Installing printer

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Installing printer

#1 Post by Stripe »

Hi all

Trying to install a printer in fluppy005 using the cups 1.3.11 interface, printer seems to be installed but when I try to print a test page4 get the error message:
"Unsupported format 'application/postscript'!"

gutenprint is 5.2.3 which I know work's with my printer can anybody please help?

Cheers
Stripe
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#2 Post by rcrsn51 »

What printer model?
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#3 Post by rcrsn51 »

Fluppy's CUPS install is missing a couple of filters provided by Ghostscript. I have packaged them in a PET below.

After installing, run these commands:

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rm -rf /var/spool/cups
/etc/init.d/cups restart
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#4 Post by Stripe »

thanks rcrsn51

Its still the epson stylus s21 that we had to install as a s20 in gutenprint 5.2.3 to work with Lucid

Thanks again you are a legend
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#5 Post by Stripe »

Thanks rcrsn51

Installed and worked like a dream, If you don't mind I will pass the patch and code onto jemimah

Thanks again
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