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Kyocera ECOSYS M5526cdn
with Opensuse Leap 42.2, the supplied PPD does not work:
- Duplex test page works -> printer and communication is ok
- Printing from applications like Gimp does not work
Error message
e.g. visible in kprinter or cups log: 'loadFile failed: temp file: not a PDF file'
-> notoriously bad cups error message.
- Which program in the long pipe of the printing system spits out this message?
- Which tool produced the input data that was processed?
- What was the output of that program?
Google not helpful on this, but try and error finally succeeded...
Solution
- Download the ppd file from Kyocera
Linux driver 8.1602 833,11 KB Linux_8.1602_EC..._P5021_5026.zip
- Unzip the PPD file /Linux/EU/German/Kyocera ECOSYS M5526cdn.PPD to /usr/share/cups/model/Kyocera
- Select this PPD for the printer in Yast
Same Symptom, Another Cause
Symptom is "Filter failed"
To diagnose, open http://localhost:631/admin, select "Save debugging information for troubleshooting" and [Change Settings]. Then
sudo tail -f /var/log/cups/error_log
You might see this message when you try to print from a browser or gimp or libre office (test pages and similar may still work):
Unable to execute pdftops program: No such file or directory
Then fix it with installing missing program pdftops (not the cups filter with the same name in /usr/libs/cups/filter !)
sudo zypper in poppler-tools
Mission accomplished.