[Pkg-cups-devel] Bug#662999: cups: stopped printing (to parallel HP LaserJet 1320 printer) after 1.5.0-13

[Brian Potkin]

On Mon 18 Jun 2012 at 22:23:48 +0200, Francesco Poli wrote:

> On Fri, 15 Jun 2012 13:12:41 +0100 Brian Potkin wrote:
> 
> > Hello Francesco,
> > 
> > I think you are sending PostScript to the printer and it possible the
> > interpreter on it is misbehaving. That has certainly been the focus of
> > a number of fixes in cups-filters recently. So two suggestions
> > 
> > 1. Use a PCL PPD. There is Gutenprint one in the HP category and others
> >    in the Generic section.
> 
> This seems to have done the trick.
> Brian, thanks a lot for your helpful suggestions!

[Snip]
 
> And now I seem to be able to print both plain text files and PDF files
> (with the up-to-date cups)!

Good,
 
> Hence, I think this bug may be safely closed as fixed in
> cups-filters/1.0.18-2: please do so, if you agree.
> Otherwise I can close it by myself, if you prefer.

I'm not too sure this isn't more of a way to work round the problem
rather than a fix. There may be value in leaving the bug open.

Regards,

Brian.