Output only with "-o raw" ?

Paul Conklin paul.conklin at cerner.com
Fri Dec 7 18:04:14 PST 2012


in /etc/cups/ppd/<printer name>.ppd do you have any lines with Filter in them? i.e. cupsFilter?

> On 2012-12-07, Paul Conklin <paul.conklin at cerner.com> wrote:
> > what PPD are you using?  if your filter doesn't output a page
> > to the scheduler, it won't log anything to the page_log.
> > sounds like a custom filter not working right.
>
> I do not have any custom filters installed... for all Ricoh printers ?
> by the way you could be right though as the HP and Kyocera printers do work
> all right....
>
> >
> >> Anyone who could some light on this will be greatly appreciated ....
> >>
> >> I have a bunch of printers configured(approx. 130), and suddenly we are
> >> only able to print using "lp -o raw -d xx filename" Which fortunately is
> >> being done for quite a number of jobs... but it is annoying that regular
> >> print-jobs cannot be done, although they do appear in the Web-interface
> >> as having being printed, but there is no entry in the "page_log". Unless
> >> I specify "lp -o raw -d xx filename".. then they do appear both places
> >> Even the "Test print" appear as having being printed, but does not show
> >> in the "page_log" file either...
> >> On the Linux (RedHat) side nothing has changed(this is CUPS 1.3.7), so I
> >> am somewhat baffled by this...
> >> Any ideas?
> >>
> >> regards
> >





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