Public bug reported:
Binary package hint: cups
The foomatic/Postscript driver seems completely broken, at least when
used with a USB-connected HP 3030 LaserJet.
Printing plain text sends something to the printer which makes it hang forever
trying to print the page.
Printing a postscript file causes asciified postscript to appear (i.e. literal
%!PS-Adobe... appears on the printed page).
Eactly the same tests work fine when directed to another printer
definition (for the same printer) using the hpjis pcl3 driver.
I will attach printers.conf, and /etc/cups/error_log for each of several tests.
Before each test, the error_log file was cleared by doing
cupsctl LogLevel=warn; sudo rm /var/log/cups/error_log; sudo cupsctl
LogLevel=debug
The two printer definitions used in the tests (both using the same physical
printer) are
hp-LaserJet-3030 - uses the hpijs pcl3, 3.9.8 driver
HP_LaserJet_3030FooPS - uses the foomatic/Postscript driver
THE TESTS:
echo foo | lpr -P hp-LaserJet-3030 # worked ok, log file
"error_log_PLAINTEXT_hpijs_pcl3"
lpr -P hp-LaserJet-3030 test.ps # worked ok, log file
"error_log_POSTSCRIPT_hpijs_pcl3"
echo foo | lpr -P HP_LaserJet_3030FooPS # printer hung with light
blinking forever, log file "error_log_PLAINTEXT_foomatic_Postscript"
lpr -P HP_LaserJet_3030FooPS # printed literal postscript code, log
file "error_log_POSTSCRIPT_foomatic_postscript"
I'll attach all the above-mentioned files, and the small test.ps
postscript file (created with groff -Tps).
I'm pretty sure all this worked in some previous Ubuntu release...
ProblemType: Bug
Architecture: amd64
Date: Fri Dec 18 18:57:52 2009
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 9.10
Lpstat:
device for hp-LaserJet-3030: hp:/usb/hp_LaserJet_3030?serial=00CNBM066305
device for hp-LaserJet-3030-Fax:
hpfax:/usb/hp_LaserJet_3030?serial=00CNBM066305
device for hp3030d: lpd://10.0.0.98/lp1
device for HP_LaserJet_3030FooPS: usb://HP/LaserJet%203030
MachineType: System manufacturer System Product Name
NonfreeKernelModules: fglrx
Package: cups 1.4.1-5ubuntu2.1
Papersize: letter
PpdFiles:
hp-LaserJet-3030: HP LaserJet 3030 hpijs pcl3, 3.9.8
hp3030b: HP LaserJet 3020 3030 Postscript (recommended)
hp3030d: HP LaserJet 3030 Foomatic/Postscript
hp-LaserJet-3030-Fax: HP Fax hpijs
HP_LaserJet_3030FooPS: HP LaserJet 3030 Foomatic/Postscript
ProcCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-2.6.31-16-generic
root=UUID=613f3416-eb0e-4bdf-905b-d10e17d88897 ro quiet splash
ProcEnviron:
PATH=(custom, user)
LANG=en_US.UTF-8
SHELL=/bin/bash
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.31-16.53-generic
SourcePackage: cups
Uname: Linux 2.6.31-16-generic x86_64
dmi.bios.date: 11/29/2008
dmi.bios.vendor: American Megatrends Inc.
dmi.bios.version: 0112
dmi.board.asset.tag: To Be Filled By O.E.M.
dmi.board.name: P6T
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.:bvr0112:bd11/29/2008:svnSystemmanufacturer:pnSystemProductName:pvrSystemVersion:rvnASUSTeKComputerINC.:rnP6T: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
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foomatic/Postscript does not seem to work (withHP3030 LaserJet on USB)
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/498399
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