Requirements for Generic Postscript printing

[Helge Blischke]

Logan Anteau wrote:

>> Logan Anteau wrote:
>>
>> >> Logan Anteau wrote:
>> >>
>> >> > I am in the process of setting up a print server on Solaris 10 to
>> >> > print to our HP LaserJets and Color LaserJets. I have to compile
>> >> > everything by hand. I want to use just the PostScript driver from
>> >> > http://www.openprinting.org/driver/Postscript because I think it
>> >> > will do everything we need. I have CUPS compiled and running
>> >> > currently. That PostScript driver does not seem to work because I do
>> >> > not have the foomatic-rip filter. So it appears that I need to
>> >> > compile the foomatic-filters package. Now I'm wondering, do I need
>> >> > to compile anything else?
>> >> >
>> >> > Thanks
>> >>
>> >> Though I myself would prefer to use HP's original PPDs, you can use
>> >> the foomatic PPDs without compiling all the foomatic stuff if the
>> >> following line is present in the PPD:
>> >>
>> >> *FoomaticRIPCommandLine: "cat%A%B%Z"
>> >>
>> >> (the "cat" is the essential word). In this case, you simply replace
>> >> all keywords beginning with "*Foomatic" by "*%Foomatic", and the
>> >> "*cupsFilter" lines by "*%cupsFilter", thus turning these statements
>> >> into comment lines (or simply delete these lines).
>> >>
>> >> Helge
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>
>> >
>> > Alright that definitely could work. Curious on why you would prefer
>> > HP's PPDs? I looked around their site and I really didn't see where I
>> > could get them. Would HP's PPDs require anything else to be compiled?
>> > Thanks
>>
>> There are zip or tar.gz archives containing the PPDs of individual
>> printer
>> models for various HP  printer series on one of the HP web sites.
>>
>> The reason I prefer the vendor's PPDs is that these reflect special
>> properties of the individual printers in addition to the "generic" ones.
>> There is no need to compile anything else.
>>
>> Helge
>>
> 
> The only HP PPDs I turned up after searching around were the ones included
> in the hplip tarball. There is a ppd directory in there. The only problem
> is all of these either require the hpcups or hpijs filter which I do not
> have. So it appears I need hpijs to use these? I know the entire hplip
> package will not work on Solaris, I know you can compile hpijs on its own
> though. Just not looking forward to it. Any other suggestions? Thanks I
> appreciate it

See, among other sources, the following:
http://www.openprinting.org/driver/Postscript-HP/

Helge