Public bug reported:

Binary package hint: hplip

My father (for whom I do tech support) uses an HP PhotoSmart C3180.  He
runs the AMD64 release of Edgy.  Until Friday, he could print.  On
Friday evening, he downloaded updates to three packages: hpijs, hplip
and hplip-data.  From that point, printing hasn't worked.

When I use the Cups GUI to print a test page (or when I print anything
else), the job shows up at <http://localhost:631/jobs/>, but stays there
for ever -- nothing prints.  `ps aux | grep cupsys' shows several
processes hanging around:

[EMAIL PROTECTED]:/var/cache/apt/archives$ ps aux | grep cupsys

cupsys    4674  0.0  1.2  23884  6264 ?        S    11:28   0:00
/usr/bin/perl /usr/lib/cups/filter/foomatic-rip 244 guest Test Page 1
job-uuid=urn:uuid:1ff1d00d-c7f6-3755-5e29-860b2a70e0c7

cupsys    4675  0.0  1.1  23884  5928 ?        S    11:28   0:00
/usr/bin/perl /usr/lib/cups/filter/foomatic-rip 244 guest Test Page 1
job-uuid=urn:uuid:1ff1d00d-c7f6-3755-5e29-860b2a70e0c7

cupsys    4676  0.0  0.1   2768   524 ?        S    11:28   0:00 sh -c
gs '-sstdout=%stderr' '-dBATCH' '-dPARANOIDSAFER' '-dQUIET' '-dNOPAUSE'
'-sDEVICE=ijs' '-sIjsServer=hpijs' '-sDeviceManufacturer=HEWLETT-
PACKARD' '-sDeviceModel=deskjet 5600' '-dDEVICEWIDTHPOINTS=595'
'-dDEVICEHEIGHTPOINTS=842' '-dDuplex=false' '-r300'
'-sIjsParams=Quality:Quality=0,Quality:ColorMode=2,Quality:MediaType=0,Quality:PenSet=2,PS:MediaPosition=7'
'-dIjsUseOutputFD' '-sOutputFile=%stdout' '-'

cupsys    4679  0.0  1.3  49888  6848 ?        S    11:28   0:00 gs
-sstdout=%stderr -dBATCH -dPARANOIDSAFER -dQUIET -dNOPAUSE -sDEVICE=ijs
-sIjsServer=hpijs -sDeviceManufacturer=HEWLETT-PACKARD
-sDeviceModel=deskjet 5600 -dDEVICEWIDTHPOINTS=595
-dDEVICEHEIGHTPOINTS=842 -dDuplex=false -r300
-sIjsParams=Quality:Quality=0,Quality:ColorMode=2,Quality:MediaType=0,Quality:PenSet=2,PS:MediaPosition=7
-dIjsUseOutputFD -sOutputFile=%stdout -

cupsys    4680  0.0  0.1   2772   528 ?        S    11:28   0:00 sh -c
hpijs

cupsys    4681  0.0  0.3  17692  1900 ?        S    11:28   0:00 hpijs

(I've double-spaced the text here to prevent unwanted line-wrapping.)

The printer shows up at <http://localhost:631/printers/> like this:

Description: Photosmart_C3180

Location: Desk

Make and Model: HP PhotoSmart C3100 Foomatic/hpijs (recommended)

Printer State: idle, accepting jobs, published.

Device URI: hp:/usb/Photosmart_C3100_series?serial=MY67RC602104P9

(Again, I've deliberately double-spaced the text.)

The printer itself is mechanically sound: it can produce photocopies.  I
also know that the computer can see the printer:

[EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$ lsusb

Bus 001 Device 001: ID 0000:0000

Bus 002 Device 003: ID 03f0:5611 Hewlett-Packard

Bus 002 Device 001: ID 0000:0000

[EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$

(More double-spacing.)

Needless to say, I've tried power-cycling everything.

The latest versions of the three packages are
hpijs_2.6.9+1.6.9-0ubuntu2.1_amd64.deb, hplip_1.6.9-0ubuntu2.1_amd64.deb
and hplip-data_1.6.9-0ubuntu2.1_all.deb.  I've used Synaptic to
dwongrade to the original Edgy versions --
hpijs_2.6.9+1.6.9-0ubuntu2_amd64.deb, hplip_1.6.9-0ubuntu2_amd64.deb and
hplip-data_1.6.9-0ubuntu2_all.deb.  I then rebooted and used Aptitude to
verify that the downgrade had taken place.  To my surprise, this didn't
help: the symptoms are the same.  So perhaps the root of the problem is
in the update process, rather than the new versions of the packages
themselves.

Unfortunately, my Dad's just broken his thumb, and can't write.  Without
a printer, he's in trouble.  If anyone has a quick workaround, we would
very much appreciate it.

Many thanks,

Markus

** Affects: hplip (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New

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[Edgy 64-bit] Nothing is printed; processes left running
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/153562
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