Ubuntu
foomatic-db-engine package

  1. Bug #81787
  2. Comment #2

Comment 2 for bug 81787

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Till Kamppeter (till-kamppeter) wrote : Re: Can't add JetDirect Printer with the Postscript Driver

This is a problem of Foomatic PPD generator:

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till@till-laptop:~/ubuntu/gnome-cups-manager$ /usr/lib/cups/driver/foomatic list | grep LaserJet_2100-Postscript
"foomatic:HP-LaserJet_2100-Postscript.ppd" en "HP" "HP LaserJet 2100 Foomatic/Postscript" "MFG:Hewlett-Packard;MDL:HP LaserJet 2100 Series;CMD:PJL,MLC,PCL,PCLXL,POSTSCRIPT;DES:Hewlett-Packard LaserJet 2100 Series;"
till@till-laptop:~/ubuntu/gnome-cups-manager$
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but

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till@till-laptop:~/ubuntu/gnome-cups-manager$ /usr/lib/cups/driver/foomatic cat foomatic:HP-LaserJet_2100-Postscript.ppd
The printer (null) (null) (ID: HP-LaserJet_2100) is not supported by the driver Postscript!
Could not run "foomatic-combo-xml"/"foomatic-perl-data"! at /usr/share/perl5/Foomatic/DB.pm line 571.
till@till-laptop:~/ubuntu/gnome-cups-manager$
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Same happens also to the HP LaserJet 3390 and probably some other printers.