Re: [PLUG] Print jobs fail [UPDATE]

certainly there is some Windows user who could still make use of it. Ted -Original Message- From: PLUG On Behalf Of Rich Shepard Sent: Wednesday, April 5, 2023 3:40 PM To: Portland Linux/Unix Group Subject: Re: [PLUG] Print jobs fail [UPDATE] On Wed, 5 Apr 2023, Ted Mittelstaedt wrote: &g

Re: [PLUG] Print jobs fail [UPDATE]

On Wed, 5 Apr 2023, Ted Mittelstaedt wrote: PostScript is UNIX's native printer tongue and will be supported forever. Ted, My HP LaserJet 5, purchased in 1997, has been supported by Red Hat and Slackware. I added the last double-side addon soon after. It's still excellent and had one tune-up

Re: [PLUG] Print jobs fail [UPDATE]

-binary-input-nonsense-to-printer couldn't die quickly enough. Ted -Original Message- From: PLUG On Behalf Of Rich Shepard Sent: Wednesday, April 5, 2023 11:59 AM To: Portland Linux/Unix Group Subject: Re: [PLUG] Print jobs fail [UPDATE] On Wed, 5 Apr 2023, Ted Mittelstaedt wrote: > R

Re: [PLUG] Print jobs fail [UPDATE]

On Wed, 5 Apr 2023, Ted Mittelstaedt wrote: Rich, According to the following: https://www.pcmag.com/reviews/lexmark-c3326dw " In addition to Lexmark's standard page description language (PDL), the C3326dw aims to provide better compatibility with desktop publishing and graphics design

Re: [PLUG] Print jobs fail [UPDATE]

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> So since it supports Postscript, none of the driver baloney used by cups is necessary at all. Ted -Original Message- From: PLUG On Behalf

Re: [PLUG] Print jobs fail [UPDATE]

On Wed, 5 Apr 2023, King Beowulf wrote: These are all the "same".  the "CUPS BASED" one is agnostic as to any distro package tools. This one (tar.Z) has detailed manual install instructions and even an install script. Ed, That's why I thought it would work with the Lexmark. Having been

Re: [PLUG] Print jobs fail [UPDATE]

n of your favorite Linux distro, then plugged in your printer, it would work out of the box. Otherwise you are going to have to get very dirty and grubby with the cups config file I'm afraid. Ted -Original Message- From: PLUG On Behalf Of Rich Shepard Sent: Tuesday, April 4, 2023 5:57 AM

Re: [PLUG] Print jobs fail [UPDATE]

On 4/4/23 08:48, Rich Shepard wrote: > On Tue, 4 Apr 2023, King Beowulf wrote: > >> Depending on the manufacturer (or CUPS) driver package. filters and ppd >> can be in a variety of locations. > Ed, > > The Lexmark C3326DW has 64-bit linux drivers, including: > Driver files for 64-bit Linux

Re: [PLUG] Print jobs fail [UPDATE]

On Tue, 4 Apr 2023, King Beowulf wrote: Depending on the manufacturer (or CUPS) driver package. filters and ppd can be in a variety of locations. Ed, Translating the 64-bit .rpm to a .tgz, installing that file, and re-running a test print lost the 'filter failed' error, but stopped the

Re: [PLUG] Print jobs fail [UPDATE]

On Tue, 4 Apr 2023, King Beowulf wrote: CUPS filters are part of the printer driver package to convert what is to be printed into the correct format before sending the page to the printer.  Sometimes the "filter" is the ppd driver and sometimes a separate binary file. If the filter is "missing"

Re: [PLUG] Print jobs fail [UPDATE]

On Mon, 3 Apr 2023, Ted Mittelstaedt wrote: What does /var/log/cups/error_log say? Ted, The latter portion when I tried to print a test page to the color laser is large; a gzipped file is available from The

Re: [PLUG] Print jobs fail [UPDATE]

On 4/3/23 15:36, Rich Shepard wrote: > On Mon, 3 Apr 2023, Rich Shepard wrote: > >> How do I find what filter that is and how would I fix it? > Installed here are: > cups-2.1.4-x86_64-2_slack14.2 > cups-compat32-2.1.4-x86_64-1compat32 > cups-filters-1.9.0-x86_64-2 >

Re: [PLUG] Print jobs fail [UPDATE]

What does /var/log/cups/error_log say? What versions of linux? Is ghostscript installed? Ted -Original Message- From: PLUG On Behalf Of Rich Shepard Sent: Monday, April 3, 2023 3:36 PM To: Portland Linux/Unix Group Subject: Re: [PLUG] Print jobs fail [UPDATE] On Mon, 3 Apr 2023

Re: [PLUG] Print jobs fail [UPDATE]

On Mon, 3 Apr 2023, Rich Shepard wrote: How do I find what filter that is and how would I fix it? Installed here are: cups-2.1.4-x86_64-2_slack14.2 cups-compat32-2.1.4-x86_64-1compat32 cups-filters-1.9.0-x86_64-2 cups-filters-compat32-1.9.0-x86_64-2compat32 cups-pdf-3.0.1-x86_64-1_SBo

[PLUG] Print jobs fail

I have a Dell C1740NW color laser printer; it's a re-branded Xerox 6000B and uses the Xerox driver. Having just re-installed the driver I tried a test print (CUPS sees the printer) but the job failed: colorp-608 Test Page anonymous 1k Unknown stopped "Filter failed" How do I find what