CUPS-PDF printer problem

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axel
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CUPS-PDF printer problem

#1 Post by axel »

have Slacko 5.3.3 on 2 PC's / full install

get always this error msg
"/usr/lib/cups/filter/pdftops failed"
and no pop up screen to select where to "print" the file (e.g. /tmp) which was true for Lucid 5.2.5

Any fix for it ?
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#2 Post by rcrsn51 »

I just tested this with a fresh install of Slacko 533 and it worked OK. I printed from both Abiword and Seamonkey. In both cases, they saved a PDF file to /root.

Look in the folder /usr/lib/cups/filter and check that the file pdftops is actually there.

You can also use the "Print to File" option instead of CUPS-PDF.

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#3 Post by axel »

yes - the file is there
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#4 Post by axel »

yes - print to file works
thanks very much
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#5 Post by rcrsn51 »

It may be that the pdftops filter has incorrect permissions. Type the command:

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chmod 755 /usr/lib/cups/filter/pdftops

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#6 Post by axel »

typed the chmod cmd. It was accepted but no better results.
I have as well tried a "virgin" slacko installation. CUPS -PDF printing failed from the very beginning.

One thing went wrong when shutting down the first time.
Probing partitions was not displayed.
It didn't display the message "which partition to select for the "save file".
Only when clicking again "reboot" it displayed "probing partitions" and subsequently stored the save file
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