Puppy 4.2 Problems with PPA Printer Solved!

[Wosh]

I use an HP710C Deskjet Printer connected via the parallel interface which prints fine in CUPS until Puppy 4.1.2 after I had copied the required files manually:

1. /etc/pnm2ppa.conf
2. /usr/local/bin/calibrate_ppa
3. /usr/local/bin/pnm2ppa
4. /usr/share/cups/model/HP-Deskjet-710C-pnm2ppa.ppd

In Puppy 4.2 every printing-job is finished by CUPS with this comment: stopped "/ioerror in --.outputpage--"

4.2 stores a lot of CUPS-files that used to be in /etc in /usr/etc. May the solution be found here?

After searching help on the CUPS home page I have set LogLevel debug in /usr/etc/cups cupsd.conf and restarted cups with /etc/init.d/cups restart. But now nothing at all is logged in var/log/cups.

Has anybody solved this problem?

[rcrsn51]

Move the file pnm2ppa from /usr/local/bin to /usr/bin

The new foomatic-rip driver in Puppy 4.2 has a different search path than in previous versions, so it cannot find the pnm2ppa filter.

[Wosh]

@ rcrsn51

Thanks a lot, the problem is solved.
In Puppy-Linux 4.2 pnm2ppa mustbe copied to:

/usr/bin/pnm2ppa

[Flynn]

This also works for Puppy 4.3.1.

Just bumping this up in case others are having the same problem I did in setting up a HP DeskJet 712C.

With Regards,
Flynn

[jakobcornelis]

Have a similar problem with installing an HP Deskjet 3915 to 431 (yes, I posted about this before, but that was with 4.1.2, and that was never solved). Getting: stopped "/ioerror in --.outputpage--" also.

But here's the weirdo: I haven't got any file named pnm2ppa either in /usr/local/bin or /usr/bin, or anywhere else.

What's that mean?

Jake

[rcrsn51]

The file pnm2ppa is a printer driver for the HP 700 series and is installed from a package on another thread.

What driver are you using? According to openprinting.org, your DJ 3915 is included in the HPIJS package from here.

[rjbrewer]

Have a similar problem with installing an HP Deskjet 3915 to 431 (yes, I posted about this before, but that was with 4.1.2, and that was never solved). Getting: stopped "/ioerror in --.outputpage--" also.

But here's the weirdo: I haven't got any file named pnm2ppa either in /usr/local/bin or /usr/bin, or anywhere else.

What's that mean?

Jake

I use a HP 3930 deskjet.
The only drivers I've used on it since 4.1.1 are from a 2.8.6 hpijs
package.
I haven't found another package that contains drivers for the
3900 series deskjets.....Haven't been able to find a 2.8.6 package
again either.

[jakobcornelis]

rcrsn51: Yes, that was the package on the system. I downloaded it again and replaced the original with it, but no go. Getting the same error message again.

However,

rjbrewer: I found an hpijs 2.8.6. package and installed that and after a considerable amount of fiddling got CUPS to recognize it, so it could install the driver, and it works! Don't ask me how I did it, exactly. In any case, that was good advice. Actually it runs on the driver for Deskjet 3910 - there is none specifically for the 3915.

This is a major victory; on my puppy 412 I never succeeded to install this printer. This was one of the reasons I chose to upgrade to 431 - in the hope I could get my HP Deskjet to work with it.

So, much obliged for the help, guys.

jc.

[rjbrewer]

I'm glad to hear it; it's been a long struggle.

Was thinking about putting my files on a floppy and sending
them to you, but I had stripped the drivers down to just the
ones I needed for my 3930. Just looked and I do have the
3910 and 3920 ppd.gz.
Where did you find the 2.8.6 package.

[jakobcornelis]

rjbrewer: I googled hpijs 2.8.6. There are several sources, and I am not now quite sure where I got it, but the file I downloaded was hplip_2.8.6.b.orig.tar.gz. A good source is here:
http://dir.filewatcher.com/d/Debian/Oth ... 25239.htmlseems a good place to start with a whole list of download sources.

Regards,

jc