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Bug#702673: marked as done (PostScript drivers won't work for HP LaserJet 1200)

Your message dated Sat, 9 Nov 2019 20:12:24 +0000
with message-id <09112019200519.ceddd2859c04@desktop.copernicus.org.uk>
and subject line Re: Bug#702673: openprinting-ppds: Default (Postscript) driver for HP LaserJet 1200 doesn't work
has caused the Debian Bug report #702673,
regarding PostScript drivers won't work for HP LaserJet 1200
to be marked as done.

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702673: https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=702673
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--- Begin Message --- 
Package: openprinting-ppds
Version: 20120523-1
Severity: normal

Dear Maintainer,

when I connect my local printer (HP LaserJet 1200) with a USB cable to my
computer, the printer is automatically set up with the PostScript PPD ('HP
LaserJet 1200 Postscript [en]') driver, which is the only driver provided by
CUPS that doesn't work for my printer. I tried all drivers with the CUPS USB as
well as the CUPS HP backend, but this didn't seem to make any difference.

The drivers that work (I'm able to print a test page):
- HP LaserJet 1200 pcl3, hpcups 3.12.6 [en]
- HP LaserJet 1200 hpijs pcl3, 3.12.6 [en]
- HP LaserJet 1200 - CUPS+Gutenprint v5.2.9 [en]
- HP LaserJet 1200 Foomatic/lj4dith [en]
- HP LaserJet 1200 Foomatic/lj5gray [en]
- HP LaserJet 1200 Foomatic/ljet4 [en]
- HP LaserJet 1200 Foomatic/pxlmono [en]

The drivers that don't work (I'm not able to print a test page):
- HP LaserJet 1200 Postscript [en] *
- HP LaserJet 1200 Foomatic/Postscript [en]

Here's what happens when I try to print a test page with the Postscript driver:
CUPS says 'Busy - "Sending data to printer."' and the green LED on my printer
blinks green (which means something like 'receiving data') for about 22-23
minutes. After that two pages are printed: the first page is blank except for
the last 4cm of the page where I get a part of the frame of the text page; on
the second page i get an error message which differs for Postscipt and
Foomatic/Postscript. Here are the two versions:

HP LaserJet 1200 Foomatic/Postscript:
ERROR:
undefined
OFFENDING COMMAND:
 #$NH
STACK:
-mark-
-mark-
-mark-

HP LaserJet 1200 Postscript:
ERROR:
syntaxerror
OFFENDING COMMAND:

STACK:
-mark-
-mark-
-mark-

After printing this two pages the green LED on my printer continues to blink
for a few minutes, the CUPS status for the printer will remain 'Idle - "Sending
data to printer."' (forever).

Please tell me if you need more information.



-- System Information:
Debian Release: 7.0
  APT prefers testing-updates
  APT policy: (500, 'testing-updates'), (500, 'testing-proposed-updates'), (500, 'testing'), (1, 'experimental')
Architecture: amd64 (x86_64)

Kernel: Linux 3.8-trunk-amd64 (SMP w/4 CPU cores)
Locale: LANG=de_AT.utf8, LC_CTYPE=de_AT.utf8 (charmap=UTF-8)
Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/dash

Versions of packages openprinting-ppds depends on:
ii  python    2.7.3-4
ii  xz-utils  5.1.1alpha+20120614-2

Versions of packages openprinting-ppds recommends:
ii  cups              1.5.3-2.15
ii  cups-client       1.5.3-2.15
ii  foomatic-filters  4.0.17-1

Versions of packages openprinting-ppds suggests:
pn  hpijs-ppds  <none>

-- no debconf information

--- End Message ---
--- Begin Message --- 
I think the effort put into responding to this report has been
considerable. Unfortunately, it has not lead to a solution. Meanwhile
there have been many changes in the printing system. A new report may
be desirable. Hence closing.

Regards,

Brian.

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