Re: CUPS 1.1.20 port, update II

[Jacob Meuser <jakemsr@jakemsr.com>]

On Fri, Feb 06, 2004 at 02:53:34PM +0200, Tero Ripattila wrote:
> Hello Marc,
> 
> Friday, February 6, 2004, 1:31:47 PM, you [MB] wrote:
> 
> MB> the CUPS 1.1.20 port was missing the foomatic-rip.gz.  It is now in the
> MB> package.
> 
> I have a Brother HL-1250 connected to /dev/lpa0. I downloaded my .ppd
> file from linuxprinting.org:
> http://www.linuxprinting.org/ppd-o-matic.cgi?driver=hl1250&printer=Brother-HL-1250&show=0
> and placed it to /usr/local/share/cups/model/Brother-HL-1250-hl1250.ppd.
> 
> When I print a test page using the web interface, I get only one line
> printed to the paper: Unknown device: hl1250.

You need ghostscript, as described on the linuxprinting.org page for
this printer.  "Execution style: Ghostscript" is the hint.  Click on the
link for CUPS documentation below where you downloaded the PPD, then scroll
down to "Ghostscript".

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