Hello, this email regards to a few printing issues in SuSE. 1. SuSE comes with lprng package but does NOT come with ifhp filter package even though the same guy wrote it (lprng.com). I requested the package for 2 years to be included in SuSE distro. ifhp filters are optimized for HP printers so why use apsfilter? Please default to ifhp filters for HP printers and apsfilter for all other printers. 2. SuSE's lprng package is kind of outdated. It would be nice if with the next release we would get an updated one to >=3.8.2. 3. BUG REPORT: =========== I have SuSE 7.3 FTP installed and came upon a printing problem. Problem Description: -------------------- I use LPRng (packaged by SuSE) and a Samba (compiled by myself) and apsfilter by SuSE. I use yast1 or yast2 to set up my printer HP LJ 6P (/dev/lp0 chained behind a zip drive). I either use the lj4 driver(yast2) or the laserjet driver(yast1). I also tried dpi300 and dpi600 settings. I can print fine from Unix. No problem. I set up sharing the printer via Samba. I print from Windows and each printout prints gibberish: ^[%-12345X@PJL COMMENT <printername> Driver @PJL COMMENT 1.20.0.0 @PJL SET RET=MEDIUM @PJL SET PAGEPROTECT=AUTO . . . BLAH BLAH This was never a problem until 7.3. The Windows machine has locally the 'HP 6P Enhanced' drivers from hp.com installed. Bug Hunt Process: ----------------- So I go bug hunting to help SuSE out. I am certain my Samba compile is not the problem. I figure it is either LPRng or apsfilter. I go recompile LPRng. I restart and the problem with Samba printing persists. Damn. Ok so maybe apsfilter package by SuSE is fucked for HP LJ 6P. So I go and install ifhp filters which don't come with SuSE. I set up the HP 6P to run through the ifhp filter. It prints fine in Unix and in Windows (Samba). Problem solved =) Resolution: ----------- apsfilter package in SuSE 7.3 FTP is buggy and needs to be fixed for HP LJ 6P. I have not tried compiling my own apsfilter since ifhp filter solved the problem. mk _________________________________________________________________ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com/intl.asp