I solved this problem for my HP3055 by deleting the printer from the server and recreating it. However, instead of choosing the "recommended" driver which is Postscript based, I chose the PCL one instead. I haven't had a problem since.
I don't think that this is a true solution, as I am simply avoiding the chain of processing elements (ps2ps, pdf2ps) that I believe was causing my issue. However, my printer now works! -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is subscribed to gtk+2.0 in ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/655422 Title: Sending pdf and ps files to a printer routinely fails, but removing all personal GNOME/GTK config solves problem -- desktop-bugs mailing list desktop-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/desktop-bugs