Re: cups yet again
On Mon, Aug 06, 2007 at 17:02:07 +0100, graham wrote:
> Yet another cups problem (the one program which makes me feel like I do
> when running windows - like putting a foot through the computer).
>
> I have a standard printer with a reliable driver (Brother HL5040). It was
> working using the parallel port on my old PC. Said PC died, replaced it
> with a new one, installed 64bit lenny. Configured cups for printer, all
> appears ok (ie. ppd file ok, printer status recognized etc). On printing
> anything at all (including the test page) all I get is what appears to be
> misinterpreted postscript. One line of gibberish per page, followed by a
> page feed. Feels like I've hit a time warp and ended up in 1990.
>
> Any ideas? Logs are quiet. cupsd.conf refers to a /var/run/cups/printcap,
> which doesn't exist, but says it will be created automatically (there's no
> /etc/printcap)
>
> Have uninstalled and reinstalled cupsys, no change.
Post your /etc/cups/printers.conf please. (Watch out, this file can
contain clear-text passwords if you have configured networked printing.
If this is the case then it is advisable to replace the sensitive data
with generic placeholders before posting.)
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