Printer ejects only a blank page

[Paul Conklin]

The problem is when I choose the printer
from a pop-up menu when I want to print a document only a blank page is
ejected. <-- Do this workflow and save off the file
 If I choose the LPR option then the actual document is printed. <-- Do this workflow and save off the file again.

Post them both back here and note which one is which.


> On Fri, 14 Oct 2011 07:33:50 -0700
> Paul Conklin articulated:
>
> > > On Wed, 12 Oct 2011 15:55:42 -0700
> > > Paul Conklin articulated:
> > >
> > > > > On Wed, 12 Oct 2011 11:45:17 -0700
> > > > > Paul Conklin articulated:
> > > > >
> > > > > > if you enable the file device and print to that, is it
> > > > > > poscript or PCL?
> > > > >
> > > > > OK, you lost me. How do I do that?
> > > >
> > > > Ironically, Michael just posted how to about posts prior...
> > > > http://www.cups.org/newsgroups.php?s23669+gcups.general+v23674+T0
> > > >
> > > OK, after following those instructions I tried to print a file.
> > > This is the beginning of the file that was created:
> > >
> > > %!PS-Adobe-3.0
> > > %%Creator: GPL Ghostscript 902 (ps2write)
> > > %%LanguageLevel: 2
> > > %%CreationDate: D:20111013055027-04'00'
> > > %%For: (gerard)
> > > %%Title: (claws-mail job #8)
> > > %RBINumCopies: 1
> > > %%Pages: (atend)
> > > %%BoundingBox: (atend)
> > > %%EndComments
> > > %%BeginProlog
> > >
> > > This is the pertinent information from CUPS:
> > >
> > > Driver:	Generic PostScript Printer (color, 2-sided printing)
> > > Connection:	file:///usr/home/gerard/tmp/ps-test
> > > Defaults:	job-sheets=none, none media=na_letter_8.5x11in
> > > sides=one-sided
> > >
> > > I know that this might seem strange; however, I do remember this
> > > working correctly under "CUPS 1.48". I recently updated to the 1.50
> > > version (FreeBSD) and ever since then this problem has arisen.
>
> > Ok, is this the way that did or did not print?  can you also try the
> > opposite way to see if it prints postscript as well?  I know you had
> > said if you print one way it worked, the other didnt (or i could be
> > thinking of someone elses post, i haven't had my coffee yet)
>
> You lost me again. Using this configuration, I can print a test file
> from cups. This is the truncated output:
>
> %!PS-Adobe-3.0
> %%Creator: bannertops/CUPS v1.5.0
> %%CreationDate: Fri Oct 14 10:45:43 2011
> %%LanguageLevel: 2
> %%DocumentData: Clean7Bit
> %%Title: (Test Page)
>
> Now, if I change the configuration to print to the printer instead of a
> file, it print the test page. The problem is when I choose the printer
> from a pop-up menu when I want to print a document only a blank page is
> ejected. If I choose the LPR option then the actual document is printed.
>
> I do clearly remember that things worked correctly before I updated to
> version 1.5.0 of CUPS. Has there been some change made that could be
> causing this?
>
> I also tried doing "lpr ./ps-test" and the test page printed fine.
> "ps-test" is the name of the test file I am using. Now, if I do a: lpr
> -PTestPrinter ./ps-test the file is again rewritten by the test printer
> I am using. That file is identical to the one that CUPS originally
> created and that was just printed by my primary printer via lpr.
>
> This makes absolutely no sense. Why can I only print via lpr?
>
> --
> Gerard ✌
> gerard at seibercom.net
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