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‎05-14-2020 03:46 AM

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Product: M506 PCL 6
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 (64-bit)

Is it possible to test the printer driver correct working without having a printer physically? I suppose this is not possible because each printer uses its own print commands and protocol, so in most cases, the driver's output will not be recognized by 3d-party tools. But who knows...

You can find below the root of the issue and what I tried to do.

A client complains that our PDF file is not printing correctly with their HP_LaserJet_Enterprise_M506-PCL_6_Win8_Plus_Full_Soln_18141.exe 8.00.1329.4861 drivers. For testing purposes, the client tried to use HP Universal Print Driver for Windows PCL6 (64-bit) 6.8.0.24296 and was able to print with no issues. But unfortunately, they are using programs that require specific model drivers.

So, I tried to install printer drivers (different printers, actually) and map them to corresponding virtual ports for the following:

Unfortunately, nothing helps. PDFCreator returns "Internal Ghostscript error. (29100)"; CutePDF produces empty PDF; doPDF does nothing; OneNote generates unspecific error; print to file generates .prn which is useless without the specific printer.

So, I'm pretty sure that there is no way to verify that the drivers produce the correct output stream without having a physical printer corresponding to this driver. But I will be glad to be mistaken.

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