Cannot print PostScript files

[Keith Roberts]

Hi all. Just to confirm why this bug is happening. I think 
the following link to the SDN bug database explains it all.

http://bugs.sun.com/bugdatabase/view_bug.do?bug_id=6506286

Thanks once again for all your help.

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
> 
> 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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