Cannot print PostScript files

[Gavin Beatty]

Well we here at KDEPrint say happy hunting. Good bye

On 09/07/07, Keith Roberts <keith at karsites.net> wrote:
> Thanks for that Gavin.
>
> On Mon, 9 Jul 2007, Gavin Beatty wrote:
>
> > To: Keith Roberts <keith at karsites.net>
> > From: Gavin Beatty <gavinbeatty at gmail.com>
> > Subject: Re: Cannot print PostScript files
> >
> > Hello,
> >
> > Why not keep this on the list? Anyway... ;)
> >
> >
> > I have a simple test that will reveal the source of the problem.
> >
> > -  Open KControl and go to Peripherals->Printers
> > -  Right click the printer
> > -  Select "Test printer" (see attachment)
> >
> > If the test page prints, we know that KDEPrint is NOT the problem and
> > that my initial mail was right (it's Java or Fedora).
> > If the test page doesn't print, we know the problem lies possibly with
> > one or more of these choices (in decreasing order of likelihood of
> > source of the problem): CUPS, KDEPrint's configuration of CUPS
>
> I've done that, and it works perfectly. I've also been
> Googling like you suggested, and it *might* be Java or cups,
> or possible on of the other packages cups relies on.
>
> Here's a couple of links I have found:
>
> http://www.linuxquestions.org/questions/showthread.php?t=558865
>
> http://forums.java.net/jive/thread.jspa?messageID=208543
>
> I've also turned up debugging in /etc/cups.conf to 'debug'
>
> I need to keep digging into the cups error_log to find more
> info.
>
> I might try what the OP in the first message on
> linuxquestions.org tried.
>
> I shall give it another go tommorow.
>
> Kind Regards
>
> Keith
>
>
> > When you've completed that we can talk more ;)
> >
> > On 09/07/07, Keith Roberts <keith at karsites.net> wrote:
> >> Hi Gavin. Thankyou for your promt reply. I note what you
> >> said.
> >>
> >> When I send the java print job, it gets to the print que,
> >> and the message says, "processing". After a while it changes
> >> to error. Not very descriptive I thought. I have included a
> >> screen shot of the IPP message. Obviously if this is the
> >> wrong list then I need to ask somewhere else.
> >>
> >> Can you confirm that a default installating of KDEPrint on
> >> cups should be able to handle printing of postscript files
> >> please?
> >>
> >> Kind Regards
> >>
> >> Keith
> >>
> >> On Mon, 9 Jul 2007, Gavin Beatty wrote:
> >>
> >> > To: Keith Roberts <keith at karsites.net>,
> >> >     "For users and developers of KDEPrint, the KDE printing
> >> architecture"
> >> >     <kde-print at kde.org>
> >> > From: Gavin Beatty <gavinbeatty at gmail.com>
> >> > Subject: Re: Cannot print PostScript files
> >> >
> >> > Hi Keith,
> >> >
> >> > This is a mailing list for KDEPrint, the printing subsystem for the
> >> > KDE project. Sorry to tell you but as you are printing from Java
> >> > applications, the problem lies with either those applications in
> >> > particular or with your Java install itself.
> >> >
> >> > What you could do is:
> >> > -  try googling the problem
> >> > -  go to the forums/irc channel for Fedora and ask there
> >> > -  go to the forums/irc channel for Java and ask there
> >> >
> >> > Using KDE as your desktop doesn't mean that KDE is managing your
> >> > printing. If you print from a non-KDE application, then it's not
> >> KDE's
> >> > fault.
> >> >
> >> > I realise it's a bit strange to a novice but that's the case! ;)
> >> > So please try the suggestions I gave above.
> >> >
> >> > Thanks,
> >> > Gavin
> >> >
> >> > On 09/07/07, Keith Roberts <keith at karsites.net> wrote:
> >> >> Hi all.
> >> >>
> >> >> I'm using Fedora Core 6 and cannot print any postscript
> >> >> files from Java applications.
> >> >>
> >> >> I have re-installed cups, and setup my printer again - HP
> >> >> DeskJet 810C.
> >> >>
> >> >> Everything seems to work OK. The test page is working, and I
> >> >> can print from the command line with:
> >> >>
> >> >> [root at karsites herbs]# lp baldwin1.let
> >> >> request id is HP_Deskjet_810C-89 (1 file(s))
> >> >> [root at karsites herbs]#
> >> >>
> >> >> Are there some filters or something else missing?
> >> >>
> >> >> I really need to be able to print out postscript files from
> >> >> java applications.
> >> >>
> >> >> TIA
> >> >>
> >> >> Keith
> >> >>
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