Problems with PDF printing, using Apache FOP!

When I click on "print" link I reseive an empty file!
I done each step that was described in manual.
I don't know what to do.
Best Regards, Kostya Proskudin!

Ok, let me describe all my actions:
1. I download from http://archive.apache.org/dist/xmlgraphics/fop/source/ file fop-0.20.5-src.zip.
2. I extract it.
3. go to $ORACLE_HOME/oc4j/j2ee and copied folder fop-0.20.5.
($ORACLE_HOME - means DB home, is it right?)
4. Then I add to the end of file $ORACLE_HOME/oc4j/j2ee/home/config/application.xml

<library path="../../../j2ee/fop-0.20.5/build/fop.jar"/>
<library path="../../../j2ee/fop-0.20.5/lib/batik.jar"/>
<library path="../../../j2ee/fop-0.20.5/lib/avalon-framework-cvs-20020806.jar" />

5. Go to $ORACLE_HOME/oc4j/j2ee/home/default-web-app and copied there apex_for_render.jsp.
6. Open my apex_dmin .... and fill host (my DB host 10.10.10.4), port (DB port 1521 the same as tns has, is it right?) at least script "/apex_fop_render.jsp" (with "/")
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