Re: Xerox and Lexmark printers (was Re: linux 2.x kernel lp.c and parport.c bug)

Matthew Kirkwood (weejock@ferret.lmh.ox.ac.uk)
Sat, 5 Jun 1999 10:35:03 +0100 (GMT)


On Fri, 4 Jun 1999, Tim Waugh wrote:

> The PostScript is generated on NT and printed from NT and Linux,
> apparently. Linux is the one that trips the printer over (*snicker*).
> ;-)

The Windows PostScript driver insists upon putting PCL to put the printer
into PS mode at the start of the file. This often confuses Ghostscript,
and some cheaper PS printers.

> I've sent an email to the guy at Xerox who's reproduced it, to try to
> get to the bottom of this.
>
> Does anyone on this list have a Xerox or Lexmark printer?

I've got a couple of Lexmarks, though the PS one has died.

Matthew.

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