Re: Gimp Print Problem
On Sat, Feb 01, 2003 at 09:01:43PM -0500, Jerome Acks Jr wrote:
> On Sat, Feb 01, 2003 at 10:15:15AM -0500, Thomas H. George wrote:
> > Embarassed. Part of the problem was a defective ink cartridge.
> >
> > lp /usr/share/cups/data/testprint.ps
> >
> > is now ok. But termial problem persists. lp printtest prints nothing
> > and generates the error_log previously reported. printtest is a one
> > line of plain text in a file produced by vi. I also tried copying dmesg to a
> > file and trying to print that file with lp, again with no output.
>
> If you ran "gs printtest", I think you will get a similar error
> message. Cupsys seems to be passing the file to gs-esp without first
> converting it to postscript. Your cups mimetypes may not be configured
> correctly.
>
> What does "file printtest" report?
ASCII text
>
> Check /etc/cups/mime.convs; it should have section that reads:
>
> # PostScript filters
> #
>
> application/pdf application/postscript 33 pdftops
> application/postscript application/vnd.cups-postscript 66 pstops
> application/vnd.hp-HPGL application/postscript 66 hpgltops
> image/* application/vnd.cups-postscript 66 imagetops
> application/x-cshell application/postscript 33 texttops
> application/x-perl application/postscript 33 texttops
> application/x-shell application/postscript 33 texttops
> text/plain application/postscript 33 texttops
> text/html application/postscript 33 texttops
This section is present
>
>
> The "texttops" filter should be located: /usr/lib/cups/filter/texttops
This filter is present
>
> Also, Check /etc/cups/mime.types; in the section
> "Text files...", you should have an entry:
>
> text/plain txt printable(0,1024)
There was no such section. I tried adding one, stopping and restarting
cupsys then trying lp printtest - again, nothing printed and the
error_log looks the same. Perhaps my addition was incomplete or
incorrect. I'm inserting the mime.convs file.
Tom George
#
# "$Id: mime.convs,v 1.16 2002/04/23 17:54:04 mike Exp $"
#
# MIME converts file for the Common UNIX Printing System (CUPS).
#
# Copyright 1997-2002 by Easy Software Products.
#
# These coded instructions, statements, and computer programs are the
# property of Easy Software Products and are protected by Federal
# copyright law. Distribution and use rights are outlined in the file
# "LICENSE.txt" which should have been included with this file. If this
# file is missing or damaged please contact Easy Software Products
# at:
#
# Attn: CUPS Licensing Information
# Easy Software Products
# 44141 Airport View Drive, Suite 204
# Hollywood, Maryland 20636-3111 USA
#
# Voice: (301) 373-9603
# EMail: cups-info@cups.org
# WWW: http://www.cups.org
#
########################################################################
#
# Format of Lines:
#
# source/type destination/type cost filter
#
# General Notes:
#
# The "cost" field is used to find the least costly filters to run
# when converting a job file to a printable format.
#
# All filters *must* accept the standard command-line arguments
# (job-id, user, title, copies, options, [filename or stdin]) to
# work with CUPS.
#
########################################################################
#
# PostScript filters
#
application/pdf application/postscript 33 pdftops
application/postscript application/vnd.cups-postscript 66 pstops
application/vnd.hp-HPGL application/postscript 66 hpgltops
image/* application/vnd.cups-postscript 66 imagetops
application/x-cshell application/postscript 33 texttops
application/x-perl application/postscript 33 texttops
application/x-shell application/postscript 33 texttops
text/plain application/postscript 33 texttops
text/html application/postscript 33 texttops
########################################################################
#
# Form filter...
#
# This filter does not currently exist, but the file format is defined
# in the IDD and registered with the IANA for future use...
#
#application/vnd.cups-form application/vnd.cups-postscript 33 formtops
########################################################################
#
# Raster filters...
#
image/* application/vnd.cups-raster 100 imagetoraster
# pstoraster is now part of ESP Ghostscript...
#application/vnd.cups-postscript application/vnd.cups-raster 100 pstoraster
########################################################################
#
# Text Files
#
# Added by THG
#
text/plain txt printable(0,1024)
########################################################################
#
# Raw filter...
#
# Uncomment the following filter and the application/octet-stream type
# in mime.types to allow printing of arbitrary files without the -oraw
# option.
#
#application/octet-stream application/vnd.cups-raw 0 -
#
# End of "$Id: mime.convs,v 1.16 2002/04/23 17:54:04 mike Exp $".
#
>
> --
> Jerome
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