From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Frantisek Hanzlik Subject: Re: Problem with printing on change of printer Date: Tue, 29 Jan 2008 17:02:16 +0100 Message-ID: <479F4E08.4080503@hanzlici.cz> References: <47985B1B.1060801@woroner.com> <200801241106.40115.zswi@pers.pl> <47988681.2010502@woroner.com> <200801271700.28964.zswi@pers.pl> <479F04D9.30504@woroner.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Transfer-Encoding: QUOTED-PRINTABLE Return-path: In-Reply-To: <479F04D9.30504@woroner.com> Sender: linux-msdos-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8"; format="flowed" To: Victor Warner Cc: linux-msdos@vger.kernel.org As Reinhard write, it is cups problem. In "/etc/cups/mime.convs" you must uncomment line: application/octet-stream application/vnd.cups-raw 0 = - Line in "/etc/cups/mime.types": application/octet-stream should be uncommented too (althought not necessary when You specify "-l" lpr switch - equivalent of "-o raw") =46ranta Hanzlik Victor Warner wrote: > > Thank you for the reply. > > The (real) printer is a pcl/postscript printer (although a LexMark, I > used a HPLJ Color 4500 printer driver). And in DOS/Wordperfect I set = up > a postscript printer driver for HPLJ Color 4500) > > I set up another machine in exactly the same way as the problem machi= ne, > and have no problem in printing . On the problem machine the cups > error.log produces the following entries: > > "I [29/Jan/2008:09:20:01 +0000] Default destination set to 'HPLJ4500'= by > 'root'. > E [29/Jan/2008:09:20:12 +0000] print_job: Unsupported format > 'application/vnd.cups-raw'! > I [29/Jan/2008:09:20:12 +0000] Hint: Do you have the raw file printin= g > rules enabled?" > > > Is something missing from the Dosemu setup or in CUPS? > Victor Warner > > > > > application/octet-stream > Rafa=C5=82 Cygnarowski wrote: >> Dnia czwartek, 24 stycznia 2008, napisa=C5=82e=C5=9B: >>> Thank you for the reply. >>> >>> I do use cups, but my technical skills are low so although I can se= e 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/do= ing. >>> I would be very grateful. >> >> 1. Search files in your /var/log/cups directory for "unknown format" >> phrase (or sth like that). >> >> 2. Because you set up your program to send PCL commands to printer y= ou >> can although try to create RAW printer in cups (then no filters shou= ld >> be used for printing and everything created by program will be send = to >> printer "directly"). >> >> Regards, > - > To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-msdos= " in > the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org > More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html > > !DSPAM:479f0381255687342354040! > - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-msdos" = in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html