[cups.general] Network printer

[Johannes Meixner]

Hello,

On Nov 21 04:57 jarlaxl wrote (excerpt):
> I am trying to print to a network printer (NRG MP 2000L)
> at my work from a debian wheezy system (cups 1.5.3).
> I have installed the drivers from the cups web interface
> but no matter of my attempts, the printer does not print
> eventhough the web interface reports data has been successfully
> sent. Is there any way i can troubleshoot the problem?

Only a blind guess:

You use a PostScript "driver" but the MP 2000L does not support
PostScript (in contrast to the MP 2000 that does)?

Check the specification of your particular printer model
which standard printer language(s) it supports, compare
http://en.opensuse.org/SDB:Printer_buying_guide
and
http://en.opensuse.org/SDB:Purchasing_a_Printer_and_Compatibility


For a better analysis, you should provide more details:


What is the CUPS device URI on the Linux system from where
you submit the print job? I.e. what is the output of the command

lpstat -v <queue_name>


Which exact driver do you use for your particular printer model?
More precisely: What are the NickName and cupsFilter entries
in the PPD in /etc/cups/ppd/<queue_name>.ppd (replace <queue_name>
with your print queue name)? I.e. what is the output of the command

egrep 'NickName|cupsFilter' /etc/cups/ppd/<queue_name>.ppd


For debugging, check the CUPS debug messages.
See the section "Usually provide CUPS debug messages" at
http://en.opensuse.org/SDB:How_to_Report_a_Printing_Issue


Kind Regards
Johannes Meixner
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