Re: bug report request for advice
On Tue, 06 Mar 2012 17:53:05 -0800, David Christensen wrote:
> debian-user:
>
> Thanks for the replies. :-)
Fine, but for the next time don't be lazy and reply each user separately,
on its own thread >;-)
> Camaleón wrote:
> > Can you print the said pages with another PDF viewer or is just
> Evince that fails?
> > It depends on where ths bug can be:
> > - PDF viewer
> > To discard this try to print from a different application
>
> Please suggest another PDF viewer that is available using apt-get and I
> will test.
You can open PDF files with The Gimp, there's no need to install
additional packages. There is also the old xpdf though I dunno about its
dependencies.
> > - Printing system or drivers
> > If you get the same error when printing from different programs the
> problem can be in drivers/PPD file of printer settings. You can also try
> with a different PPD file (PCL6 instead PostScript).
>
> STFW:
>
>
> http://hplipopensource.com/hplip-web/models/laserjet/hp_laserjet_p2055dn.html
>
> Leads me to believe that Debian 6.0.4 should support my HP LaserJet
> P2055dn OOTB.
Sure, the printer is supported but that does not avoid the possibility of a
bug in the printer driver or elsewhere :-)
What I meant is that you can select a different driver for the printer (for
instance, generic pcl 6) and test with it.
> > - The generated PDF file itself that has some sort of incompatibility
> problem with your printer settings or drivers.
>
> Hopefully, that will be repeatable for someone with Debian 6.0.4 and an
> HP LaserJet P2055dn.
If that's the underlying problem, yup. Now you will have to find someone with
that printer to run the tests.
Greetings,
--
Camaleón
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