CUPS: foomatic-rip file missing

Tue Apr 19 12:58:53 CEST 2016

Fishwick;

This printer has worked and stopped or it never printed?

Having set up and had printers fail on systems time and time again first 
see if you can confirm that the printer is working.
I have a server with -gt 50 printers configured in it.
When I am told an application fails to print. I have a short look around 
and then ask out printer admin to confirm the printer prints!

Often the printer is at fault not the config.

Do you have the proper PPD in place for the printer?

OR ...
Did you check the /etc/host file ... it looks like

127.0.0.1                 localhost
123.456.789.99      hostname.domainname.ext     hostname loghost
123.456.789.101    PRINTERNAME

lpadmin -p <printer name> -v lpd://<printer IP< -P 
/etc/cups/ppd/ps-ppd-file -L "NA" -D "NA" -E

And put that output into a  ppd file with the printer name in /etc/cups/ppd

lpadmin -p <printer name> -v lpd://<printer IP< -P 
/etc/cups/ppd/ps-ppd-file -L "NA" -D "NA" -E > /etc/cups/ppd/<printer 
name>.ppd

...AT LEAST that is how I have set them up.

/This is the ps-ppd-file I use:

/**PPD-Adobe: "4.3"**
***%**
***% "$Id: postscript.ppd,v 1.1.1.1 2000/08/24 19:23:13 goffioul Exp $"**
***%**
***%   Sample Postscript driver PPD file for the Common UNIX Printing**
***%   System (CUPS).**
***%**
***%   Michael Goffioul <goffioul at emic.ucl.ac.be>**
***%**
***FormatVersion:    "4.3"**
***FileVersion:    "1.1"**
***LanguageVersion: English**
***LanguageEncoding: ISOLatin1**
***PCFileName:    "POSTSCRIPT.PPD"**
***Manufacturer:    "Postscript"**
***Product:    "(CUPS v1.1)"**
***ModelName:     "Generic postscript printer"**
***ShortNickName: "Generic postscript printer"**
***NickName:      "Generic postscript printer"**
***PSVersion:    "(2017.000) 0"**
***LanguageLevel:    "2"**
***ColorDevice:    False**
***DefaultColorSpace: Gray**
***FileSystem:    False**
***Throughput:    "8"**
***LandscapeOrientation: Plus90**
***VariablePaperSize: False**
***TTRasterizer:    Type42**
**
***UIConstraints: *PageSize Executive *InputSlot Envelope**
***UIConstraints: *PageSize Letter *InputSlot Envelope**
***UIConstraints: *PageSize Legal *InputSlot Envelope**
***UIConstraints: *PageSize A4 *InputSlot Envelope**
***UIConstraints: *PageSize A5 *InputSlot Envelope**
***UIConstraints: *PageSize B5 *InputSlot Envelope**
**
***OpenUI *PageSize/Media Size: PickOne**
***OrderDependency: 10 AnySetup *PageSize**
***DefaultPageSize: Letter**
***PageSize Letter/Letter:    "<</PageSize[612 792]/ImagingBBox 
null>>setpagedevice"**
***PageSize Legal/Legal:  "<</PageSize[612 1008]/ImagingBBox 
null>>setpagedevice"**
***PageSize Executive/Executive:  "<</PageSize[522 756]/ImagingBBox 
null>>setpagedevice"**
***PageSize A4/A4:        "<</PageSize[595 842]/ImagingBBox 
null>>setpagedevice"**
***PageSize A5/A5:        "<</PageSize[420 595]/ImagingBBox 
null>>setpagedevice"**
***PageSize B5/B5 (JIS):  "<</PageSize[516 729]/ImagingBBox 
null>>setpagedevice"**
***PageSize EnvISOB5/Envelope B5: "<</PageSize[499 709]/ImagingBBox 
null>>setpagedevice"**
***PageSize Env10/Envelope #10:  "<</PageSize[297 684]/ImagingBBox 
null>>setpagedevice"**
***PageSize EnvC5/Envelope C5:  "<</PageSize[459 649]/ImagingBBox 
null>>setpagedevice"**
***PageSize EnvDL/Envelope DL:  "<</PageSize[312 624]/ImagingBBox 
null>>setpagedevice"**
***PageSize EnvMonarch/Envelope Monarch: "<</PageSize[279 
540]/ImagingBBox null>>setpagedevice"**
***CloseUI: *PageSize**
**
***OpenUI *PageRegion: PickOne**
***OrderDependency: 10 AnySetup *PageRegion**
***DefaultPageRegion: Letter**
***PageRegion Letter/Letter:  "<</PageSize[612 792]/ImagingBBox 
null>>setpagedevice"**
***PageRegion Legal/Legal:    "<</PageSize[612 1008]/ImagingBBox 
null>>setpagedevice"**
***PageRegion Executive/Executive: "<</PageSize[522 756]/ImagingBBox 
null>>setpagedevice"**
***PageRegion A4/A4:        "<</PageSize[595 842]/ImagingBBox 
null>>setpagedevice"**
***PageRegion A5/A5:        "<</PageSize[421 595]/ImagingBBox 
null>>setpagedevice"**
***PageRegion B5/B5 (JIS):    "<</PageSize[516 729]/ImagingBBox 
null>>setpagedevice"**
***PageRegion EnvISOB5/Envelope B5: "<</PageSize[499 709]/ImagingBBox 
null>>setpagedevice"**
***PageRegion Env10/Envelope #10:  "<</PageSize[297 684]/ImagingBBox 
null>>setpagedevice"**
***PageRegion EnvC5/Envelope C5:  "<</PageSize[459 649]/ImagingBBox 
null>>setpagedevice"**
***PageRegion EnvDL/Envelope DL:  "<</PageSize[312 624]/ImagingBBox 
null>>setpagedevice"**
***PageRegion EnvMonarch/Envelope Monarch: "<</PageSize[279 
540]/ImagingBBox null>>setpagedevice"**
***CloseUI: *PageRegion**
**
***DefaultImageableArea: Letter**
***ImageableArea Letter/US Letter:    "18 36 594 756"**
***ImageableArea Legal/US Legal:        "18 36 594 972"**
***ImageableArea Executive/Executive:    "18 36 504 684"**
***ImageableArea A4/A4:            "18 36 577 806"**
***ImageableArea A5/A5:            "18 36 403 559"**
***ImageableArea B5/JIS B5:        "18 36 498 693"**
***ImageableArea EnvISOB5/B5 (ISO):    "18 36 463 673"**
***ImageableArea Env10/Com-10:        "18 36 279 648"**
***ImageableArea EnvC5/EnvC5:        "18 36 441 613"**
***ImageableArea EnvDL/EnvDL:        "18 36 294 588"**
***ImageableArea EnvMonarch/Envelope Monarch: "18 36 261 504"**
**
***DefaultPaperDimension: Letter**
***PaperDimension Letter/Letter:        "612 792"**
***PaperDimension Legal/Legal:        "612 1008"**
***PaperDimension Executive/Executive:    "522 756"**
***PaperDimension A4/A4:            "595 842"**
***PaperDimension A5/A5:            "421 595"**
***PaperDimension B5/B5 (JIS):        "516 729"**
***PaperDimension EnvISOB5/Envelope B5:    "499 709"**
***PaperDimension Env10/Envelope #10:    "297 684"**
***PaperDimension EnvC5/Envelope C5:    "459 649"**
***PaperDimension EnvDL/Envelope DL:    "312 624"**
***PaperDimension EnvMonarch/Envelope Monarch: "279 540"**
**
***OpenUI *InputSlot/Media Source: PickOne**
***OrderDependency: 10 AnySetup *InputSlot**
***DefaultInputSlot: Default**
***InputSlot Default/Default: ""**
***InputSlot Tray1/Tray 1: "<</ManualFeed false /MediaPosition 
3>>setpagedevice"**
***InputSlot Tray2/Tray 2: "<</ManualFeed false /MediaPosition 
0>>setpagedevice"**
***InputSlot Tray3/Tray 3: "<</ManualFeed false /MediaPosition 
1>>setpagedevice"**
***InputSlot Manual/Manual Feed: "<</ManualFeed true /MediaPosition 
3>>setpagedevice"**
***CloseUI: *InputSlot**
**
***OpenUI *Resolution/Output Resolution: PickOne**
***OrderDependency: 20 AnySetup *Resolution**
***DefaultResolution: 300dpi**
***Resolution 150dpi/150 DPI: "<</HWResolution[150 150]>>setpagedevice"**
***Resolution 300dpi/300 DPI: "<</HWResolution[300 300]>>setpagedevice"**
***Resolution 600dpi/600 DPI: "<</HWResolution[600 600]>>setpagedevice"**
***Resolution 1200dpi/1200 DPI: "<</HWResolution[1200 
1200]>>setpagedevice"**
***Resolution 2400dpi/2400 DPI: "<</HWResolution[2400 
2400]>>setpagedevice"**
***CloseUI: *Resolution**
**
***OpenUI *Duplex/Double-Sided Printing: PickOne**
***OrderDependency: 20 AnySetup *Duplex**
***DefaultDuplex: None**
***Duplex None/Off: "<</Duplex false>>setpagedevice"**
***Duplex DuplexNoTumble/Long Edge (Standard): "<</Duplex true/Tumble 
false>>setpagedevice"**
***Duplex DuplexTumble/Short Edge (Flip): "<</Duplex true/Tumble 
true>>setpagedevice"**
***CloseUI:       *Duplex**
**
***DefaultFont: Courier**
***Font AvantGarde-Book: Standard "(001.006S)" Standard ROM**
***Font AvantGarde-BookOblique: Standard "(001.006S)" Standard ROM**
***Font AvantGarde-Demi: Standard "(001.007S)" Standard ROM**
***Font AvantGarde-DemiOblique: Standard "(001.007S)" Standard ROM**
***Font Bookman-Demi: Standard "(001.004S)" Standard ROM**
***Font Bookman-DemiItalic: Standard "(001.004S)" Standard ROM**
***Font Bookman-Light: Standard "(001.004S)" Standard ROM**
***Font Bookman-LightItalic: Standard "(001.004S)" Standard ROM**
***Font Courier: Standard "(002.004S)" Standard ROM**
***Font Courier-Bold: Standard "(002.004S)" Standard ROM**
***Font Courier-BoldOblique: Standard "(002.004S)" Standard ROM**
***Font Courier-Oblique: Standard "(002.004S)" Standard ROM**
***Font Helvetica: Standard "(001.006S)" Standard ROM**
***Font Helvetica-Bold: Standard "(001.007S)" Standard ROM**
***Font Helvetica-BoldOblique: Standard "(001.007S)" Standard ROM**
***Font Helvetica-Narrow: Standard "(001.006S)" Standard ROM**
***Font Helvetica-Narrow-Bold: Standard "(001.007S)" Standard ROM**
***Font Helvetica-Narrow-BoldOblique: Standard "(001.007S)" Standard ROM**
***Font Helvetica-Narrow-Oblique: Standard "(001.006S)" Standard ROM**
***Font Helvetica-Oblique: Standard "(001.006S)" Standard ROM**
***Font NewCenturySchlbk-Bold: Standard "(001.009S)" Standard ROM**
***Font NewCenturySchlbk-BoldItalic: Standard "(001.007S)" Standard ROM**
***Font NewCenturySchlbk-Italic: Standard "(001.006S)" Standard ROM**
***Font NewCenturySchlbk-Roman: Standard "(001.007S)" Standard ROM**
***Font Palatino-Bold: Standard "(001.005S)" Standard ROM**
***Font Palatino-BoldItalic: Standard "(001.005S)" Standard ROM**
***Font Palatino-Italic: Standard "(001.005S)" Standard ROM**
***Font Palatino-Roman: Standard "(001.005S)" Standard ROM**
***Font Symbol: Special "(001.007S)" Special ROM**
***Font Times-Bold: Standard "(001.007S)" Standard ROM**
***Font Times-BoldItalic: Standard "(001.009S)" Standard ROM**
***Font Times-Italic: Standard "(001.007S)" Standard ROM**
***Font Times-Roman: Standard "(001.007S)" Standard ROM**
***Font ZapfChancery-MediumItalic: Standard "(001.007S)" Standard ROM**
***Font ZapfDingbats: Special "(001.004S)" Standard ROM**
***%**
***% End of "$Id: postscript.ppd,v 1.1.1.1 2000/08/24 19:23:13 goffioul 
Exp $".**
***%*

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