On Mon, Aug 06, 2007 at 17:02:07 +0100, graham wrote: > Yet another cups problem (the one program which makes me feel like I do > when running windows - like putting a foot through the computer). > > I have a standard printer with a reliable driver (Brother HL5040). It was > working using the parallel port on my old PC. Said PC died, replaced it > with a new one, installed 64bit lenny. Configured cups for printer, all > appears ok (ie. ppd file ok, printer status recognized etc). On printing > anything at all (including the test page) all I get is what appears to be > misinterpreted postscript. One line of gibberish per page, followed by a > page feed. Feels like I've hit a time warp and ended up in 1990. > > Any ideas? Logs are quiet. cupsd.conf refers to a /var/run/cups/printcap, > which doesn't exist, but says it will be created automatically (there's no > /etc/printcap) > > Have uninstalled and reinstalled cupsys, no change.
Post your /etc/cups/printers.conf please. (Watch out, this file can contain clear-text passwords if you have configured networked printing. If this is the case then it is advisable to replace the sensitive data with generic placeholders before posting.) -- Regards, | http://users.icfo.es/Florian.Kulzer Florian | -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
