I used redhat-config-printer both before and after installing the gimp-print-cups package. The resultant /etc/cups/ppd/lp.ppd was different. The gimp-print-cups added the file: /usr/share/cups/model/C/escp2-740.ppd.gz which apparently was found by redhat-config-printer, installed, and produced ledgible copy. Without that package (in my instance) redhat-config-printer "succeeded" in creating what it thought was a workable .ppd .... but the output was completely unledgible. The 740 may be a borderline case.
Bob
Tim Waugh wrote:
On Thu, May 15, 2003 at 08:08:25AM -0700, Bob Arendt wrote:
Make sure that gimp-print-cups-4.2.4-5.i386.rpm is installed. It contains additional printer PPD files. Cups seemed to install and configure my epson 740, but it printed rubbish. Turns out gimp-print-cups wasn't installed (contains many specific PPD's & locales). Without this only a generic set of PPDs were installed.
You don't need this package if you use redhat-config-printer to configure your print queues (I recommend it). My Epson Stylus "Color" 760 is working fine, for example.
Tim. */
