Messages in this thread | | | Date | Sat, 5 Jun 1999 10:35:03 +0100 (GMT) | From | Matthew Kirkwood <> | Subject | Re: Xerox and Lexmark printers (was Re: linux 2.x kernel lp.c and parport.c bug) |
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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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