printers + cups = blank pages

[Lennart Sorensen]

On Thu, Mar 18, 2004 at 01:37:26PM -0500, Noah John Gellner wrote:
> I am trying to migrate my desktop over to linux and I am having a
> problem with printing.
> 
> My printer is an HP 1200. I have it connected to a Netgear FR114P
> printserver. 
> 
> I installed CUPS and foomatic on my linux box and ran the web interface
> to cups to set up the printer. 
> 
> When I print a test page the printer "prints" blank pages. 
> 
> I had a look at linuxprinting.org but couldn't find what I was doing
> wrong. I am using the pxlmono driver as per the instructions. 

Is that an inkjet or a laser printer?

Can you print plain text to the printer throught that print server?  Can
you make it work when connected directly to the machine?

Debug one problem at a time.

Lennart Sorensen
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