Printing to an HP Deskjet 870 in 10.0
I am unable to print text to an HP Deskjet870 printer in 10.0. No problem in 9.2. This printer is connected directly to the parallel port. Any method I use to print text results is a blank page. Such as the following. cat /etc/fstab | lpr /var/log/cups/error_log output for above command: I [07/Nov/2005:06:38:22 -0500] Adding start banner page "none" to job 21. I [07/Nov/2005:06:38:22 -0500] Adding end banner page "none" to job 21. I [07/Nov/2005:06:38:22 -0500] Job 21 queued on 'deskjet870c' by 'markh'. I [07/Nov/2005:06:38:22 -0500] Started filter /usr/lib/cups/filter/texttops (PID 4972) for job 21. I [07/Nov/2005:06:38:22 -0500] Started filter /usr/lib/cups/filter/pstops (PID 4973) for job 21. I [07/Nov/2005:06:38:22 -0500] Started filter /usr/lib/cups/filter/foomatic-rip (PID 4974) for job 21. I [07/Nov/2005:06:38:22 -0500] Started backend /usr/lib/cups/backend/parallel (PID 4975) for job 21. enscript -B -c -q /etc/fstab /var/log/cups/error_log output for above command: I [07/Nov/2005:06:39:41 -0500] Adding start banner page "none" to job 22. I [07/Nov/2005:06:39:41 -0500] Adding end banner page "none" to job 22. I [07/Nov/2005:06:39:41 -0500] Job 22 queued on 'deskjet870c' by 'markh'. I [07/Nov/2005:06:39:41 -0500] Started filter /usr/lib/cups/filter/pstops (PID 4991) for job 22. I [07/Nov/2005:06:39:41 -0500] Started filter /usr/lib/cups/filter/foomatic-rip (PID 4992) for job 22. I [07/Nov/2005:06:39:41 -0500] Started backend /usr/lib/cups/backend/parallel (PID 4993) for job 22. I seem to be able to print other things such as Web pages and pictures OK. Some PDF files do loose text. This machine is also a Samba server and the windows clients can print text just fine??? SuSE 10.0 clients cannot print text either however. Anyone else able to print correctly to one of these printers with 10.0? Thanks Mark
On Mon, 2005-11-07 at 06:44 -0500, Mark Hounschell wrote:
I am unable to print text to an HP Deskjet870 printer in 10.0. No problem in 9.2. This printer is connected directly to the parallel port. Any method I use to print text results is a blank page. Such as the following.
cat /etc/fstab | lpr
What happens if you use lp /etc/fstab to print the file?
/var/log/cups/error_log output for above command:
I [07/Nov/2005:06:38:22 -0500] Adding start banner page "none" to job 21. I [07/Nov/2005:06:38:22 -0500] Adding end banner page "none" to job 21. I [07/Nov/2005:06:38:22 -0500] Job 21 queued on 'deskjet870c' by 'markh'. I [07/Nov/2005:06:38:22 -0500] Started filter /usr/lib/cups/filter/texttops (PID 4972) for job 21. I [07/Nov/2005:06:38:22 -0500] Started filter /usr/lib/cups/filter/pstops (PID 4973) for job 21. I [07/Nov/2005:06:38:22 -0500] Started filter /usr/lib/cups/filter/foomatic-rip (PID 4974) for job 21. I [07/Nov/2005:06:38:22 -0500] Started backend /usr/lib/cups/backend/parallel (PID 4975) for job 21.
enscript -B -c -q /etc/fstab
If the printer understands postscript why convert it first?
/var/log/cups/error_log output for above command:
I [07/Nov/2005:06:39:41 -0500] Adding start banner page "none" to job 22. I [07/Nov/2005:06:39:41 -0500] Adding end banner page "none" to job 22. I [07/Nov/2005:06:39:41 -0500] Job 22 queued on 'deskjet870c' by 'markh'. I [07/Nov/2005:06:39:41 -0500] Started filter /usr/lib/cups/filter/pstops (PID 4991) for job 22. I [07/Nov/2005:06:39:41 -0500] Started filter /usr/lib/cups/filter/foomatic-rip (PID 4992) for job 22. I [07/Nov/2005:06:39:41 -0500] Started backend /usr/lib/cups/backend/parallel (PID 4993) for job 22.
I seem to be able to print other things such as Web pages and pictures OK. Some PDF files do loose text. This machine is also a Samba server and the windows clients can print text just fine??? SuSE 10.0 clients cannot print text either however.
Anyone else able to print correctly to one of these printers with 10.0?
-- Ken Schneider UNIX since 1989, linux since 1994, SuSE since 1998
Ken Schneider wrote:
cat /etc/fstab | lpr
What happens if you use lp /etc/fstab to print the file?
Same thing as 'cat /etc/fstab | lpr'
enscript -B -c -q /etc/fstab
If the printer understands postscript why convert it first?
That command converts the 'text' file /etc/fstab to postscript then sends the postscript to the printer. Regards Mark
On Monday 07 November 2005 16:02, Mark Hounschell wrote:
Ken Schneider wrote:
cat /etc/fstab | lpr
What happens if you use lp /etc/fstab to print the file?
Same thing as 'cat /etc/fstab | lpr'
enscript -B -c -q /etc/fstab
If the printer understands postscript why convert it first?
That command converts the 'text' file /etc/fstab to postscript then sends the postscript to the printer.
Regards Mark Ummm, A deskjet that understands Postscript? Are you sure?
Jerry
Jerry Westrick wrote:
On Monday 07 November 2005 16:02, Mark Hounschell wrote:
Ken Schneider wrote:
cat /etc/fstab | lpr What happens if you use lp /etc/fstab to print the file? Same thing as 'cat /etc/fstab | lpr'
enscript -B -c -q /etc/fstab If the printer understands postscript why convert it first? That command converts the 'text' file /etc/fstab to postscript then sends the postscript to the printer.
Regards Mark Ummm, A deskjet that understands Postscript? Are you sure?
Jerry
What I am sure of is that both these commands result in a printout of the /etc/fstab file when executed on SuSE 9.2 and a blank page on SuSE 10.0. What does one have to do to get SuSE 10.0 to print a text file on this printer? Mark
Mark Did you reboot your computer after configuring the printer? In the SuSE update notes for 10.0 it states thatyou can have problems with some printers on the parallel ports until you restart your computer BoB C Mark Hounschell wrote:
I am unable to print text to an HP Deskjet870 printer in 10.0. No problem in 9.2. This printer is connected directly to the parallel port. Any method I use to print text results is a blank page. Such as the following.
Robert Cunningham wrote:
Mark Did you reboot your computer after configuring the printer? In the SuSE update notes for 10.0 it states thatyou can have problems with some printers on the parallel ports until you restart your computer BoB C
Yep, I read about that one Mark
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