[cups] Set paper type on outgoing print jobs

Helge Blischke helgeblischke at web.de
Fri Feb 26 09:33:52 PST 2016


> Am 26.02.2016 um 17:58 schrieb Andre Esser <andre.esser at geneity.co.uk>:
> 
> Hi,
> 
> We're using a Xerox Phaser 7800dn with CUPS 1.7.2 (Bit long in the
> tooth, I know. Will upgrade if required to fix this problem).
> 
> If our printer receives a job without a paper type specification, it
> refuses to print it as it doesn't have paper of the type 'Unspecified'
> available. If the print job specifies the paper type as 'Plain' the
> printing works fine.
> 
> So my question is, is there a way to configure CUPS to set paper type
> to 'Plain' if it isn't already defined in the printjob. Or as plan B,
> is there a way to set a 'Plain' paper type on all outgoing print jobs?
> 
> 
> Thanks in advance,
> 
> Andre
> -- 
> Andre Esser, IT Manager, Geneity Ltd
> 80 Hammersmith Road, London, W14 8UD
> Registered in England,  No. 05676580
Andre,

if your use the PPD supplied by Xerox, you may edit the line of the PPD beginning with
*JobPatchFile 1:
by inserting
/MediaType (Unspecified)
just before the „>> put“.

If you user some other PPD; please post it to me off the list.

Helge




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