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Frank Soranno 12-27-2006 11:29 AM

Can't print PDF file?
 
I have an epson 880 that prints everything from Open Office writer, but wont print AdobeReader PDF Files? Am I missing something?

tronayne 12-27-2006 12:57 PM

Adobe Reader kind of needs to know the name of your printer. If you're using CUPS, try setting your printer as the default in the administration screen; if you're not using CUPS, try exporting the name of the printer as LPDEST (export LPDEST=printername) then open Reader, open a PDF, see if you can print it.

You should be able to open a terminal, enter "ls | lp" and have that print; if it doesn't, you need to either define your CUPS printer as the default system printer or export the printer name in /etc/profile or your local .profile.

Daws 12-27-2006 05:21 PM

Hello there, I had a similar problem with the reader. Try this:

File ---> Print

Then click on properties in the top right of the window.

In the "Printer Command" bit it says

Code:

/usr/bin/lpr -P printer_name
(This command should be fine on cups but for some reason it doesn't work here) So change it to use good old lp.

Code:

/usr/bin/lp -d printer_name
It solved it for me, hope it works for you.

Frank Soranno 12-27-2006 06:00 PM

Thanks Guy's, I tried both things and no dice, However it prints in Evince, so I'll stick with that.


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