[PLUG] Why lpr Works ... or Doesn't
Galen Seitz
galens at seitzassoc.com
Mon Sep 19 17:23:18 UTC 2011
Rich Shepard wrote:
> On Mon, 19 Sep 2011, wes wrote:
>
>> I'm only guessing here... it seems as though CUPS thinks the job requires
>> less processing (converting) than it really does. So it's sending data to
>> the printer that it can't process itself, which your other printer can.
>
> wes,
>
> Interesting thesis. I've had only HP printers since I started with linux:
> a 4L, 5, Professional Series 2500C, and now the CLJ 2550L. The first three
> had no problems printing from lpr with the default CUPS installation.
>
> There is a PDF-CUPS definition that I've not used before. I'll give that a
> try and see what, if anything, happens.
pdf-cups is meant for print to file capability. It's not going to
help you.
I agree with Wes. The problem is likely related to cups magic
filtering. What printer language are you using with each of your
printers?
galen
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