Sorry, I actually meant to use the name of your print queue
"8100_series" in place of the word "queue", normally I would have
written that as (queue). Anyway, what do you get from
$ lpstat -p 8100_series -l 2
-Norm
Mark F Villa wrote:
> Norm -
>
> Here's what it shows.
>
> Thanks for the quick response!
>
> - Mark
>
> ----------------------------------------------------
> me2: ~ > /usr/lib/lp/bin/printer-info -a /dev/printers/*
>
> /dev/printers/0: I/O error
> /dev/printers/1:
> Manufacturer: HP
> Model: Photosmart 8100 series
> Description: 8150
> Class: PRINTER
> Command set:
> cmd[0]: MLC
> cmd[1]: PCL
> cmd[2]: PML
> cmd[3]: DW-PCL
> cmd[4]: DESKJET
> cmd[5]: DYN
>
>
> me2: ~ > lpstat -p queue -l 2
> queue: unknown printer
>
>
> me2: ~ > lpstat -t
> scheduler is running
> system default printer: 8100_series
> device for 8100_series: /dev/printers/1
> 8100_series accepting requests since Thu Nov 29 22:53:56 2007
> printer 8100_series idle. enabled since Thu Nov 29 22:53:56 2007.
> available.
>
>
>
> Norm Jacobs wrote:
>>
>> I wouldn't expect you to get garbage when you print from FireFox to
>> your printer. It sounds like the wrong PPD file was associated with
>> the queue for your printer. What kind of printer do you have? How
>> is the queue configured?
>> If it's Parallel or USB attached
>> # /usr/lib/lp/bin/printer-info -a /dev/printers/*
>> The queue configuration can be gotten with
>> # lpstat -p queue -l 2
>>
>> -Norm
>>
>>
>> Mark F Villa wrote:
>>> Autodiscovery of printing *seems* to work, but when I try
>>> to print something from FireFox, which only knows about a 'Generic
>>> Postscript'
>>> printer, it prints out garbage. I assume it's expecting HPCL (I have an
>>> HP printer). When attempted a direct 'lp' print of a UTF-8 file, the
>>> printout
>>> appears to be missing non-ASCII fonts.
>>>
>>> Both of these commands worked in nv75.
>>>
>>> Any suggestions?
>>>
>>> Thanks.
>>>
>>>
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