[Expired for cups (Ubuntu) because there has been no activity for 60 days.]
** Changed in: cups (Ubuntu) Status: Incomplete => Expired -- 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/1418326 Title: "lpr -p -P PDF" (prettyprint) hangs print job with sample string Status in cups package in Ubuntu: Expired Bug description: $ echo '// static' | lpr -p -P PDF # Fails somewhere - print job hangs $ lpstat -o PDF PDF-169 dave 1024 Thu 05 Feb 2015 03:45:14 GMT $ lpstat -t # [output snipped] ... printer PDF is idle. enabled since Thu 05 Feb 2015 03:45:14 GMT loadFile failed: temp file: not a PDF file PDF-169 dave 1024 Thu 05 Feb 2015 03:45:14 GMT # CUPS reports "Filter failed" in web interface: # PDF-169 Unknown Withheld 1k 1 stopped "Filter failed" # RESET (remove job) $ lprm -P PDF; lpstat -o PDF $ Here are a few examples which *do not* cause a problem: $ echo '// tatic' | lpr -p -P PDF $ lpstat -o PDF $ $ echo '// stati' | lpr -p -P PDF $ lpstat -o PDF $ $ echo '/ static' | lpr -p -P PDF $ lpstat -o PDF $ $ echo ' static' | lpr -p -P PDF $ lpstat -o PDF $ $ echo '/static' | lpr -p -P PDF $ lpstat -o PDF $ $ echo 'static' | lpr -p -P PDF $ lpstat -o PDF $ $ echo ' // static' | lpr -p -P PDF $ lpstat -o PDF $ Now I'm bored ;-) $ echo '// static' | lpr -p -P PDF $ lpstat -o PDF PDF-175 dave 1024 Thu 05 Feb 2015 04:31:25 GMT $ I hope there are some clues, there. I'm assuming you will get my system info from the "ubuntu-bug cups" I did. Dave ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.04 Package: cups 1.7.2-0ubuntu1.2 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.13.0-45.74-generic 3.13.11-ckt13 Uname: Linux 3.13.0-45-generic x86_64 NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia ApportVersion: 2.14.1-0ubuntu3.6 Architecture: amd64 CurrentDesktop: KDE Date: Thu Feb 5 03:56:02 2015 InstallationDate: Installed on 2014-09-08 (149 days ago) InstallationMedia: Kubuntu 14.04.1 LTS "Trusty Tahr" - Release amd64 (20140722.2) Lpstat: device for EPSON_XP-312: dnssd://EPSON%20XP-312%20313%20315%20Series._ipp._tcp.local/ device for PDF: cups-pdf:/ MachineType: To be filled by O.E.M. To be filled by O.E.M. Papersize: a4 PpdFiles: PDF: Generic CUPS-PDF Printer EPSON_XP-312: Epson XP-312 313 315 Series - epson-inkjet-printer 1.0.0-1lsb3.2 (Seiko Epson Corporation LSB 3.2) ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-3.13.0-45-generic root=UUID=ec73b7e0-d4a3-4a87-852b-085668e2b46b ro quiet splash SourcePackage: cups UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) dmi.bios.date: 04/10/2013 dmi.bios.vendor: American Megatrends Inc. dmi.bios.version: 1708 dmi.board.asset.tag: To be filled by O.E.M. dmi.board.name: M5A97 R2.0 dmi.board.vendor: ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. dmi.board.version: Rev 1.xx dmi.chassis.asset.tag: To Be Filled By O.E.M. dmi.chassis.type: 3 dmi.chassis.vendor: To Be Filled By O.E.M. dmi.chassis.version: To Be Filled By O.E.M. dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnAmericanMegatrendsInc.:bvr1708:bd04/10/2013:svnTobefilledbyO.E.M.:pnTobefilledbyO.E.M.:pvrTobefilledbyO.E.M.:rvnASUSTeKCOMPUTERINC.:rnM5A97R2.0:rvrRev1.xx:cvnToBeFilledByO.E.M.:ct3:cvrToBeFilledByO.E.M.: dmi.product.name: To be filled by O.E.M. dmi.product.version: To be filled by O.E.M. dmi.sys.vendor: To be filled by O.E.M. To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/cups/+bug/1418326/+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