2nd Page does not print to PS printer, PS error.

[michaelrsweet]

Version: 1.1.17
CUPS.org User: clemens.dwf

Problem with the CUPS provided with RH9.0 [ 1.1.17-13 ]

I have just about worked out all of my (obvious) problems
with RH9,- up to the point where I would actually be willing
to run it in preference to RH8, if it were not for one nasty
printing problem.

I have a HPLJ4M+ (network) printer.
With CUPS I installed it as a default PostScript printer.
the test page prints fine, and recognizes it as a PS v2 interpreter.

OK.

The problem is that the printer can not print more than one page
of output from ANY source. It appears that something nasty is being
downloaded into the printer's memory, and when I go back to RH8, I
have to powercycle the printer to get rid of it.

The symptoms are that the first page prints fine, the second page
starts with the error message:

ERROR: invalidaccess
OFFENDING COMMAND: writestring

STACK:

(PAGE:)
-filestream-
0

and that is the end of the print job.

I see this same error on all output more than one page long, be it
a long PS print or an ascii output (being converted to PS).

If one looks at the original PS of a PS file that fails, the 'writestring'
command is NOT there, so this has to be something that the CUPS driver is
either inserting, or more likely, a macro (including writestring) that
CUPS is downloading in to the printer's memory.

Anyone else see this? (you must if you have a PS printer).
Is this a KNOWN problem, and is there a solution? Is it fixed in a later version?

OH, this printer does print duplex, but I dont see how that is relevant

to the problem.

                                    Reg.Clemens
                                    reg@dwf.com

[michaelrsweet]

CUPS.org User: mike

This question is best asked on the cups.general newsgroup, as it sounds like a driver issue and not a CUPS issue.

Since the LaserJet 4M has built-in PostScript, you should be using the PPD file for that printer and not a generic or foomatic driver which is likely adding extra commands that are incompatible with your printer.