The latest Samsung driver from the vendor page General: https://support.hp.com/hk-en/drivers/selfservice/samsung-xpress-sl-m2070-laser-multifunction-printer-series/16450377 Details of the driver: https://support.hp.com/hk-en/drivers/selfservice/swdetails/samsung-xpress-sl-m2070-laser-multifunction-printer-series/16450377/swItemId/fp-191129-2 uld_V1.00.39_01.17.tar.gz does not list any appropriate driver ppd file under cups (http://localhost:631/admin) or in the ubuntu "Select Printer Driver" menu: When printing I get error messages like, when using the wrong driver: SPL ERROR - Please use the proper driver. POSITION : 0x0 (0) SYSTEM : h6fwsim/xl_op LINE : 206 VERSION : SPL 5.73 06-16-2013 ERROR CODE : 11-1113 or %! userdict dup(\004)cvn{}put (\004\004)cvn{}put /cups_handleerror { $error /ne Which ppd file should or could I use instead?

I have quality issue with PDF printing local (CUPS) vs. Google Cloud Printing. (GCP is better, with CUPS I get wrong size, wrong characters, wrong fonts. So I want to know what CUPS does!) The printer can handle a couple of formats natively: application/pdf (≥ 1.0, ≤ 1.7), image/jpeg, image/tiff, image/pwg-raster I have added the printer to CUPS in different ways over the months, I also used it „driverless”, where CUPS detects the printer in the local network itself. In all cases it prints PDF with errors; not entirely, but rendering the print useless to me. What happens: page is zoomed in by ~30%, starting from page 2 or 3 the fonts get mixed up, characters turn into symbols, paragraphs printed in bold, etc... The same PDFs turn out great if printed via Google Cloud Print on the same printer. Directly feeding the printer a USB-stick with the PDF is equally great. – I want to have the same good results with printing from my computer! My questions are: - I want to know what pipeline each CUPS printer takes on my machine before it is sent to the real printer. Does it detect the format? How? Will it reconvert to PDF again? Which PPD will it use? What other decisions is the pipeline taking and what conversions? - From a passed print job I want to know: What did CUPS detect? What conversions did it do? Where can I fetch the intermediate outputs generated? I found no good entry point for CUPS debugging/reverse-engineering so far (with _my_ questions in mind)...

I've bought a pile of non-stand sized paper. I am using a hp printer. I've read https://stackoverflow.com/questions/1028891/whats-the-easiest-way-to-add-custom-page-sizes-to-a-ppd/3112256#3112256 but my ppd file is different. > *PageSize A4/A4: "%% FoomaticRIPOptionSetting: PageSize=A4" > *FoomaticRIPOptionSetting PageSize=A4: "-p9 " So What does the -p9 means here, and how should I change it to add an entry of my custom size?

I just bought a Brother QL-800 label printer with a 62mm wide continuous tape roll installed. Trying to make use of the continuous tape, I wanted to add an individual paper size (a custom length, in that case). Alas, all paper lengths fail except those provided in the default PPD (which are 29mm and 100m), with a red flashing light on the printer. CUPS does not recognize the problem and reports a successful print. Does anyone know how to tackle this issue? As I cannot even read the error message from the printer, I feel pretty lost with this. I am aware of What's the easiest way to add custom page sizes to a .ppd? on Stack Overflow and also of the brpapertoollpr_ql800 tool from Brother . I wrote myself a script to manipulate the PPD file. If I start with a blank file and add 62mmx29mm and 62mmx100mm, they print fine. All other sizes fail.

I have some trouble when printing to custom paper sizes. Currently, I want to print something to a 21cm x 21cm card. So, I created a document with this size in libre office and exported it to PDF. The PDF looks fine. When I want to print the document, the printer dialog has no option for this paper size. If I choose Din A4 (also 21cm wide), strange things happen: * __Acrobat Reader__ centers the document on an A4 sheet as it thinks it's printing to A4. * __Okular__ aligns the top of the document with the top of the sheet. This would be fine and exactly what I want, but it also crops the upper part of the documents. It looks as if it puts the document top-aligned on the sheet and then erases everything outside a center-aligned box of the same size as the document size. My current workaround is to create the document in A4 size, aligning the area to be printed to the top of the page. However, this looks odd when creating the document. I saw that using the --custom option of the printing command may allow this, but I do not want to print the documents from the command line. --- So, my question is: * How can I print documents of custom page sizes to paper sheets of the same custom size? * I saw paper sizes defined in my PPD file. Can I just edit it? Is there a convenient tool for this? My printer is a brother L2340 laser printer with original cups drivers from brother. I'm running OpenSuse 13.2, cups is 1.5.4 if I'm correct.

New to CUPS administration (and linux printing overall) after inheriting it from someone who left my team. I'm trying to get it set up with a Xerox AltaLink C8055 printer on Ubuntu. I have installed the .deb package from the Xerox website

sudo dpkg -i XeroxOfficev5Pkg-Linuxx86_64-5.20.661.4684.deb

with no errors. I thought I would be lucky enough to see the printer model now show up in CUPS, but it doesn't. When running lpinfo -m | grep "xerox", I don't see an entry for the model, which I believe to be the issue. After a lot of googling, I haven't come up with an answer. Am I missing a step or file when it comes to Linux printing with Cups, or is it just that this printer may not be supported? EDIT: I was able to find the PPD file and get it to show up, however it doesn't seem to print the test page. I have it set up using socket://ip-address and have the ppd selected. I'm guessing this may be a driver issue.

My printer (Canon G7050) can print up to 4800 x 1200 dpi. However, the linux driver I got from Canon is set to 600 dpi only: *OpenUI *Resolution/Output Resolution: PickOne *de.Translation Resolution/Output Resolution: PickOne: "" *fr.Translation Resolution/Output Resolution: PickOne: "" *zh.Translation Resolution/Output Resolution: PickOne: "" *ja.Translation Resolution/Output Resolution: PickOne: "" *DefaultResolution: 600dpi *Resolution 600dpi/600 dpi: ">setpagedevice" *de.Resolution 600dpi/600 dpi: ">setpagedevice": "" *fr.Resolution 600dpi/600 dpi: ">setpagedevice": "" *zh.Resolution 600dpi/600 dpi: ">setpagedevice": "" *ja.Resolution 600dpi/600 dpi: ">setpagedevice": "" *CloseUI: *Resolution - Could you confirm that I lose potential printing quality with this PPD? - Can I manually add new DPI settings?

I installed cups and my Epson Artisan 1430 printer on a laptop running Debian Buster. Works fine. I did the same on a NUC running Ubuntu 18. Works fine. I tried on a Raspberry Pi running Raspian, but when I add the printer, the Epson Artisan 1430 is discovered and I select it. But this time the printer was not on the list of printers to select. I tried using the ppd file from the Debian system, but now every job is "stopped". Any tips would be appreciated. EDIT I tried another ppd file and got this error: "The PPD version (5.2.13) is not compatible with Gutenprint 5.2.10." How do I install Gutenprint 5.2.13?

I have an OKI B430d printer, which is connected to an Odroid C2 (a single-board computer similar to the Raspberry Pi) via USB. The Odroid runs Arch Linux Arm with a cups server, so every device in the local network can use the printer. The printer is configured as RAW printer. My desktop computer runs Arch Linux with a cups instance, too. This cups instance connects to the Odroid via ipp and also has the ppd file for the printer. Now to the issue I started noticing ~8 months ago: Sometimes the printer would print a blank page containing only

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or

.0 0
    %-------------------------------------------------

or

source 1.0 0
             %-------------------------------------------------

The issue also occured when printing from a different PC than mine (but also running cups on Arch Linux). Yesterday I printed some more PDFs and this time the printer printed a blank page containing the following in front of 3 jobs:

OKI_Driver_Procedure_Patch_Resource 1.0 0
                                         %------------------------------------

Finally something to search for! I found a PPD file which contained a similar line, so I searched the PPD file I use for the printer for the line and found it on line 108: https://www.oki.com/eu/printing/support/drivers-and-utilities/?id=46262901FZ01 Today, I printed a [test PDF](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d3/Test.pdf) after enabling debug logging for both cups instances. I pasted the debug logs here: https://gist.github.com/jkhsjdhjs/aab53920040f62b43c878c74a61860ea One thing I did change for the printer locally was lpadmin -p -o pdftops-renderer-default=pdftops. It didn't work without it, but I don't think that's the cause. Let me know if there's more info I can provide. Thanks in advance. EDIT: So I connected the printer directly to my PC, same issue. Then I created a test printing queue using the same PPD but printing the postscript output to a file instead. I noticed that the output that I suspected to from the PPD file is also in the postscript document that is sent to the printer:

%%BeginResource: OKI_Driver_Procedure_Patch_Resource 1.0 0
%-------------------------------------------------
%% OKI Driver Procedure ver 1.0
%%    Date: Dec. 27, 2005  Edt: 03
%-------------------------------------------------

/OK@setpagedevice_sadj where {pop}{
 /OK@setpagedevice_sadj /setpagedevice load def
/OK@PageDevice_Install_proc currentpagedevice /Install get def
> setpagedevice
}ifelse

So for some reason the printer fails to correctly interpret the PostScript sometimes.

I have a printer with multiple input slots. One slot contains A4 papers and one A3 papers. When printing A3, I need to manually select the desired input slot by supplying the InputSlot=Tray2 option. Is there a way to configure the slots in the printer's PPD (or anywhere else) so I don't have to tell the printer which slot to use every time I want to print? For example: When printing A4, use Tray1, When printing A3, use Tray2, etc...

Printer: Ricoh MP C2011 (or MP C2011SP?) http://www.openprinting.org/printer/Ricoh/Ricoh-MP_C2011 View PPD file: http://www.openprinting.org/ppd-o-matic.php?driver=PDF-Ricoh&printer=Ricoh-MP_C2011&show=1 Printer Added via CUPS web interface. Print Command: $ lp -d c2011 test.pdf CUPS version: 2.1.3 CUPS installed via command: $ sudo apt install cups System: Ubuntu xenial armhf via "LinuxDeploy" app on Android. The system also has foo2zjs installed, works well with HP LaserJet P1102w. =========================================================================== The printer works fine when the CUPS Status says "Idle". After a pdf file normally printed, the status turn to Idle - "Sending data to printer." And then I do the next print, the printer prints nonsense text and blank pages. So I run $ sudo service cups restart And then printer status turn back to "Idle". And then print, and then "Sending data to printer" again. It's not a good solution that restarting CUPS before printing.

If I run lpinfo -m I get a list of PPD files available on my system:

$ lpinfo -m
...
lsb/usr/xerox/xrx7855.ppd Xerox WorkCentre 7855
...
foomatic-db-ppds/Xerox/xrx133.ppd Xerox WorkCentre Pro 133 v3015.103 PS
foomatic:Xerox-WorkCentre_XK35c-lex5700.ppd Xerox WorkCentre XK35c Foomatic/lex5700

Of these three examples, I can manually find the path to the PPD of the first two:

lsb/usr/xerox/xrx7855.ppd                   -> /usr/share/ppd/xerox/xrx7855.ppd 
foomatic-db-ppds/Xerox/xrx133.ppd           -> /usr/share/foomatic/db/source/PPD/Xerox/xrx133.ppd
foomatic:Xerox-WorkCentre_XK35c-lex5700.ppd -> ???

When I want to add a new printer using a specific PPD, I can't use the output of lpinfo:

$ lpadmin -p foo -P foomatic-db-ppds/Xerox/xrx133.ppd -v 'smb://example.org/foo'
lpadmin: Unable to open PPD "foomatic-db-ppds/Xerox/xrx133.ppd": Unable to open PPD file on line 0.
lpadmin: Unable to open PPD file "foomatic-db-ppds/Xerox/xrx133.ppd" - No such file or directory

But using the path works:

$ lpadmin -p foo -P /usr/share/foomatic/db/source/PPD/Xerox/xrx133.ppd -v 'smb://example.org/foo'

Is there a way to add a printer using a specific PPD by using the output of lpinfo? If not directly, can I translate the output of lpinfo to a path and how would I use foomatic:Xerox-WorkCentre_XK35c-lex5700.ppd?

## Background I downloaded a handful of PPD files for Linux, with an expectation that they will work on TrueOS Desktop, which is currently based on FreeBSD 12.0-CURRENT. I know that with the web interface to CUPS – typically http://localhost:631/ – there's 'Or Provide a PPD File:' with the option to browse the file system, but I prefer to have the driver listed after I select the relevant make/manufacturer. ## Success, and the question I experimented with placement of the PPD files at /usr/local/share/cups/model/other where the other directory was made by me. Success (example below), but: - I'd like to know **whether a different path would be more appropriate**. ---- ### Example [gjp4@momh167-gjp4-hpelitebook850g2-trueos /usr/local/share/cups]% ls -l total 796 drwxr-xr-x 2 root wheel 9 30 Oct 14:10 banners -rw-r--r-- 1 root wheel 331836 28 Oct 02:33 calibrate.ppm drwxr-xr-x 2 root wheel 5 30 Oct 14:10 charsets drwxr-xr-x 2 root wheel 15 30 Oct 14:10 data drwxr-xr-x 2 root wheel 4 30 Oct 14:10 drv drwxr-xr-x 2 root wheel 13 29 Oct 18:03 examples drwxr-xr-x 2 root wheel 9 30 Oct 14:10 mime drwxr-xr-x 3 root wheel 5 30 Oct 14:14 model drwxr-xr-x 2 root wheel 10 30 Oct 14:10 ppdc drwxr-xr-x 2 root wheel 2 14 Oct 20:33 profiles drwxr-xr-x 7 root wheel 77 29 Oct 18:03 templates drwxr-xr-x 2 root wheel 4 30 Oct 14:10 usb [gjp4@momh167-gjp4-hpelitebook850g2-trueos /usr/local/share/cups]% cd model [gjp4@momh167-gjp4-hpelitebook850g2-trueos /usr/local/share/cups/model]% ls -l total 19 -rw-r--r-- 1 root wheel 20940 5 Oct 22:52 CUPS-PDF.ppd lrwxr-xr-x 1 root wheel 39 24 Oct 23:43 foomatic-db-ppds -> /usr/local/share/foomatic/db/source/PPD drwxr-xr-x 3 root wheel 3 30 Oct 14:10 gutenprint [gjp4@momh167-gjp4-hpelitebook850g2-trueos /usr/local/share/cups/model]% sudo mkdir other Password: [gjp4@momh167-gjp4-hpelitebook850g2-trueos /usr/local/share/cups/model]% cd other [gjp4@momh167-gjp4-hpelitebook850g2-trueos /usr/local/share/cups/model/other]% sudo cp /usr/home/gjp4/Desktop/BH754ePPDLinux_300000000/English/CUPS1.2/* . [gjp4@momh167-gjp4-hpelitebook850g2-trueos /usr/local/share/cups/model/other]% sudo cp /usr/home/gjp4/Desktop/BHP1250PPDLinux_320/English/CUPS1.2/* . [gjp4@momh167-gjp4-hpelitebook850g2-trueos /usr/local/share/cups/model/other]% ls -l total 284 -rw-r--r-- 1 root wheel 22590 30 Oct 17:39 KO1250opn.ppd -rw-r--r-- 1 root wheel 497755 30 Oct 17:39 KO1250UX.ppd -rw-r--r-- 1 root wheel 24262 30 Oct 17:39 KO754opn.ppd -rw-r--r-- 1 root wheel 199193 30 Oct 17:39 KO754UX.ppd [gjp4@momh167-gjp4-hpelitebook850g2-trueos /usr/local/share/cups/model/other]% Selecting a driver that relates to one of the four files that I placed at /usr/local/share/cups/model/other: Using that driver, a print dialogue:

I installed foomatic to try and find a PPD file for my HP OfficeJet J4680 printer. However it does not have one for my specific printer in its foomatic-ppdfile list. Is there a way to manually generate a PPD with foomatic for my specific printer or should I try another source such as Gutenprint or CUPS SDK? Or is there a PPD file that is close to what I have that would work?

We have a copying machine that can be used as a printer. In order to do that, I have to provide a credential in plain in the Xerox.ppd file. Problem: Any user on the system can grep credential /etc/cups/ppd/Xerox.ppd no matter if CUPS allows him to use that printer. Being more restrictive on the file permissions of that file makes it impossible for users to set options like paper format and duplex/simplex, so that's no option. For example, I want lpoptions -l to keep working. Is there a way to overcome this?

I am trying to set up a computer linux to be able to print from my printer: Brother DCP 7030. But (twist!) for security reasons this computer should never go online. So any software I need to install will need to be downloaded with another machine, put in a usb stick, and copied onto the linux machine. Sweet. The operating system is Ubuntu 12.04 LTS (not sure what does it mean). OS type: 32-bit. Now the system seem to only accept PPD files as printer drivers. While Brother does not offer any ppd file for this printer (I tried the 7025 and 7045, but they don't work). http://welcome.solutions.brother.com/bsc/public_s/id/linux/en/download_prn.html#DCP-7030 What should I do?

After upgrading my main Debian box from squeeze to wheezy recently, I couldn't set the option for my printer's halftoning algorithm any more. It appears that the upgrade of cups that happened during the dist upgrade has dumbed down my printer's ppd file. How do I get this option back?