On Fri, Mar 29, 2002 at 08:04, Gruetzner wrote: > Based upon the kind advice of Steffen E., I installed apsfilter (and > associated packages). The Test Page prints from apsfilterconfig just > great. Alas, I still can't print from within KDE, getting the error > message: > ------------------------------- > /usr/bin/lpr -P > 'hl1240|laserjet';r=600x600;q=high;c=full;p=letter;m=auto '-#1' > /home/family/.kde/tmp-family/kdeprint_4h2doue: execution failed with > message: > > Status Information: sending job '[EMAIL PROTECTED]' to > hl1240|laserjet;r=600x600;q=high;c=full;p=letter;[EMAIL PROTECTED] > connecting to 'localhost',attempt 1 connected to 'localhost' requesting > printer hl1240|laserjet;r=600x600;q=high;c=full;p=letter;[EMAIL PROTECTED] > job 'family @localhost+579' transfer to > hl1240|laserjet;r=600x600;q=high;c=full;p=letter;[EMAIL PROTECTED] failed > error "NONZERO RFC1179 ERROR CODE FROM SERVER' with ack > 'ACK_FAIL' sending str > '^Bhl1240|laserjet;r=600x600;q=high;c=full;p=letter;[EMAIL PROTECTED] error > msg: 'bad printer name' > ------------------------------------- > > I must admit that the printer name looks screwy, but that's what the > venerable apsfilter came up with. :-) > > I also wonder if there's something in KDE/woody. When installing, > dselect reported a conflict between kghostview and koffice-libs: > koffice-libs recommends kghostview (>= 2.2-0), but kghostview 2.1.1-6 is > what's in woody. > > Again, thanks to Steffan for his initial help. Alas, more is needed.
The Linux print system is changing at the moment. There are three different systems as fare as I understand. 1. lpr: old BSD system 2. lprng: ng stands for next generation and is compatible to lpr, but should be more powerful 3. cups: I know little about it and I have never used it. KDE uses cups as fare as I do understand. The dependency problem with kghostview should be solved with current packages from a Debian ftp site. You should get a kghostview >= 2.2.2. When you do not find it in woody, get it from sid/unstable. Additionly, there seems to be somthiung wrong with the printername: > hl1240|laserjet;r=600x600;q=high;c=full;p=letter;[EMAIL PROTECTED] It should be 'hl1240' only! Are you sure, you are using current woody packages? I remember having this problem earlier. If you are sure, your problems are not fixed in current woody packages report about the problem on debian-kde list. They will know more about KDE cups as well. Anyway, your printer system should be set up correctly now. Try to print something using lpr directly on a postscript file or a2ps. Make sure you have set the papersize correctly in /etc/papersize and /etc/a2ps.cfg (or something similar). Godd luck. Bye, Steffen -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]