[Wylug-help] Printer seems to be printing out raw postscript

[Roger Leigh]

On Tue, Mar 03, 2009 at 12:53:14AM +0000, Roger Leigh wrote:
> On Sun, Mar 01, 2009 at 08:13:18PM +0000, linux at felixu.com wrote:
> 
> > I have a Debian unstable system connected to an HP DeskJet 6540 by
> > USB.  I run CUPS and use the hpijs driver.
[...]
> > Since about a week ago, it has started to spew out rubbish - I'm
> > guessing it's raw ps but don't really know.  The CUPS test page output
> > starts with 
> > 
> > %PDF-1.3
> 
> http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=511009
> 
> This has a temporary fix for the problem (disabling PDF as a filter
> format).  However, you'll see that the real fix (a PDF-capable
> Foomatic filter) will be uploaded shortly.

Actually, it went in earlier today.  If you upgrade tomorrow,
it should resolve itself.

If you have any further problems, you can also bring them up in the
Debian BTS or on debian-printing at lists.debian.org.


Regards,
Roger

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