Till Kamppeter <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> helps run the http://www.linuxprinting.org mailing list/web site, and the foomatic printer database. Here is a posting from him which explains a problem that I noticed a while ago:
> From [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sat Jun 15 03:27:30 2002 > Date: Sat, 15 Jun 2002 06:27:22 -0400 > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: General-list digest, Vol 1 #540 - 3 msgs > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > Send General-list mailing list submissions to > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > To subscribe or unsubscribe via the web, visit > http://www.linuxprinting.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/general-list > or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > You can reach the person managing the list at > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific than > "Re: Contents of General-list digest..." > > > Today's Topics: > > 2. ESP/GNU GhostScript 7.05: Missing Drivers - Preliminary Solution (Till >Kamppeter) > > Message: 2 > From: Till Kamppeter <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Date: Fri, 14 Jun 2002 19:41:30 +0200 > Organization: LinuxPrinting.org > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: [lp.general] ESP/GNU GhostScript 7.05: Missing Drivers - Preliminary >Solution > > Unfortunately, the GhostScript authors removed some printer drivers > which were still present in GNU GhostScript 6.53, so some printers > will not work any more when upgrading to the new GhostScript. > > The drivers are > > cdj670 > cdj850 > cdj880 > cdj890 > cdj970 > cdj1600 > hl1240 > hl1250 > ln03 > oki4w > xes > > This leads to the Xerox XES printers and the DEC LN03 not being > supported any more. From HP the DeskJet 850C, 855C, 870C, 1600C, and > OfficeJet Pro 1150C loose the driver with which they gave the best > quality, and most current PCL laser printers from Brother will not > print in their highest resolution any more and also not allow paper > tray selection. > > The drivers were implemented in the files > > gdevcd8.c > gdevdj9.c > gdevhl12.c > gdevln03.c > gdevop4w.c > gdevxes.c > > in the src/ directory of the source tarball of GNU GhostScript 6.53 and > these files are missing in GNU/ESP GhostScript 7.05. All infrastructure > in the Makefiles to use these drivers are still there in the new versions. > > To get the drivers back I have put them together in the package > > http://www.linuxprinting.org/download/printing/GS-7,05-MissingDrivers-1.tar.gz > > Download ESP GhostScript 7.05.2 from the download section of > http://www.cups.org/ and the above mentioned driver package. > > We use ESP GhostScript because one can easier choose which drivers to > compile. ESP GhostScript works with all spoolers, not only with CUPS. > > Copy all files from the src/ subdirectory of the driver package into the > src/ subdirectory of the uncompressed source package of GhostScript. > Then build GhostScript with > > ./configure > >--with-drivers=ALL,hl7x0,hl1240,hl1250,cdj670,cdj850,cdj880,cdj890,cdj970,cdj1600,ln03,oki4w,xes > make > make install > > Leave out "oki4w" in the command line when it does not compile for > you. > > Note: The "ALL" driver choice does not cover the "hl7x0" driver, > but the appropriate file is included in GhostScript. Therefore the > driver must be listed explicitly. > > Now you will have all the drivers back which you had in good old GNU > GhostScript 6.5x. > > This is a preliminary solution. I have already contacted the GhostScript > guys to fix the problem. > > Happy printing. > > Till ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- YOU MUST BE A LIST MEMBER IN ORDER TO POST TO THE LPRNG MAILING LIST The address you post from MUST be your subscription address If you need help, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] (or lprng-requests or lprng-digest-requests) with the word 'help' in the body. For the impatient, to subscribe to a list with name LIST, send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with: | example: subscribe LIST <mailaddr> | subscribe lprng-digest [EMAIL PROTECTED] unsubscribe LIST <mailaddr> | unsubscribe lprng [EMAIL PROTECTED] If you have major problems, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the word LPRNGLIST in the SUBJECT line. -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
