CUPS: foomatic-rip file missing

Fishwick Keith Keith.Fishwick at hullcc.gov.uk
Wed Apr 20 10:55:06 CEST 2016


Hi CMH,

Thanks for responding
(BTW my first name is Keith, my last name is Fishwick ... but not that important)

The printer has worked fine on SERVERA for years ! Using an HP jet direct driver. And it still works on this Solaris 10 server.
But SERVERA is being replaced soon with SERVERB (Solaris 10 branded zone), and SERVERB will only accept printers set up via CUPS (hence the pressing need to get CUPS working on SERVERB)

The proper PPD file is called        Ricoh-Aficio_MP_C4000-pxlcolor-Ricoh.ppd
And yes it is in place on SERVERB.
However, all I've done with it is place it in directory     /opt/csw/share/cups/model
I've not done anything at all with the PPD file other than place it in this directory.

I have set my printer up using the GUI tool connecting to port 631, not using the CUPS lpadmin command you seem to have used.

The only output I seem to be able to get from this CUPS printer at the moment is a test print issued from the GUI (port 631)
And even so, all the output seems to say is I am using the wrong driver.
So I guess the actual issue is driver-related.

Any further help anyone can provide would be gratefully appreciated.
Thanks

PS
One important thing to bear in mind with my printer is :-
This Ricoh printer has no postscript capability, so I MUST use a non-PS driver for it.

Keith Fishwick
Finance, Infrastructure and Transformation Directorate

Integrated Business Centre
ICT
Hull City Council
Maritime Buildings
Alfred Gelder Street, HULL, HU1 2AA

Tel: +44 1482 614519
Email: mailto:keith.fishwick at hullcc.gov.uk

From: users [mailto:users-bounces+keith.fishwick=hullcc.gov.uk at lists.opencsw.org] On Behalf Of CMH
Sent: 19 April 2016 11:59
To: Questions and discussions
Subject: Re: CUPS: foomatic-rip file missing

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><mailto: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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