I apologise for doubting you I think the fault is in the PPD file. I have a second computer for my grandchildren and visitors and this also has a network printer. This is usually turned off and I use the one in my study (WF). I have turned the printer on (XP) and this is recognised by the clean install of 17.10 and prints correctly!
I enclose the PPD file for this. I will do the other tests you sugest later. Rod Jones On 22 August 2017 at 23:18, Roderic Jones <roder...@gmail.com> wrote: > I think you discount a kernel problem too lightly. When CUPS has started a > print job it has to send it to the printer. In my case over the network. > This involves the kernel and or the network driver. > > I have just tried the daily build of Ubuntu Gnome - the browser can not > find google and ubuntu Budgie - same problem. The ppd file for the printer > is present in both distributions. > > I will re-install Ubuntu tomorrow and try again. 17.04 works perfectly. > > On 22 August 2017 at 19:08, Till Kamppeter <1712...@bugs.launchpad.net> > wrote: > >> First, the kernel has no influence to printing results. All the printing >> logic is happening in user space. >> >> Please do the following tests and tell in which cases you get useful >> printouts (and if so, also tell whether there are quality differences, >> the PPD files are ones which you had attached in comment #2, file.pdf is >> an arbitrary PDF file): >> >> lpadmin -p oldppd -E -v ipp://EPSON25B56D.local:631/ipp/print -P >> EPSON-WF-3620-Series17-04.ppd >> lpadmin -p newppd -E -v ipp://EPSON25B56D.local:631/ipp/print -P >> EPSON_WF_3620_series17-10.ppd >> >> lp -d oldppd -o cupsPrintQuality=Draft file.pdf >> lp -d oldppd -o cupsPrintQuality=Normal file.pdf >> lp -d oldppd -o cupsPrintQuality=High file.pdf >> >> lp -d newppd -o cupsPrintQuality=Draft file.pdf >> lp -d newppd -o cupsPrintQuality=Normal file.pdf >> lp -d newppd -o cupsPrintQuality=High file.pdf >> >> For these tests please also follow the instructions of the section "CUPS >> error_log" on https://wiki.ubuntu.com/DebuggingPrintingProblems >> >> -- >> You received this bug notification because you are subscribed to the bug >> report. >> https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1712019 >> >> Title: >> Driverless printing only prints a blank sheet 17.10 >> >> To manage notifications about this bug go to: >> https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/cups/+bug/1712019/ >> +subscriptions >> > > > > -- > Rod Jones > > -- Rod Jones ** Attachment added: "EPSON_XP_630_Series.ppd" https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1712019/+attachment/4937340/+files/EPSON_XP_630_Series.ppd -- 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/1712019 Title: Driverless printing only prints a blank sheet 17.10 Status in cups package in Ubuntu: Incomplete Bug description: Driverless printing works perfectly in Ubuntu 17.04 with my Epson WF 3620. Scanning is also perfect. I have 17.10 on another SSD and driverless printing was working but recent updates have broken this. I reinstalled from the Aug 14th daily build and have updated it daily but printing still does not work To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/cups/+bug/1712019/+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