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Hello !

I've got a problem with printing in Slack9. I'd like to run my DeskJet
710C on CUPS.
- i installed whole distro (CD ISO1)
- downloaded PPD file for my printer from linuxprinitg.org
- i did everything what i've read on that website (copied PPD,
foomatic-rip, even foomatic-gswrapper, did simlinks etc.)
- then i set my HP on localhost:631
- when i tried to print a test page - nothing happend only this:
==========
710-11 Test Page root 15k aborted
==========
- i tried to restart job and saw this
==========
Error: client-error-not-possible
==========


then looked into the logs and saw this:
==========
sh: line1nm2ppa: command not found
ESP Ghostscript 7.05.6: Can't find initialization file gs_init.ps
==========
but i have got this file (gs_init.ps) in
/usr/share/ghostscript/7.05/lib directory

i tried to compile from sources the ESPGS-7-05.6 after i removed package.
maybe this harmed my system. i tried to "make uninstall" it but i
couldn't.
finally i installed again packages and nothing happed again

the "gs -h" command shows this:
===========
Search path:
. : NONE/share/ghostscript/7.05/lib : NONE/share/ghostscript/fonts :
NONE/share/fonts/default/ghostscript : NONE/share/fonts/default/Type1 :
NONE/share/fonts/default/TrueType : /usr/lib/DPS/outline/base :
/usr/openwin/lib/X11/fonts/Type1 : /usr/openwin/lib/X11/fonts/TrueType
For more information, see NONE/share/ghostscript/7.05/doc/Use.htm.
===========
i tried to do "export GS_LIB=/usr/share/ghostscript/7.05/lib"
but my printer still isn't working


PLEASE HELP - ANYBODY
i've read many manuals on the web, but nothing helped me.

heh...
Best regards
Janusz

In article <pan.2003.08.17.20.53.36.428271@poczta.onet.pl>,
Skyname <skyname@poczta.onet.pl> wrote:
>then looked into the logs and saw this:
>==========
>sh: line1nm2ppa: command not found
>ESP Ghostscript 7.05.6: Can't find initialization file gs_init.ps
>==========
>but i have got this file (gs_init.ps) in
>/usr/share/ghostscript/7.05/lib directory

It looks like you're missing pnm2ppa, too. The 710 uses a now-defunct
protocol for data called PPA. Basically the data path is:

Postscript --(gs)--> PPM --(pnm2ppa)--> PPA --> /dev/lp

Get pnm2ppa here:

http://sourceforge.net/projects/pnm2ppa

I don't know that this'll help with the gs problem, tho.

-Beej

On Sun, 17 Aug 2003 21:41:01 +0000, Beej Jorgensen wrote:

> In article <pan.2003.08.17.20.53.36.428271@poczta.onet.pl>,
> Skyname <skyname@poczta.onet.pl> wrote:
>>then looked into the logs and saw this:
>>==========
>>sh: line1nm2ppa: command not found
>>ESP Ghostscript 7.05.6: Can't find initialization file gs_init.ps
>>==========
>>but i have got this file (gs_init.ps) in
>>/usr/share/ghostscript/7.05/lib directory
>
> It looks like you're missing pnm2ppa, too. The 710 uses a now-defunct
> protocol for data called PPA. Basically the data path is:
>
> Postscript --(gs)--> PPM --(pnm2ppa)--> PPA --> /dev/lp
>
> Get pnm2ppa here:
>
> http://sourceforge.net/projects/pnm2ppa
>
> I don't know that this'll help with the gs problem, tho.

i downloaded all files, but i have no idea how to make them working. it is
a black magic to me
when i read linuxprinting.org it seems to be easy to setup and what i get
is shit

ech.....
thanks for trying

In article <pan.2003.08.17.22.31.50.64709@poczta.onet.pl>,
Skyname <skyname@poczta.onet.pl> wrote:
>i downloaded all files, but i have no idea how to make them working. it is
>a black magic to me

There should be a README.TXT file or something in the pnm2ppa tarball.
It probably includes instructions that say do something like this to
build them:

./configure
make
su
make install

But I don't remember the detail. It might be different.

There are also basic install and use instructions for it in there as
well.

I have a 710 working, but I don't use CUPS because at the time it said
it didn't support it. I just use lpd, but setting that up is more than
I can detail right now.

-Beej

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On Sun, Aug 17, 2003 at 10:53:37PM +0200, Skyname wrote:

> sh: line1nm2ppa: command not found
> ESP Ghostscript 7.05.6: Can't find initialization file gs_init.ps

> but i have got this file (gs_init.ps) in
> /usr/share/ghostscript/7.05/lib directory

look at the error above it!
it can not find the command "pnm2ppa"

> i tried to compile from sources the ESPGS-7-05.6 after i removed package.
> maybe this harmed my system. i tried to "make uninstall" it but i
> couldn't.

that's what i did. i'm using CUPS for my HP Deskjet 3820.
it took me some time to figure it out, but i got it working

> finally i installed again packages and nothing happed again

i don't think it worked.
looking at the output below...
(see next comments)

> Search path:
> . : NONE/share/ghostscript/7.05/lib : NONE/share/ghostscript/fonts :

okay, this is exactly what i got the first time that i compiled
ghostscript. for some reason the configure script isn't doing what
it's supposed to do. pay attention to the path: NONE/blah/blah/...

notice the "NONE" ? [0]

doesn't this look like a non existing path ?
i thought so.

now, you may have re-installed the ghostscript package, but your
previously compiled ghostscript binary is still sitting in
/usr/local/bin, which will be executed before /usr/bin, where your
package ghostscript binary sits.

now it's up to you, either remove the one you compiled, and use the
slackwarepackage, but you'll need to figure out what other packages
it needs (this is why i compiled my own, it was linked against alot
of things i did not want to install)

or, you can remove the package, and recompile from source, this
tiome, giving the configure script the correct parameters, and
feeding it a reasonable value for "datadir"

that should fix the "NONE" problem


give it a go, and your printer should start to spit out your prints


[0] have a look in your ghostscript source dir now,
you'll notice that there is a directory called "NONE" which holds
part of the installation


Jurgen.

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> There should be a README.TXT file or something in the pnm2ppa tarball.
> It probably includes instructions that say do something like this to
> build them:
>
> ./configure
> make
> su
> make install
>
> But I don't remember the detail. It might be different.

ok, i already installed pnm2ppa it seems to be ok cause CUPS logs
don't show anymore "sh: line1nm2ppa: command not found"

but error with the gs_init.ps is still there

> I have a 710 working, but I don't use CUPS because at the time it said
> it didn't support it. I just use lpd, but setting that up is more than
> I can detail right now.

Are You talking about APSFILTER ?
i tried to make this working using some king of magical SETUP program.
Everything was fine but when i tried to print test page a gs_init.ps error
occured again

i think the one and only problem to solve now is the gs_init.ps error.

I am closer now

I'd like to configure my printer on CUPS and APSFILTER. I am a newbie
that's why I'd like to learn how to do it

THANKS A LOT for helping me !!!
I appreciate this !

See ya

>> sh: line1nm2ppa: command not found
>> ESP Ghostscript 7.05.6: Can't find initialization file gs_init.ps
>
>> but i have got this file (gs_init.ps) in
>> /usr/share/ghostscript/7.05/lib directory
>
> look at the error above it!
> it can not find the command "pnm2ppa"

Yes, yesterday, finally I installed pnm2ppa (thanks to Beej Jorgensen)
now, when i am trying to print, cups's error.log shows me only the second
error about GS_INIT.PS

>> Search path:
>> . : NONE/share/ghostscript/7.05/lib : NONE/share/ghostscript/fonts :
>
> okay, this is exactly what i got the first time that i compiled
> ghostscript. for some reason the configure script isn't doing what
> it's supposed to do. pay attention to the path: NONE/blah/blah/...
> notice the "NONE" ? [0]
> doesn't this look like a non existing path ?
> i thought so.

YES, exactly, i noticed this THING and i even tries to correct this thing
by:
"export GS_LIB=/usr/share/ghostscript/7.05/lib"
then "gs -h" showed me the search path including this from GS_LIB, but it
didn't help . I tried to set LD_LIBRARY_PATH, and GS_FONTPATH but
nothing happened

> now, you may have re-installed the ghostscript package, but your
> previously compiled ghostscript binary is still sitting in
> /usr/local/bin, which will be executed before /usr/bin, where your
> package ghostscript binary sits.

oh, than i have to check it...

> now it's up to you, either remove the one you compiled, and use the
> slackwarepackage, but you'll need to figure out what other packages
> it needs (this is why i compiled my own, it was linked against alot
> of things i did not want to install)

i did a full install of slack so maybe it won't need anything else

> or, you can remove the package, and recompile from source, this
> tiome, giving the configure script the correct parameters, and
> feeding it a reasonable value for "datadir"

Yes, i Did this i used this command:
"./configure --prefix=/usr" - and the ghostscript directory showed like
from package but when i tried "gs -h" there was "path: NONE/blah/blah/..."
again
i tried even
"./configure --prefix=/usr --with-fontpath=/usr/ghostscript/fonts" - cause
i had this directory when i installed the package, but it didn't fix the
problem.

> give it a go, and your printer should start to spit out your prints

i will fight for my right tooooooo priiiiiiiinnnteerrrr hehe

> [0] have a look in your ghostscript source dir now,
> you'll notice that there is a directory called "NONE" which holds
> part of the installation

yeah i even tried to rename it to USR - didn't help


Okey, now i am going to erase all the GS files :-E, pray for my Slack
I will post soon

THANKS for help !!!!!! This means a lot to me.
Bye !

AAAAAAAAA it's working !!!!!!!!!!!! :-DDDD

i did this:
- removed package
- searched for compiled ghostscript in /usr/local/bin
- found a few files
- deleted only one: GS
- compiled from source with this command: ./configure --prefix-/usr
- "gs -h" showed bjjjjjjutiful paths without NONE directory
- and.... and..... and TADAM ! from localhost:631 i could print a test
page and from other programms to

now i love the sound of working pritner

THANKS !!!!!!!!! A LOT once again !!!!!!!
Thankss to Everyone who helped me solving the problem !!!!
i'm happy like a child !

At last i've finished creating my home desktop on Slackware9 (most services). Earlier as
You can imagine it was MS-Windows .
No MDK, No RH, No easy to use distro - but Slack ! (Oh... now Slack is
easy to use hehe)
What a satisfaction !

BTW - sorry for my English

BYYYYYYEEEEEEEEE