Problem

Possible Cause and Solution

 

 

I have CUPS and some

There may be some local options defined in your ~/

options (such as N-up)

.lpoptions file, which are manipulated by the lpoptions

seem to be always enabled

command. These options are always used if not overridden by

even though I don’t choose

LLPR settings. To get rid of all options for a printer, run the

them in LLPR.

following command, replacing “printer” with the name of the

 

queue: lpoptions -x printer

 

 

I configured a printer to

Most printing systems will not run as the super-user but as a

print to a file, but I get

special user (usually “lp”). Therefore, make sure that the file

“Permission denied” errors.

you have chosen to print to is accessible to the user owning

 

the spooler daemon.

 

 

On my PCL (or GDI)

Unfortunately, some Unix applications may generate non-

printer, I sometimes get

compliant PostScript output that may not be supported by

error messages printing

Ghostscript, or even the printer itself in PostScript mode. You

instead of my document.

can try to capture the output to a file and view the results

 

with Ghostscript (gv or ghostview will allow you to do so

 

interactively) and see if you get error messages. However,

 

since the application is at fault probably, contact your

 

software vendor to inform them of the issue.

 

 

Some color images come

This is a known bug of Ghostscript (until GNU Ghostscript

out all black.

version 7.05) when the base color space of the document is

 

indexed color space and it is converted through CIE color

 

space. Because Postscript uses CIE color space for Color

 

Matching System, you should upgrade Ghostscript on your

 

system at least GNU Ghostscript version 7.06 or later. You can

 

find the recent Ghostscript at www.ghostscript.com.

 

 

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Samsung 500N Them in Llpr, Queue lpoptions -x printer, Configured a printer to, Print to a file, but I get, Spooler daemon