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Re: fedora 12 p1006 trys to print and then drops items from queue

theruben — Fri, 03 Sep 2010 01:32:02 -0400

Thank you so much!!! :-) It was $ ./getweb p1006 that did the trick.

Re: fedora 12 p1006 trys to print and then drops items from queue

rickrich — Fri, 03 Sep 2010 01:29:57 -0400

Firmware is not downloaded.

$ cd foo2zjs
$ make
$ ./getweb p1006  #IMPORTANT!
# su
# make install
# make install-hotplug # IMPORTANT!

Then, reboot.

See "HP LASERJET 1000/1005/1018/1020, P1005/P1006/P1007/P1008/P1505 NOTES" in the INSTALL file.

Re: fedora 12 p1006 trys to print and then drops items from queue

rickrich — Fri, 03 Sep 2010 01:26:12 -0400

Firmware is not downloaded.

$ cd foo2zjs
$ make
$ ./getweb p1006  #IMPORTANT!
# su
# make install
# make install-hotplug # IMPORTANT!

Then, reboot.

Re: fedora 12 p1006 trys to print and then drops items from queue

theruben — Fri, 03 Sep 2010 01:15:50 -0400

GET_DEVICE_ID string:
MFG:Hewlett-Packard;MDL:HP LaserJet P1006;CMD:ACL;CLS:PRINTER;DES:HP LaserJet P1006;

Re: fedora 12 p1006 trys to print and then drops items from queue

rickrich — Fri, 03 Sep 2010 01:01:14 -0400

What does:

$ usb_printerid /dev/usb/lp0

say???

fedora 12 p1006 trys to print and then drops items from queue [solved; ./getweb p1006]

theruben — Fri, 03 Sep 2010 00:32:07 -0400

Everytime time I try to print it sends the job to the printer, but after a few seconds and nothing has happened, it just drops the print job from the queue. If anyone else knows why this is, or has solved this problem before, that would be very helpful. I am not sure which diagnostics you need, but glad to respond with any extra info that would be helpful.

Re: c compiler installed but in the wrong place... I think?

rickrich — Mon, 30 Aug 2010 04:12:55 -0400

$ locate bin/gcc
/Developer/usr/bin/gcc
/Developer/usr/bin/gcc-4.0
/Developer/usr/bin/gcc-4.2
/opt/local/bin/gcc-mp-4.4
/opt/local/bin/gccbug-mp-4.4
/opt/local/var/macports/software/gcc44/4.4.4_2/opt/local/bin/gcc-mp-4.4
/opt/local/var/macports/software/gcc44/4.4.4_2/opt/local/bin/gccbug-mp-4.4
/usr/X11/bin/gccmakedep
/usr/X11R6 1/bin/gccmakedep
/usr/bin/gcc
/usr/bin/gcc-4.0
/usr/bin/gcc-4.2
/usr/share/TargetConfigs/bin/gcc

$ cd foomatic-filters-4.0.4 #IMPORTANT!!!

$ CPPFLAGS="-I/opt/local/include" LDFLAGS="-L/opt/local/lib" ./configure --prefix=/usr
checking for a BSD-compatible install... /opt/local/bin/ginstall -c
checking whether build environment is sane... yes
checking for gawk... gawk
checking whether make sets $(MAKE)... yes
checking for gcc... gcc
...snip...

c compiler installed but in the wrong place... I think? [Mac OSX]

nicholas — Mon, 30 Aug 2010 00:05:49 -0400

I had this foo2hp printer working until I upgraded my HD and the printing doesn't work anymore. At least I think that's when it stopped working. Anyhow, foo2hp isn't in the driver list anymore. Went to try to reinstall it, (I'm not very familiar with the terminal BTW) When I went to do the CPPFLAGS thing in terminal, I got this error:

Nicholas-Macbook:foomatic-filters-4.0.4 nicholas$ CPPFLAGS="-I/opt/local/include" LDFLAGS="-L/opt/local/lib" ./configure --prefix=/usr
checking for a BSD-compatible install... /opt/local/bin/ginstall -c
checking whether build environment is sane... yes
checking for gawk... no
checking for mawk... no
checking for nawk... no
checking for awk... awk
checking whether make sets $(MAKE)... no
checking for gcc... no
checking for cc... no
checking for cl.exe... no
configure: error: no acceptable C compiler found in $PATH
See `config.log' for more details.

and googling I learned to "remake" the database somehow, and then did this technique:

Nicholas-Macbook:~ nicholas$ locate bin/gcc

and got this:

/Developer/usr/bin/gcc
/Developer/usr/bin/gcc-4.0
/Developer/usr/bin/gcc-4.2
/usr/X11/bin/gccmakedep
/usr/share/TargetConfigs/bin/gcc

but when I do this:

Nicholas-Macbook:~ nicholas$ CPPFLAGS="-I/opt/local/include" LDFLAGS="-L/opt/local/lib" ./configure --prefix=/usr

I get this:

-bash: ./configure: No such file or directory

Am I barking up the wrong tree? Which tree should I bark up?

Thanks for your time, if you've got some.

Re: Duplex Options Disappeared

Hoek — Wed, 18 Aug 2010 23:34:51 -0400

rickrich, I'm aware that the CLP-315 has no auto duplex.

However, the GTK and KDE printing dialogs had the "Duplex printing" options, where you could set "Short edge" or "Long edge". The printer would then print even (or odd) pages, then blink. Then i'd walk to the printer, take the printed paper and re-insert it into the printer (just as it is, without turning it) and pressing the button (CLP-310/315 has only one), and it'd continue to print the other pages.

I was using this feature for months under Gentoo and Arch with foo2qpdl - until the duplex options weren't available anymore. Unfortunately, I wasn't aware that it has gone missing for a fairly long time and so i can't pinpoint the exact moment when this changed.

There was definitely no gnome-manual-duplex involved when it worked.

Re: C3100 doesn't print 600x1200 dpi + Color [solved]

rickrich — Tue, 17 Aug 2010 16:55:07 -0400

$ dc
1200 600 * 8/p
90000
8.3 * 11.7 *p
8739900.0
4 *p
34959600.0

Only have 32MB. You need more RAM.

http://www.memory-express.co.uk/index.aspx?pageid=27&by=man&man=Oki&range=C3100

Re: C3100 doesn't print 600x1200 dpi + Color

rickrich — Tue, 17 Aug 2010 14:05:32 -0400

Use the default, which is 600x600.

C3100 doesn't print 600x1200 dpi + Color [solved]

ralleal — Tue, 17 Aug 2010 13:15:30 -0400

Hello. First of all, thank you for your work.

On Ubuntu 10.04, with your foo2zjs, following your directions (i uninstalled and removed foo2zjs that came with Ubuntu) and with Ghostscript 8.71 :

- Printing with color at 600x1200dpi fails at all times. The printer starts but then stops and the error lights start blinking.
- There is no problem when printing 600x1200 dpi monochrome.
- The other configuration combinations look ok.

from the log:

Aug 17 17:05:44 pc-escritorio foo2hiperc-wrapper: foo2hiperc-wrapper -Z0 -c -r600x1200 -p1 -m0 -s0 -d1 -n1 -C10 -Gnone.icm

Nothing happens until i press the ONLINE button on the printer, and then:

Aug 17 17:08:42 pc-escritorio foo2hiperc-wrapper: gs -sPAPERSIZE=a4 -g4960x14032 -r600x1200 -sDEVICE=bitcmyk -dCOLORSCREEN -dMaxBitmap=500000000 /tmp/icc5346.usecie.ps
Aug 17 17:08:42 pc-escritorio foo2hiperc-wrapper: foo2hiperc -r600x1200 -g4960x14032 -p1 -m0 -n1 -d1 -s0 -c -u 75x200 -l 75x200 -B -A -Z 0

But nothing is printed.

Re: Incorrect colours

rickrich — Thu, 12 Aug 2010 09:10:47 -0400

Read:

CUSTOM ICC/ICM COLOR PRINTER PROFILE

in the INSTALL file.

Also, I don't support THIRD PARTY drivers (e.g. ubuntu). Please follow ALL instructions on this site.

Incorrect colours

davidfraser — Thu, 12 Aug 2010 08:24:46 -0400

I get incorrect colours when printing to our Samsung CLX-3175FN using the default drivers on Ubuntu 10.04 (foo2zjs 20100210-0ubuntu4). Not exactly sure what's wrong but seems like the wrong colour profile.

The default colour profile chosen is "CLP-3175". This also reported here: http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?p=8930748

I've also filed Launchpad bug 616760 about this

Re: Duplex Options Disappeared [gnome-manual-duplex; solved]

rickrich — Wed, 11 Aug 2010 15:32:09 -0400

CLP-315 doesn't have auto duplex.

Re: Duplex Options Disappeared [gnome-manual-duplex; solved]

Hoek — Wed, 11 Aug 2010 14:50:56 -0400

Wow, thanks foy your fast reply!

I'm aware about the options you mentioned; however, up until some days ago, it was no problem to duplex-print out of the standard KDE/GTK/Acroread printing dialogs.
In all of them, the duplex printing options now are greyed out and i don't know where to start searching for the cause..

Re: Duplex Options Disappeared

rickrich — Wed, 11 Aug 2010 14:26:11 -0400

MANUAL DUPLEX
-------------

    See:
        https://sourceforge.net/projects/g-manual-duplex/

        Install:
            $ make
            $ su
            # make install      -OR-    $ sudo make install

        Then using the GUI:
            1)  System -> Gnome Manual Duplex
                -OR-
            2)  Add to Panel -> Gnome Manual Duplex applet -> Add
                Print -> GnomeManualDuplex (Virtual Printer) -> Print
            
        Works with *.ps and *.pdf files.

        - Print odd pages
        - Wait for confimation message
        - Insert in the same orientation into the printer
        - Print reverse even pages

    -OR-
        $ psmandup [options] file.ps
        
        Ref:
            Fedora: # yum install a2ps
            Ubuntu: $ sudo apt-get install a2ps

    -OR-
        Print -> Page Setup -> Only print -> Odd Sheets

        then:

        Print -> Page Setup -> Only print -> Even Sheets

    -OR-
        Print -> Job -> Odd Pages

        then:

        Print -> Job -> Even Pages 

    Ref:
        http://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=520598

Duplex Options Disappeared [solved; use Gnome Manual Duplex]

Hoek — Wed, 11 Aug 2010 14:11:04 -0400

Hey folks,

i'm on Arch, printing just fine with my Samsung CLP-315W (of course not Arch but the official packages).

Now, since a few days, the options for duplex printing entirely disappeared - does anyone know how to debug this?

It worked some days ago =(

Re: support/configuration for network printing?

rickrich — Tue, 10 Aug 2010 11:39:24 -0400

From netgear site:

NETGEAR Print Server Compatibility List

This lists the printers compatible with NETGEAR print servers.

    ...snip...

    * A few printers are incompatible with most print servers,
    including NETGEAR’s. Generally this is due to non-standard software
    such as CAPT and GDI.

support/configuration for network printing?

wallymann — Tue, 10 Aug 2010 11:02:14 -0400

looking for tips on how to get my new 1600W to work with my network print server from my linux box.

running ubuntu 10.04 and my netgear print server is already setup to work with a USB HP PSC950 inkjet.

the existing printer's USB cable is plugged into LPT1 on the print-server and configured as an LPR/LPD device with this URI: lpd://192.168.1.100/l1 - it works fine.

now i'm trying to setup the 1600W with the USB plugged into LPT2 in the same manner, and i use this URI: lpd://192.168.1.100/l2 - but i get nada. the printer WORKS FINE when connected directly via USB to this linux machine.

i'd appreciate any tips/tricks to get the 1600W working via a network print server!

thx,
walter

Re: Need help installing Oki c5200n Opensuse 11.3

rickrich — Mon, 09 Aug 2010 17:54:25 -0400

Install cups-devel.

http://rpm.pbone.net/index.php3/stat/4/idpl/14278877/dir/opensuse/com/cups-devel-1.4.4-2.3.i586.rpm.html

Need help installing Oki c5200n Opensuse 11.3

smoortgat — Mon, 09 Aug 2010 17:06:59 -0400

Hi All,
I am new to SUSE and I am having trouble installing a oki c5200n. I have be following the instructions on to install the foo2hiperc driver. all goes well until I get to: ./getweb 5200 # Get Oki C5200n .ICM files Where I receive the following:
steve@linux-jzjj:~/foo2zjs> sudo make
root's password:
#
# Dependencies...
#
# ... OK!
#
cc -O2 -Wall -I/usr/local/include -c command2foo2lava-pjl.c
command2foo2lava-pjl.c:35:30: fatal error: cups/sidechannel.h: No such file or directory
compilation terminated.
make: *** [command2foo2lava-pjl.o] Error 1
steve@linux-jzjj:~/foo2zjs> ./getweb 5200
bash: ./getweb: No such file or directory
steve@linux-jzjj:~/foo2zjs>
I cant seem to get the ./getweb command to work.

Is there a package that i need to install or is there another procedure?

Re: foo2qpdl driver won't stop printing

backyard — Mon, 09 Aug 2010 00:28:54 -0400

The ps looks okay but anyhow here's a link to it.

http://stashbox.org/972379/print.ps

Re: foo2qpdl driver won't stop printing

rickrich — Sun, 08 Aug 2010 13:35:02 -0400

Please print to a Postscipt file (*.ps) and post it on the web.

Works fine here. Took a two page djview4 and it prints fine.

$ rpm -q djview4
djview4-4.5-1.fc11.i586

foo2qpdl driver won't stop printing

backyard — Sun, 08 Aug 2010 13:00:48 -0400

I've been using this driver for a long time and all of a sudden the printer won't stop printing as I have to kill the switch. The test page prints okay from the cups web interface but from an application it won't stop. The apps I used were djview4 and OO. I know it's the driver as I switched to the Samsung CLP-300 driver and my problem went away in printing from the two apps. I uninstalled the package from 10.04 and compiled from the latest tarball (8/7/10) and this didn't fix the problem. I like the foo2qpdl better since the text quality is much better.

Some source questions...

leo_h — Sat, 07 Aug 2010 15:08:14 -0400

Hi,

I'm checking the source and at around line 832 in foo2qpdl.c:
...
switch (Model)
{
case MODEL_CLP620:
fprintf(ofp, "@PJL SET RESOLUTION=600\r\n");
fprintf(ofp, "@PJL SET BITSPERPIXEL=2\r\n");
break;
}
...

I suppose the above "@PJL SET RESOLUTION=600" job control says that resolution is fixed at 600dpi, but in the corresponding Samsung-CLP-620.ppd file supports three resolutions: 1200x600dpi, 600x600dpi and 1200x1200dpi. Is this consistent when selecting other resolutions?

Also, "@PJL SET BITSPERPIXEL=2", imply that this printer can process 2 bit-per-pixel of each color plane? Is this correct?

Regards,

Re: Could not print though HP Q6275A print adapter [solved - MS only!]

geishaslave — Fri, 06 Aug 2010 10:14:44 -0400

What about the Mac software and firmware upgrade utility?

http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/softwareDownloadIndex?softwareitem=ab-60249-1&lc=en&dlc=en&cc=us&os=219&product=3368781&sw_lang=

Description: This download provides the basic software/drivers and firmware upgrade to use your HP USB Network Print Adapter with the MAC OS X v10.4, v10.5 Operating System. This download does not include MAC printer software/drivers. Printer specific software can be downloaded from the printer's software/drivers download page.

NOTE: This is a large file, depending on your connection type and speed, it may take many hours to download.

Details and specifications
File name: HP_Print_Server_1.4.4.dmg [1/1, 12.93M]
System requirements: Please make sure that you have a computer with the MAC OS X v10.4, v10.5 Operating System.

For a successful upgrade you need:

•A Computer that is running the MAC OS X v10.4, v10.5 Operating System.
•An HP USB Network Print Adapter.
•A Printer or All-in-One device that is compatible with the HP USB Network Print Adapter.
•A Printer or All-in-One device that is compatible with the MAC OS X Operating System
•HP USB Network Print Adapter MAC upgrade software and upgrade instructions. (Downloaded from HP.com/support)

Released: 2008-05-01
Version: 1.4.4
Compatibility: Mac OS X 10.4, Mac OS X 10.5, Mac OS X
Fix/Enhancement: •Original Software/Drivers
•Firmware upgrade to enable the HP USB Network Print Adapter to work with the MAC OS X v10.4, v10.5 Operating System
===

Re: HP LaserJet 1000 support broken in most recent package...

rickrich — Sat, 31 Jul 2010 17:35:27 -0400

Works good here on Fedora 11...

Works good here on Ubuntu 10.04 LTS...

$ ls -l /usr/share/cups/model/HP-LaserJet_1000.ppd.gz
-rw-rw-r-- 1 root rick 4125 2010-07-30 09:23 /usr/share/cups/model/HP-LaserJet_1000.ppd.gz

$ ls -l /usr/share/ppd/foo2zjs/HP-LaserJet_1000.ppd.gz
-rw-rw-r-- 1 root rick 4125 2010-07-30 09:23 /usr/share/ppd/foo2zjs/HP-LaserJet_1000.ppd.gz

$ system-config-printer
...snip...

HP LaserJet 1000 support broken in most recent package...

sambutoki — Sat, 31 Jul 2010 17:00:56 -0400

I just recently (re)installed the foo2zjs printer driver for my HP LaserJet 1000 per your instructions on the website, and support for the HP 1000 is broken right now. Everything goes as it should, including the hotplug firmware, but when I go to configure my printer in CUPS there is no option for the 1000. I think the first printer listed is the 1020 and on up. It selects 1020 by default, but that driver doesn't work (nor does any of the others I tried). I know it used to have the 1000 listed, as I have installed the package from your website probably 20 times (all for the same printer; I keep experimenting and breaking my operating systems). The last time I installed was in May some time, so there must have been a change since then. I looked at the changelogs and am guessing it may have been the 2010-05-28 change. I finally went back to the Debian Lenny repositories and got the foo2zjs.deb from there. It does have the 1000 listed, and that package is working for me right now.

Re: CLX-2160: broken driver?

fede — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 10:13:58 -0400

LOL!
It automagically works now. I've set networks stuffs on the fly, my lan is perfect.
Mystery of the life O_o