Re: [gentoo-dev] 1.4beta ... complaint

[Fuper]

On Tue, 27 Aug 2002 12:48:48 -0500
"Jeffrey D. Kowing" <jeffrey.d.kowing1@××××××××.gov> wrote:

> mike writes:
>  > > Complaint:
>  > >
>  > > The cleanly emerged cups-1.1.15 did not work.  This is with a
>  > > _postscript_ printer, an HP 5MP.  Any print job is canceled immediately
>  > > by the print subsystem.  I was disgusted because this is the third time
>  > > I have tried to run Gentoo cups-1.1.15.  I thought that surely it would
>  > > be ok on a fresh install.  It's not ok.  :-p
>  > >
>
> Don't know if this is related, but I had the same problem (kept
> canceling the job) with cups-1.1.15-r2 and our postscript laser
> printers (HP LaserJet 4000TN and 8000N) until I downloaded the printer
> description files *.ppd from cvs at the HP sourceforge website
> http://hp.sourceforge.net/ and, behold, things started to work!

I finally found clear instructions on the Mandrake web site :-/

Yes it is necessary, for a postscript printer, to get the ppd file
that came with the printer or get one from, for HP printers,
http://hp.sourceforge.net

The ppd file must be copied into /usr/share/cups/model !!! <doh!>
I had been putting it in /etc/cups/ppd/ (wrong).

THEN that printer model will show up in the list of available drivers
when the printer is configured by visiting http://localhost:631

In my case putting the HP_LaserJet_5.ppd file in /usr/share/cups/model/ 
adds an entry to the list of drivers for
   HP LaserJet 5/5M Postscript
(along with all of the non-postscript gimp-print-cups drivers).

Selecting that (new) option resolves my problem; and I have a feeling
that there may be other folks who need to know how to get cups 1.1.15
working with their postscript printer.  :-D

I promise to stop complaining about the excellent cups-1.1.15 ebuild.

Gentoo 1.4 (beta) is running perfectly on my system (but I give up on
Abiword 1.0.2 which segfaults while starting just like it did on my 
Gentoo 1.2, gcc-2.95 system).