScript printers work with "generic PostScript"
PPD files, but then you will not get access to all
the printer specific functionality.

Also openprinting.org provides original manufacturer
PPDs, see
http://www.openprinting.org/driver_list.cgi

For basic information about "dirver" versus "PPD"
you may like to have a look at
http://en.opensuse.org/SDB:CUPS_in_a_Nutshell


Kind Regards
Johannes Meixner
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