Re: Problem with printing on change of printer

Victor Warner
2008-01-24T12:37:21Z

Thank you for the reply.

I do use cups, but my technical skills are low so although I can see the
relevant cups files I do not what I should be looking for.

Would it be possible to let me know what I should be looking for/doing.
I would be very grateful.

Victor Warner.

Rafa? Cygnarowski wrote:
> Dnia czwartek, 24 stycznia 2008, Victor Warner napisa?:
>
>> I am use dosemu 1.4 under Xandros Professional 4.0 Desktop.
>>
>> Until recently I have been using a HP LaserJet printer and have had no
>> difficulty printing from DOS programs under Dosemu to the printer.
>>
>> The .dosemurc~ (located in home directory) reads:
>>
>> $_hdimage = "/disks/D/dos"
>> $_printer_command = "lpr -l"
>> $_printer = "HPLJ3055"
>> $_layout="uk"
>> $_X_keycode=(off)
>> $_X_font="vga12x30"
>> $_hogthreshold="1"
>> $_xms="16834"
>> $_xms="16834"
>> $_X_title="Dosemu (as user)"
>>
>>
>> I have now changed to a Lexmark C530dn (which I understand is a pcl and
>> postscript printer). I changed in the .dosemurc~ file only the $_printer =
>> "HPLJ3055" line to $_printer = "lexmarkc530dn" (ie the name I called the
>> printer in Linux), and used the right printer driver in the dos programs
>> (WordPerfect 5.1/6.2) but nothing has printed.
>>
>> I ran dosemu from console and on printing the following message was
>> printed:
>>
>> "lpr: error - unable to print file:
>> client-error-document-format-not-supported"
>>
>
> I suppose you use cups, do you? If yes check your cups logs for details.
> There's probably some filter missing. If cups logs are not good enough set
> log level to debug in your cupsd.conf and try again.
>
> Regards,
>