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foomatic-db package

does not work with Xerox Phaser 3160N

Bug #945294 reported by Paul Collins
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foomatic-db (Ubuntu)
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Bug Description

Version: 2.0.0+svn300-1.1ubuntu1

I plugged in a Xerox Phaser 3160N to my laptop's USB port. The laptop is running precise. The printer is detected as "Xerox Phaser 3160". Printing a test page yielded a page containing the following text:

INTERNAL ERROR - Please use the proper driver.

POSITION : 0x0 (0)

SYSTEM : h6fw_5.35/xl_op

LINE : 167

VERSION : SPL 5.35 06-03-2009

I haven't tried printing over the network yet.

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Paul Collins (pjdc)
description: updated
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Till Kamppeter (till-kamppeter) wrote :

Can you try whether your printer works as a "Generic PCL5c printer" (color printers only), a "Generic PCL-5e printer" (monochrome printers only), a "Generic PCL-6/XL printer", and/or a "Generic PostScript printer"?

Changed in splix (Ubuntu):
status: New → Incomplete
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Paul Collins (pjdc) wrote :

I randomly tried "Generic PCL 6/PCL XL Printer Foomatic/pxlcolor" first and it seems to work pretty well in my initial tests.

Would you like me to try the others too?

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Till Kamppeter (till-kamppeter) wrote :

Please test also the others. After that I will make the needed driver assignments and recommend a better driver for this printer.

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Till Kamppeter (till-kamppeter) wrote :

The printer has no PPD file in SpliX, so no fix in the splix package is needed. Only driver assignments for this printer in the foomatic-db package have to be done.

affects: splix (Ubuntu) → foomatic-db (Ubuntu)
Changed in foomatic-db (Ubuntu):
importance: Undecided → Medium
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Till Kamppeter (till-kamppeter) wrote :

I have registered your printer on OpenPrinting now, for now only as working with the "pxlcolor" driver. Please tell me whether it works also with other drivers as I asked you for in comment #1 and comment #3.

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Paul Collins (pjdc) wrote :

The test page also looks OK with "pxlmono" and "hpijs-pcl5c". "hpijs-pcl5e" gives a somewhat different result to the others — the yellow and the green circles are much lighter and I suspect incorrect.

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Till Kamppeter (till-kamppeter) wrote :

Thank you very much. I will also add the "hpijs-pcl5c" for this printer and then upload an updated foomatic-db package.

The "hpijs-pcl5e" driver is only for monochrome (grayscale) printing. If it prints in color for you, we cannot guarantee correct colors and we have to assume that it is not compatible with this printer.

Changed in foomatic-db (Ubuntu):
status: Incomplete → In Progress
Till Kamppeter (till-kamppeter)
Changed in foomatic-db (Ubuntu):
status: In Progress → Fix Committed
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Launchpad Janitor (janitor) wrote :

This bug was fixed in the package foomatic-db - 20120322-0ubuntu1

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foomatic-db (20120322-0ubuntu1) precise; urgency=low

  * New upstream release.
     - Added Xerox Phaser 3160N (LP: #945294)
     - Added new printers from Ricoh and OEM.
 -- Till Kamppeter <email address hidden> Thu, 22 Mar 2012 18:45:03 +0100

Changed in foomatic-db (Ubuntu):
status: Fix Committed → Fix Released
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