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In order to set up printers for Mentor Graphics, you have to allow for raw printing. This is done by editing the files /etc/cups/mime.types and /etc/cups/mime.convs. The following lines must NOT be commented out:

mime.convs:
application/octet-stream application/vnd.cups-raw 0

mime.types:
application/octet-stream

That was easy enough. But if you use system-config-printer or redhat-config-printer to set up your printers, these lines automatically get recommented out. So, it’s probably best to NOT use the redhat config programs and stick with using a browser at localhost:631 to configure printers.

This entry was posted by maryh on October 11, 2006 at 8:11 am under Printing. Both comments and pings are currently closed.

One Comment

  1. maryh says:

    The error that you usually get when either of these lines aren’t commented out is usually:

    lp: unable to print file: client-error-document-format-not-supported

    May 26, 2009, 11:56 am