Public bug reported:
Binary package hint: cups
I tried 2 times to print a PDF (~7 MB = 225 pages) to my HP LaserJet 5M
per evince and with the PCL-driver (not Postscript).
- The first time (pages 1-225) at some point the PC slows down to a
crawl with much disk activity until Gnome more or less died. Died means
Gnome didn't response anymore and I could at some point only see the
silhouette of the programs that where open... means: I could see where
my programs have been but could not see their content. From that first
try I will attach the relevant part from my syslog.
As I needed the PDF to get printed out and wanted to try to reproduce
the problem I started...
- The second time (pages 141-225). This time with the
"Systemüberwachung" (systemmonitor?) on my desktop so I could see what
happens to my RAM. I will attach a screenshot which will show the slowly
growing amount of RAM used while printing. This time syslog shows
nothing of interesst. Gnome just froze and I had to reboot.
Maybe interessting details:
Ubuntu 10.04 64bit
My PC has 2GB of RAM and 2,3 GB swap.
The PDF in question is a 7MB monster with a copied dissertation --> means:
someone copied the paperpages and put the resulting images in that PDF. I can't
upload it as I had to pay for it and I think that the copyright owner would not
like to see me uploading his work to launchpad :-)
The first print job (pages 1-225) was about ~30 MB in size. The second one
(pages 141-225) about ~10 MB. At least that was shown to me after clicking on
the icon for the print jobs in queue.
My LaserJet has 22MB RAM in total.
I tried to print 2 pages from the PDF to one paper page to cut down the paper
usage.
ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 10.04
Package: cups 1.4.3-1ubuntu1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.32-22.33-generic 2.6.32.11+drm33.2
Uname: Linux 2.6.32-22-generic x86_64
Architecture: amd64
CheckboxSubmission: 3119c34470b36f5a933dc871a81de870
CheckboxSystem: edda5d4f616ca792bf437989cb597002
Date: Wed Jun 2 15:05:30 2010
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 10.04 "Lucid Lynx" - Beta amd64 (20100317.1)
Lpstat:
device for HP-LaserJet-5M: socket://192.168.178.3:9100
device for HP-LaserJet-5M-PS: socket://192.168.178.3:9100
MachineType: System manufacturer System Product Name
Papersize: a4
PpdFiles:
HP-LaserJet-5M: HP LaserJet 5M - CUPS+Gutenprint v5.2.5 Simplified
HP-LaserJet-5M-PS: HP LaserJet 5M Foomatic/Postscript
ProcCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/vmlinuz-2.6.32-22-generic root=/dev/mapper/crypt-root
ro quiet splash
ProcEnviron:
LANG=de_DE.utf8
SHELL=/bin/bash
SourcePackage: cups
dmi.bios.date: 08/06/2008
dmi.bios.vendor: American Megatrends Inc.
dmi.bios.version: 0803
dmi.board.asset.tag: To Be Filled By O.E.M.
dmi.board.name: M3A-H/HDMI
dmi.board.vendor: ASUSTeK Computer INC.
dmi.board.version: Rev 1.xx
dmi.chassis.asset.tag: Asset-1234567890
dmi.chassis.type: 3
dmi.chassis.vendor: Chassis Manufacture
dmi.chassis.version: Chassis Version
dmi.modalias:
dmi:bvnAmericanMegatrendsInc.:bvr0803:bd08/06/2008:svnSystemmanufacturer:pnSystemProductName:pvrSystemVersion:rvnASUSTeKComputerINC.:rnM3A-H/HDMI:rvrRev1.xx:cvnChassisManufacture:ct3:cvrChassisVersion:
dmi.product.name: System Product Name
dmi.product.version: System Version
dmi.sys.vendor: System manufacturer
** Affects: cups (Ubuntu)
Importance: Undecided
Status: New
** Tags: amd64 apport-bug lucid
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Lucid: possibly memory leak in CUPS?
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/588713
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