This is a hardware design problem of the HP LaserJet 12xx and 13xx
printers. Their firmware contains a PostScript interpreter, but the
printer's hardware resources (processor, default memory) are not
powerful enough to use the device as a PostScript printer. As these
printers also understand PCL you can move the rendering work load to the
computer by choosing a PCL driver (using a printer setup tool like
system-config-printer), like HPIJS for these printers. This is also the
way to use it recommended by the OpenPrinting web site and probably the
Windows driver talks PCL, too.
Alternatively, you can add memory to the printer to use it in PostScript
mode.
The main fix has to be done in system-config-printer, choosing a non-
PostScript driver for a printer with manufacturer-supplied PostScript
PPD if the non-PostScript driver is recommended.
To the developers of Evolution and EOG I suggest to make these apps
generating a more compact PostScript output when printing.
For the HPLIP error output check whether it still happens if the printer
is used in PCL mode. It can be that the error output is a consequence of
overflooding the printer's too small memory. Suggestion to the HPLIP
developers: Give some clear error feedback if a printer runs out of
memory resources.
** Changed in: eog (Ubuntu)
Importance: Undecided => Wishlist
Status: New => Triaged
** Changed in: evolution (Ubuntu)
Importance: Undecided => Wishlist
Status: New => Triaged
** Changed in: hplip (Ubuntu)
Importance: Undecided => Low
Status: New => Incomplete
** Changed in: system-config-printer (Ubuntu)
Importance: Undecided => Medium
Status: New => Triaged
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Can't print some emails and pictures to HP LaserJet 1200 series
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/172550
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