[cups.general] cups-1.4 printer options gone/ Unsupportedformat 'application/vnd.cups-banner'

Michael Sweet msweet at apple.com
Mon May 17 15:06:16 PDT 2010


On May 17, 2010, at 2:57 PM, James Mackay wrote:
> Hi Michael,
> 
> Thanks for the reply, much appreciated.
> 
> Is it just a case of installing the pstoraster? Or are there mime conversions needed too?

You'll need the whole shebang, and then restart cupsd after installing.

> 
> Thanks
> 
> James
> 
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>> On May 17, 2010, at 12:22 AM, James Mackay wrote:
>>> ...
>>> The banner format is not recognised for one driver, but handled ok by =
>> another.
>>> =20
>>> When the Laser printer prints it uses the bannertops filter, followed =
>> by the pstops filter.
>>> =20
>>> I have done a search and the bannertops filter is definitely on the =
>> system.
>>> =20
>>> Any ideas?
>> 
>> 
>> You don't have the Ghostscript pstoraster software installed.
>> 
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>> "><div><div>On May 17, 2010, at 12:22 AM, James Mackay =
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>> type=3D"cite"><div>The banner format is not recognised for one driver, =
>> but handled ok by another.<br><br>When the Laser printer prints it uses =
>> the bannertops filter, followed by the pstops filter.<br><br>I have done =
>> a search and the bannertops filter is definitely on the =
>> system.<br><br>Any ideas?<br></div></blockquote></div><div><br></div>You =
>> don't have the Ghostscript pstoraster software installed.<div><br><div>
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>> _____</div><div>Michael Sweet, Senior Printing System Engineer, PWG =
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