11 Dec 2007 18:52
Re: eCUPS-USB
I finally got around to installing cups and splix, and they partly work on my Samsung ML-2510. I can print the test page either from the Web interface, or using lpr, and also print various PostScript files from \espgs\share\ghostscript\8.15\examples, as well as a JPEG, also using lpr. Printing text files or PDF files using lpr, or printing Web pages with a printer object through ECUPS.PDR doesn't seem to work. I'm using ml2510.ppd from splix-1.1.0.tar.bz2 (the first version that had a PPD file for the ML-2510). PIN.EXE from PSCRIPT.DRV 30.827 had no trouble with the same PPD file, so I'm using PSCRIPT.DRV 30.827. The actual printer is on a USB port, so I created a printer object using IBMNULL.DRV for OS/2's lpd. (The instructions for using OS/2's lpd for a USB printer would seem to apply equally to a parallel or serial printer.) I also found that \espgs\bin\gs.exe --help lists the (badly named) gdi driver, which should also work for my printer. I generated a PPD file for the ML-2010 at http://openprinting.org/show_driver.cgi?driver=gdi and used search-and-replace to change "2010" to "2510" everywhere, since the 2510 is nearly identical to the 2010, except that it's slightly faster, also has a parallel port, and is dark gray instead of beige. However, the PPD file specifies the foomatic-rip filter, which isn't available. (Why does it need another filter?) Anyway, it appears to me that generating SPL2 from PostScript works, and the problem that I have is somewhere in the process of generating PostScript. Andrew Lee Paul Smedley wrote:(Continue reading)
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