without ijs support in GS there is no way to convert postscript to native printer language
ijs_server does the convertion from a known raster type generated by gs to epl raster
from my underdtanding the communication part libusb/kern usb/ieee1284 is only required if you have no kernel ulpt support and then libusb handles the usb talking
ieee1284 is parallel port
ijs should be generated by the default build. It is certainly available in the package. You can check the available drivers with.......
So i can assume few things about this installation:
1) Ghostscript must be compiled with IJS support. Without that it won't work. (I guess here was the main problem)
$ gs -h
$ gs -h
GPL Ghostscript 10.00.0 (2022-09-21)
Copyright (C) 2022 Artifex Software, Inc. All rights reserved.
Usage: gs [switches] [file1.ps file2.ps ...]
Most frequently used switches: (you can use # in place of =)
-dNOPAUSE no pause after page | -q `quiet', fewer messages
-g<width>x<height> page size in pixels | -r<res> pixels/inch resolution
-sDEVICE=<devname> select device | -dBATCH exit after last file
-sOutputFile=<file> select output file: - for stdout, |command for pipe,
embed %d or %ld for page #
Input formats: PostScript PostScriptLevel1 PostScriptLevel2 PostScriptLevel3 PDF
Default output device: x11alpha
Available devices:
alc1900 alc2000 alc4000 alc4100 alc8500 alc8600 alc9100 ap3250 appledmp
appleraster atx23 atx24 atx38 bbox bit bitcmyk bitrgb bitrgbtags bj10e
bj10v bj10vh bj200 bjc600 bjc800 bjc880j bjccmyk bjccolor bjcgray bjcmono
bmp16 bmp16m bmp256 bmp32b bmpgray bmpmono bmpsep1 bmpsep8 ccr cdeskjet
cdj1600 cdj500 cdj550 cdj670 cdj850 cdj880 cdj890 cdj970 cdjcolor cdjmono
cdnj500 cfax chp2200 cif cljet5 cljet5c cljet5pr coslw2p coslwxl cups
declj250 deskjet devicen dfaxhigh dfaxlow display dj505j djet500 djet500c
dl2100 dnj650c epl2050 epl2050p epl2120 epl2500 epl2750 epl5800 epl5900
epl6100 epl6200 eplcolor eplmono eps2write eps9high eps9mid epson epsonc
escp escpage faxg3 faxg32d faxg4 fmlbp fmpr fpng fs600 gdi hl1240 hl1250
hl7x0 hpdj1120c hpdj310 hpdj320 hpdj340 hpdj400 hpdj500 hpdj500c hpdj510
hpdj520 hpdj540 hpdj550c hpdj560c hpdj600 hpdj660c hpdj670c hpdj680c
hpdj690c hpdj850c hpdj855c hpdj870c hpdj890c hpdjplus hpdjportable ibmpro
ijs imagen inferno ink_cov inkcov itk24i itk38 iwhi iwlo iwlq jetp3852
jj100 jpeg jpegcmyk jpeggray la50 la70 la75 la75plus laserjet lbp310
lbp320 lbp8 lex2050 lex3200 lex5700 lex7000 lips2p lips3 lips4 lips4v
lj250 lj3100sw lj4dith lj4dithp lj5gray lj5mono ljet2p ljet3 ljet3d ljet4
ljet4d ljet4pjl ljetplus ln03 lp1800 lp1900 lp2000 lp2200 lp2400 lp2500
lp2563 lp3000c lp7500 lp7700 lp7900 lp8000 lp8000c lp8100 lp8200c lp8300c
lp8300f lp8400f lp8500c lp8600 lp8600f lp8700 lp8800c lp8900 lp9000b
lp9000c lp9100 lp9200b lp9200c lp9300 lp9400 lp9500c lp9600 lp9600s
lp9800c lps4500 lps6500 lq850 lxm3200 lxm5700m m8510 md1xMono md2k
md50Eco md50Mono md5k mgr4 mgr8 mgrgray2 mgrgray4 mgrgray8 mgrmono miff24
mj500c mj6000c mj700v2c mj8000c ml600 necp6 npdl nullpage oce9050 oki182
oki4w okiibm oprp opvp paintjet pam pamcmyk32 pamcmyk4 pbm pbmraw pcl3
pclm pclm8 pcx16 pcx24b pcx256 pcxcmyk pcxgray pcxmono pdfimage24
pdfimage32 pdfimage8 pdfwrite pdfwrite pdfwrite pgm pgmraw pgnm pgnmraw
photoex picty180 pj pjetxl pjxl pjxl300 pkm pkmraw pksm pksmraw plan
plan9bm planc plang plank planm plib plibc plibg plibk plibm png16 png16m
png16malpha png256 png48 pngalpha pnggray pngmono pngmonod pnm pnmraw ppm
ppmraw pr1000 pr1000_4 pr150 pr201 ps2write psdcmyk psdcmyk16 psdcmykog
psdcmyktags psdcmyktags16 psdrgb psdrgb16 pwgraster pxlcolor pxlmono
r4081 rinkj rpdl samsunggdi sj48 spotcmyk st800 stcolor t4693d2 t4693d4
t4693d8 tek4696 tiff12nc tiff24nc tiff32nc tiff48nc tiff64nc tiffcrle
tiffg3 tiffg32d tiffg4 tiffgray tifflzw tiffpack tiffscaled tiffscaled24
tiffscaled32 tiffscaled4 tiffscaled8 tiffsep tiffsep1 txtwrite uniprint
urf x11 x11alpha x11cmyk x11cmyk2 x11cmyk4 x11cmyk8 x11gray2 x11gray4
x11mono x11rg16x x11rg32x xcf xcfcmyk xes xpswrite
ijs should be generated by the default build. It is certainly available in the package. You can check the available drivers with
$ gs -h
Output on Debian 12, Note that there is also an epl6200 device that would be worth looking at:
Code:$ gs -h GPL Ghostscript 10.00.0 (2022-09-21) Copyright (C) 2022 Artifex Software, Inc. All rights reserved. Usage: gs [switches] [file1.ps file2.ps ...] Most frequently used switches: (you can use # in place of =) -dNOPAUSE no pause after page | -q `quiet', fewer messages -g<width>x<height> page size in pixels | -r<res> pixels/inch resolution -sDEVICE=<devname> select device | -dBATCH exit after last file -sOutputFile=<file> select output file: - for stdout, |command for pipe, embed %d or %ld for page # Input formats: PostScript PostScriptLevel1 PostScriptLevel2 PostScriptLevel3 PDF Default output device: x11alpha Available devices: alc1900 alc2000 alc4000 alc4100 alc8500 alc8600 alc9100 ap3250 appledmp appleraster atx23 atx24 atx38 bbox bit bitcmyk bitrgb bitrgbtags bj10e bj10v bj10vh bj200 bjc600 bjc800 bjc880j bjccmyk bjccolor bjcgray bjcmono bmp16 bmp16m bmp256 bmp32b bmpgray bmpmono bmpsep1 bmpsep8 ccr cdeskjet cdj1600 cdj500 cdj550 cdj670 cdj850 cdj880 cdj890 cdj970 cdjcolor cdjmono cdnj500 cfax chp2200 cif cljet5 cljet5c cljet5pr coslw2p coslwxl cups declj250 deskjet devicen dfaxhigh dfaxlow display dj505j djet500 djet500c dl2100 dnj650c epl2050 epl2050p epl2120 epl2500 epl2750 epl5800 epl5900 epl6100 epl6200 eplcolor eplmono eps2write eps9high eps9mid epson epsonc escp escpage faxg3 faxg32d faxg4 fmlbp fmpr fpng fs600 gdi hl1240 hl1250 hl7x0 hpdj1120c hpdj310 hpdj320 hpdj340 hpdj400 hpdj500 hpdj500c hpdj510 hpdj520 hpdj540 hpdj550c hpdj560c hpdj600 hpdj660c hpdj670c hpdj680c hpdj690c hpdj850c hpdj855c hpdj870c hpdj890c hpdjplus hpdjportable ibmpro ijs imagen inferno ink_cov inkcov itk24i itk38 iwhi iwlo iwlq jetp3852 jj100 jpeg jpegcmyk jpeggray la50 la70 la75 la75plus laserjet lbp310 lbp320 lbp8 lex2050 lex3200 lex5700 lex7000 lips2p lips3 lips4 lips4v lj250 lj3100sw lj4dith lj4dithp lj5gray lj5mono ljet2p ljet3 ljet3d ljet4 ljet4d ljet4pjl ljetplus ln03 lp1800 lp1900 lp2000 lp2200 lp2400 lp2500 lp2563 lp3000c lp7500 lp7700 lp7900 lp8000 lp8000c lp8100 lp8200c lp8300c lp8300f lp8400f lp8500c lp8600 lp8600f lp8700 lp8800c lp8900 lp9000b lp9000c lp9100 lp9200b lp9200c lp9300 lp9400 lp9500c lp9600 lp9600s lp9800c lps4500 lps6500 lq850 lxm3200 lxm5700m m8510 md1xMono md2k md50Eco md50Mono md5k mgr4 mgr8 mgrgray2 mgrgray4 mgrgray8 mgrmono miff24 mj500c mj6000c mj700v2c mj8000c ml600 necp6 npdl nullpage oce9050 oki182 oki4w okiibm oprp opvp paintjet pam pamcmyk32 pamcmyk4 pbm pbmraw pcl3 pclm pclm8 pcx16 pcx24b pcx256 pcxcmyk pcxgray pcxmono pdfimage24 pdfimage32 pdfimage8 pdfwrite pdfwrite pdfwrite pgm pgmraw pgnm pgnmraw photoex picty180 pj pjetxl pjxl pjxl300 pkm pkmraw pksm pksmraw plan plan9bm planc plang plank planm plib plibc plibg plibk plibm png16 png16m png16malpha png256 png48 pngalpha pnggray pngmono pngmonod pnm pnmraw ppm ppmraw pr1000 pr1000_4 pr150 pr201 ps2write psdcmyk psdcmyk16 psdcmykog psdcmyktags psdcmyktags16 psdrgb psdrgb16 pwgraster pxlcolor pxlmono r4081 rinkj rpdl samsunggdi sj48 spotcmyk st800 stcolor t4693d2 t4693d4 t4693d8 tek4696 tiff12nc tiff24nc tiff32nc tiff48nc tiff64nc tiffcrle tiffg3 tiffg32d tiffg4 tiffgray tifflzw tiffpack tiffscaled tiffscaled24 tiffscaled32 tiffscaled4 tiffscaled8 tiffsep tiffsep1 txtwrite uniprint urf x11 x11alpha x11cmyk x11cmyk2 x11cmyk4 x11cmyk8 x11gray2 x11gray4 x11mono x11rg16x x11rg32x xcf xcfcmyk xes xpswrite
Recent versions of CUPS did get better at centering the printout within margins... Well, on my end of things, the default is US Letter, and I use mostly KDE's print dialog and Firefox print dialog... it's possible to adjust margins there. I also have a habit of running 'Print Preview' or making a PDF printout first.Now ... the last question... how to change the margins setting ? and generally set the proper paper size.
I have chosen A4 in CUPS printer settings but it isn't perfect. On printed page i have left margin 20mm and right 12mm.
Is there any file to edit this ?
Recent versions of CUPS did get better at centering the printout within margins... Well, on my end of things, the default is US Letter, and I use mostly KDE's print dialog and Firefox print dialog... it's possible to adjust margins there. I also have a habit of running 'Print Preview' or making a PDF printout first.
the non L speak PCL.
the L are GDI / proprietary
Epson EPL-6100 vs. EPL-6100L vs. EPL-6100PS - Alle Daten im Vergleich
Alle technischen Daten und Druckerchannel-Meßwerte im Vergleich vom Epson EPL-6100 und EPL-6100L und EPL-6100PSwww.druckerchannel.de
In my initial post in this thread, I suggested you do not use cups but the FreeBSD lpd print spooler that is the default print system. It is not that hard to set up - you can almost copy -> paste the instructions.Ok. I'm back again.
Finally i am able to print on my Epson AcuLaser M1200.
.....
Any thoughts ?
You use OpenOffice? as in editors/openoffice-4? That stuff is nearly 2 years old (at v. 4.1.15), and there's very little development compared to LibreOffice... in my experience, OpenOffice printouts always suffered from off-center printouts, even after CUPS did improve their own 'printing test' page.In my case that wouldn't work. It's something related to printer settings. I can see a perfectly centered document on "page preview" in openOffice Writer and printout still is a bit "moved" to the right.
Even the CUPS generated printing test page is affected by that. I will be definitely trying to solve this in the coming days.
Yep, I'm using OpenOffice 4.1.15 . It has everything what i need.You use OpenOffice? as in editors/openoffice-4? That stuff is nearly 2 years old (at v. 4.1.15), and there's very little development compared to LibreOffice... in my experience, OpenOffice printouts always suffered from off-center printouts, even after CUPS did improve their own 'printing test' page.
In reference to my earlier post on using the FreeBSD lpd print spooler, in gtk2 based applications the print dialog will interface with both cups and the lpd print spooler. Support of the lpd print spooler was dropped in gtk3.Yep, I'm using OpenOffice 4.1.15 . It has everything what i need.