On Wed, 11 Aug 2010, Robert G. (Doc) Savage wrote: > On Wed, 2010-08-11 at 11:27 -0500, Michael Hennebry wrote: >> Since upgrading to Fedora 13, I've been unable to use my printer. >> It keeps emitting postscript. >> It's an HP Photosmart C3180 All in One (printer, scanner, copier). >> I installed the printer using the GUI available through >> localhost:Iforgetthenumber. >> The ppd file I used had C3100 in its name. >> Any ideas about what is going on, what I should do about it >> or where to look? >> >> >> Every update does something like this to me. >> There is always some problem that takes me weeks or months to fix. >> It's why I wait for EOL before updating. > Point of clarification... Is the printer itself emitting PS back to the > host, or is your driver generating PS code that the printer doesn't > understand? The printer is putting postscript-shaped ink onto the paper, Usually, it blackens one line before going on to the next page. The few legible lines are postscript. I suppose that means the driver is emitting the wrong PS code. The printer worked, eventaully, with Fedora 11. I forget the details of the struggle. -- Michael hennebry@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx "Pessimist: The glass is half empty. Optimist: The glass is half full. Engineer: The glass is twice as big as it needs to be." -- users mailing list users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/users Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines
