In regard to: [OpenIndiana-discuss] Xerox B215 printer with CUPS, Gary...:
I do have a PPD file, Xerox_B215_Series.ppd, that I downloaded from the Xerox site. The file does say that it's for linux only, but I assume it will work with OI.
It should, but it depends somewhat on how the PPD was generated and what assumptions were made. Sometimes PPDs that assume Linux have embedded paths to commands (filters) they expect to be present on the Linux system. OI may not have the same filter installed, or it may be a different version. I would definitely try use the PPD from Linux, but I would also examine it to see if you spot any places where it's assuming paths or filters from an environment that may not quite match OI.
The CUPS web page will accept a PPD file, but I'd like to know what it will do with this file.
It will copy it into /etc/cups/ppd and name it whatever name you assign the queue you create. Each queue you create gets its own copy, even if it's the same source PPD for each queue.
Will CUPS copy this file from anywhere, even from a temporary location?
Yes. I've typically used the command line in the past, not the web interface, but the process is the same.
Have you done this? Did the PPD file improve the printing?
If it's a "better" PPD for your printer than some generic PPD you tried, it should. It may allow access to features that a generic PPD doesn't describe, but you also may have to specify which optional features are actually present for your printer.
Are you actually using this printer model? What PDL method does CUPS use for this printer?
I'm not using an Xerox printers current, so I don't know. You can probably tell what CUPS will send to the printer by looking at the PPD, though. Tim -- Tim Mooney [email protected] Enterprise Computing & Infrastructure / Division of Information Technology / 701-231-1076 (Voice) North Dakota State University, Fargo, ND 58105-5164 _______________________________________________ openindiana-discuss mailing list [email protected] https://openindiana.org/mailman/listinfo/openindiana-discuss
