Fw: Forward: k-help! kbuntu printer dies on AMD-64

[Harry Vorstenbosch]

----- Original Message -----
From: "Gabrielsson Smith" <kalinga at bredband.net>
To: "Harry Vorstenbosch" <harry.vorstenbosch at zonnet.nl>
Sent: Saturday, February 18, 2006 6:44 PM
Subject: Re: Forward: k-help! kbuntu printer dies on AMD-64


> Hi!
>
> Thanks for the help and advice. I finally got my printer working again
> by connecting ivia USB (with the same PPD file). I don't understand why
> this makes a difference but it does.
>
> / Jonathan
>
>
>
>
> Harry Vorstenbosch wrote:
>
> >I forgot to mention in my earlier answer that there are still very much
ppd
> >files which are not 'yet' compatible with 64bits computers.
> >
> >Harry,
> >
> >----- Original Message -----
> >From: "Harry Vorstenbosch" <harry.vorstenbosch at zonnet.nl>
> >To: "Kubuntu Help and User Discussions" <kubuntu-users at lists.ubuntu.com>
> >Cc: <kalinga at bredband.net>
> >Sent: Saturday, February 18, 2006 10:39 AM
> >Subject: Re: Forward: k-help! kbuntu printer dies on AMD-64
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >>Have you tried to use the lp <filename> directly from a command prompt?
> >>Otherwise select the Generic PCL5e ljet4 PPD driver file.
> >>This solution do/did work with mine DellLaserPrinter in parallel and as
a
> >>network printer driver as well.
> >>
> >>Harry,
> >>
> >>----- Original Message -----
> >>From: "Jonathan Riddell" <jriddell at ubuntu.com>
> >>To: <kubuntu-users at lists.ubuntu.com>
> >>Sent: Friday, February 17, 2006 9:13 PM
> >>Subject: Forward: k-help! kbuntu printer dies on AMD-64
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>>----- Forwarded message from Gabrielsson Smith
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> >><kalinga at bredband.net> -----
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> >>>Date: Fri, 17 Feb 2006 19:37:52 +0100
> >>>From: Gabrielsson Smith <kalinga at bredband.net>
> >>>To: kubuntu-users-owner at lists.ubuntu.com
> >>>Subject: k-help! kbuntu printer dies on AMD-64
> >>>Sender: mailman-bounces at lists.ubuntu.com
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> >>>I've been running *kbuntu 5.10 breezy *on an old PIII for a while but
> >>>have now moved to the 64-bit version on my new AMD-64 PC. On the old
> >>>(32-bit) system my printer (Samsung ML-1710P, parallel port) works
> >>>perfectly (with the kbuntu drivers). On the new (64 bit) system,
> >>>k-printer finds the printer and identifies it correctly, just as
before,
> >>>but there it stops. The test page doesn't print. I've tried changing
the
> >>>(.ppd) driver file but that doen't make any diference. My Samsung
> >>>printer and 64-kubuntu aren't talking. Any ideas?
> >>>
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