Bug#382936: IPP Printer prints -12345X@PJL ENTER LANGUAGE=PCL3GUI
We have the same bug in Ubuntu, see
https://launchpad.net/distros/ubuntu/+source/cupsys/+bug/55828.
I have a HP DeskJet 3820 printer connected to a Debian Sarge print
server (cupsys 1.1.23-10sarge1) and Ubuntu Dapper 6.06 LTS (cupsys
1.2.2-0ubuntu0.6.06) used as print client.
In the error_log of my print server I see that the requested file type
is: application/vnd.cups-postscript, because of this the output of the
print client gets run through foomatic-rip again.
D [14/Aug/2006:11:04:37 +0200] print_job: request file type is
application/vnd.cups-postscript.
I [14/Aug/2006:11:04:37 +0200] Started filter
/usr/lib/cups/filter/foomatic-rip
(PID 1274) for job 72.
Shouldn't the requested file type be application/octet-stream?
Windows clients correctly send application/octet-stream and print
without problems.
I also found that altering the hpijs PPD for my HP DeskJet 3820 printer
to have this line:
*cupsFilter: "application/vnd.cups-postscript 0 -"
And then install this altered PPD on my CUPS 1.2.2 print clients it
seems to print because the postscript output with printing options is
send to the server.
The requested file type indicated by the server in that case seems to be
application/postscript.
This allows for server side drivers, meaning we only need the binary
hpijs driver, foomatic-rip and gs-esp installed on the server and only
the altered PPD on each client.
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