There were several fixes for crash bugs applied to CUPS recently, can you update your system (cups 1.6.1-0ubuntu10) and see whether the crash goes away?
-- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to cups in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1035130 Title: cupsd crashed with SIGABRT in __assert_fail_base() Status in “cups” package in Ubuntu: Incomplete Bug description: tried to print on 12.10 and got this error ProblemType: Crash DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.10 Package: cups 1.6.1-0ubuntu1 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.5.0-8.8-generic 3.5.0 Uname: Linux 3.5.0-8-generic x86_64 ApportVersion: 2.4-0ubuntu6 Architecture: amd64 Date: Thu Aug 9 17:13:00 2012 ExecutablePath: /usr/sbin/cupsd InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 11.10 "Oneiric Ocelot" - Beta amd64 (20110919) Lpstat: device for psc-2400-series: dnssd://hp2410%20%40%20idub._ipp._tcp.local/cups Lsusb: Bus 001 Device 002: ID 8087:0024 Intel Corp. Integrated Rate Matching Hub Bus 002 Device 002: ID 8087:0024 Intel Corp. Integrated Rate Matching Hub Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub Bus 001 Device 003: ID 04f2:b217 Chicony Electronics Co., Ltd Lenovo Integrated Camera (0.3MP) MachineType: LENOVO 4286CTO Papersize: a4 ProcAttrCurrent: /usr/sbin/cupsd (enforce) ProcCmdline: /usr/sbin/cupsd -F ProcEnviron: PATH=(custom, no user) TERM=linux ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-3.5.0-8-generic root=UUID=705894e9-4493-41b0-8b0a-26944457902d ro quiet splash vt.handoff=7 Signal: 6 SourcePackage: cups StacktraceTop: raise () from /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libc.so.6 abort () from /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libc.so.6 ?? () from /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libc.so.6 __assert_fail () from /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libc.so.6 ?? () from /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libavahi-common.so.3 Title: cupsd crashed with SIGABRT in raise() UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to quantal on 2012-07-23 (17 days ago) UserGroups: dmi.bios.date: 12/01/2011 dmi.bios.vendor: LENOVO dmi.bios.version: 8DET56WW (1.26 ) dmi.board.asset.tag: Not Available dmi.board.name: 4286CTO dmi.board.vendor: LENOVO dmi.board.version: Not Available dmi.chassis.asset.tag: No Asset Information dmi.chassis.type: 10 dmi.chassis.vendor: LENOVO dmi.chassis.version: Not Available dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnLENOVO:bvr8DET56WW(1.26):bd12/01/2011:svnLENOVO:pn4286CTO:pvrThinkPadX220:rvnLENOVO:rn4286CTO:rvrNotAvailable:cvnLENOVO:ct10:cvrNotAvailable: dmi.product.name: 4286CTO dmi.product.version: ThinkPad X220 dmi.sys.vendor: LENOVO mtime.conffile..etc.cups.cupsd.conf: 2012-08-09T17:12:59.866966 To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/cups/+bug/1035130/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages Post to : desktop-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
