On Thu, Aug 27, 2020 at 02:27:03PM -0500, Tim Mooney via openindiana-discuss wrote: > In regard to: [OpenIndiana-discuss] Xerox B215 printer with CUPS, Gary...: > > > I do have a PPD file, Xerox_B215_Series.ppd, that I downloaded from > > the Xerox site. The file does say that it's for linux only, but I > > assume it will work with OI. > > It should, but it depends somewhat on how the PPD was generated and > what assumptions were made. Sometimes PPDs that assume Linux have > embedded paths to commands (filters) they expect to be present on the > Linux system. OI may not have the same filter installed, or it may be > a different version.
I just tried it, and got this error from CUPS: E [28/Sep/2020:15:43:22 +0600] xerox: File "/usr/lib/cups/filter/rastertospl" not available: No such file or directory > I would definitely try use the PPD from Linux, but I would also examine it > to see if you spot any places where it's assuming paths or filters from > an environment that may not quite match OI. The beginning of the ppd file is like this: *FormatVersion: "4.3" *FileVersion: "1.0" *LanguageVersion: English *LanguageEncoding: ISOLatin1 *PCFileName: "B215.ppd" *Manufacturer: "Xerox" *Product: "(LaserMFP)" *cupsVersion: 1.1 *cupsManualCopies: False *cupsModelNumber: 196 *cupsFilter: "application/vnd.cups-raster 0 rastertospl" *ModelName: "Xerox B215 Series" *ShortNickName: "B215" *NickName: "Xerox B215 Series" *1284DeviceID: "MFG:Xerox;CMD:SPL;MDL:B215 Series" *PSVersion: "(3010.000) 550" *LanguageLevel: "3" *ColorDevice: False *DefaultColorSpace: Gray *FileSystem: False *Throughput: "21" The rastertospl filter does not exist on OI. I understand that it's a proprietary filter without source. [...] > > Are you actually using this printer model? > > What PDL method does CUPS use for this printer? > > I'm not using an Xerox printers current, so I don't know. You can > probably tell what CUPS will send to the printer by looking at the PPD, > though. I can't tell from the ppd file. I see `setpagedevice' all over the place. That sounds like Postscript to me. I also see `@PJL' all over the place. That's HP printer talk to me. I don't know what it's doing. Does anyone have a ppd file for this printer that works on OI? -- -Gary Mills- -refurb- -Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada- _______________________________________________ openindiana-discuss mailing list openindiana-discuss@openindiana.org https://openindiana.org/mailman/listinfo/openindiana-discuss