[gentoo-user] Printer setup: where is foomatic-rip?

[gentoo-user] Printer setup: where is foomatic-rip?

[Alan Mackenzie]

Hi, gentoo!

I'm trying to set up my printer (a Samsung ML-1450 (which looks like an
HP Laserjet)) according to the "Gentoo Printing Guide".  There is no
problem with the USB connection to it.

I've got as far as printing a test page (in section 4).  The page
doesn't print.  The error message in /var/log/cups/error_log is:

    Filter "foomatic-rip" for printer "ML-1450" not available: no such
    file or directory

The driver I've downloaded and installed is pxlmono (as recommended).

I've tried emerge foomatic, to no avail.

How do I get foomatic-rip and get it working?

Thanks in advance!

-- 
Alan Mackenzie (Nuremberg, Germany).

Re: [gentoo-user] Printer setup: where is foomatic-rip?

[William Kenworthy]

rattus ~ # locate foomatic-rip
/usr/bin/foomatic-rip
/usr/lib/ppr/interfaces/foomatic-rip
/usr/lib/ppr/lib/foomatic-rip
/usr/libexec/cups/filter/foomatic-rip
/usr/share/man/man1/foomatic-rip.1.bz2
rattus ~ # equery b foomatic-rip
--- Invalid atom
in /usr/local/portage/layman/sunrise/profiles/package.mask: Slot deps
are not allowed in EAPI 0: 'x11-wm/qlwm:3'
 * Searching for foomatic-rip ... 
net-print/foomatic-filters-3.0.20080507
(/usr/libexec/cups/filter/foomatic-rip -> /usr/bin/foomatic-rip)
net-print/foomatic-filters-3.0.20080507 (/usr/bin/foomatic-rip)
net-print/foomatic-filters-3.0.20080507 (/usr/lib/ppr/lib/foomatic-rip
-> /usr/bin/foomatic-rip)
net-print/foomatic-filters-3.0.20080507
(/usr/lib/ppr/interfaces/foomatic-rip -> /usr/bin/foomatic-rip)
^C
rattus ~ #



On Wed, 2011-03-30 at 12:18 +0000, Alan Mackenzie wrote:
> Hi, gentoo!
> 
> I'm trying to set up my printer (a Samsung ML-1450 (which looks like an
> HP Laserjet)) according to the "Gentoo Printing Guide".  There is no
> problem with the USB connection to it.
> 
> I've got as far as printing a test page (in section 4).  The page
> doesn't print.  The error message in /var/log/cups/error_log is:
> 
>     Filter "foomatic-rip" for printer "ML-1450" not available: no such
>     file or directory
> 
> The driver I've downloaded and installed is pxlmono (as recommended).
> 
> I've tried emerge foomatic, to no avail.
> 
> How do I get foomatic-rip and get it working?
> 
> Thanks in advance!
> 

-- 
William Kenworthy <billk@iinet.net.au>
Home in Perth!

Re: [gentoo-user] Printer setup: where is foomatic-rip?

[Alan Mackenzie]

Hi, William.

Thanks for the help!  I had to emerge foomatic-filters-ppds, after which
it was easy.  My printer now prints.

Alan Mackenzie.


On Wed, Mar 30, 2011 at 08:29:20PM +0800, William Kenworthy wrote:
> rattus ~ # locate foomatic-rip
> /usr/bin/foomatic-rip
> /usr/lib/ppr/interfaces/foomatic-rip
> /usr/lib/ppr/lib/foomatic-rip
> /usr/libexec/cups/filter/foomatic-rip
> /usr/share/man/man1/foomatic-rip.1.bz2
> rattus ~ # equery b foomatic-rip
> --- Invalid atom
> in /usr/local/portage/layman/sunrise/profiles/package.mask: Slot deps
> are not allowed in EAPI 0: 'x11-wm/qlwm:3'
>  * Searching for foomatic-rip ... 
> net-print/foomatic-filters-3.0.20080507
> (/usr/libexec/cups/filter/foomatic-rip -> /usr/bin/foomatic-rip)
> net-print/foomatic-filters-3.0.20080507 (/usr/bin/foomatic-rip)
> net-print/foomatic-filters-3.0.20080507 (/usr/lib/ppr/lib/foomatic-rip
> -> /usr/bin/foomatic-rip)
> net-print/foomatic-filters-3.0.20080507
> (/usr/lib/ppr/interfaces/foomatic-rip -> /usr/bin/foomatic-rip)
> ^C
> rattus ~ #
> 
> 
> 
> On Wed, 2011-03-30 at 12:18 +0000, Alan Mackenzie wrote:
> > Hi, gentoo!
> > 
> > I'm trying to set up my printer (a Samsung ML-1450 (which looks like an
> > HP Laserjet)) according to the "Gentoo Printing Guide".  There is no
> > problem with the USB connection to it.
> > 
> > I've got as far as printing a test page (in section 4).  The page
> > doesn't print.  The error message in /var/log/cups/error_log is:
> > 
> >     Filter "foomatic-rip" for printer "ML-1450" not available: no such
> >     file or directory
> > 
> > The driver I've downloaded and installed is pxlmono (as recommended).
> > 
> > I've tried emerge foomatic, to no avail.
> > 
> > How do I get foomatic-rip and get it working?
> > 
> > Thanks in advance!
> > 
> 
> -- 
> William Kenworthy <billk@iinet.net.au>
> Home in Perth!
> 
>