Richard, please follow the instructions in the sections "CUPS error_log"
and "Capturing print job data" of
https://wiki.ubuntu.com/DebuggingPrintingProblems.
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This is still happening to me on Natty. I have an HP cp1518ni. I've
attached my PPD. What other debugging information would you like?
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This bug was fixed in the package ghostscript - 8.70.dfsg.1-0ubuntu4
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* debian/patches/pxl-driver-fixes.dpatch: Several upstream bug fixes
on the PCL-XL drivers ("pxlcolor"/"pxlmono") in Ghostscript, especially
also fo
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Odin Hørthe Omdal, the CUPS filter update is released now (bug 382379).
So your next automatic system update will include it.
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When will this be released? I'm so tired of fixing every single Ubuntu
machine. Some time ago a "fix" overwrote the pdf2ps I installed, and
thus made problems again. People were not happy.
What's keeping it? Anything we can do to make it come into jaunty-
updates soon?
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It works fine!
Tryed with the Ricoh MP C2050, printing from Thunderbird and from a PDF
in Evince.
Thank you!
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Sorry, I attached the wrong file. Please use the one attached to this
comment.
** Attachment removed: "Fixed Poppler-based pdftops filter"
http://launchpadlibrarian.net/27727984/pdftops
** Attachment added: "Fixed Poppler-based pdftops filter"
http://launchpadlibrarian.net/27756667/pdftops
The fix in foomatic-db-engine is only a workaround. The real fix is the
replacement of the pdftops filter by a filter which does not use
Ghostscript with the "pswrite" output device.
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Hi Till,
yes I know, but I was confused by the fact that this bug seemed fixed by
foomatic-db-engine, instead it seems to be a cups issue still not fixed.
Anyway, I've tested your last pdftops and it seems to work fine!
BTW, the printer involved is a Ricoh MP C2050.
Thanks,
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Liuk, note that a package update overwrites all files (except files in
/etc) with the files contained in the package, so manual changes get
lost. The files which we are asking you to install manually are to find
out how to fix this and other bugs in an update which we will provide
soon and also for
After last upgrade of cups (1.3.9-17ubuntu3) to 1.3.9-17ubuntu3.1 of
yesterday, the problem of black squares is back again.
The upgrade replaced /usr/lib/cups/filter/pdftops and I lost the pdftops posted
by Till here:
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/foomatic-db-engine/+bug/361772/commen
I printed a text file yesterday with no problems, so I can positively
confirm that the script works for the Ricoh MP C2000 (and will probably
work for MP C2500 and MP C3000 -- models which share the same printer
manual).
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(HP Laserjet 1200) I've installed the new, poppler based pdftops CUPS
filter. It seems to work fine through a newly created foomatic/pxlmono
printer. However, I've not tested it after the CUPS update and before I
installed the new filter.
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Neil Robinson, we will need also your positive answer, so that we will
quickly know whether the attached file really fixes this bug. So I ask
you kindly to post here also if you have a positive result.
We will also soon upload a new CUPS package with the modified filter for
testing and make a call
Till, the old filter still worked fine for me. I've installed the new
one and will see what happens when I need to print again.
You can safely assume that it still works fine if you don't hear from me
again on this bug.
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Neil Robinson, the pdftops filter which I have attached was only for
testing. I have attached it to very many bugs (see bug 382379). If I get
enough positive answers and no negative ones (or find fixes/workarounds
for these users) I will integrate the new filter in our CUPS package so
that it flows
The pdftops CUPS filter script, replacing /usr/lib/cups/filter/pdftops
fixes this problem for me (using a Ricoh MP C2000).
Unfortunately, installing the CUPS security upgrade today replaced the
script with the original binary blob, which in turn brought the problem
back.
Any way to avoid this hap
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Martin, HP LaserJet 1200 Foomatic/pxlmono (recommended) has just printed
a page fine after installing the jaunty-proposed version (it's the same
document I always used, see above). Before, pxlmono had always produced
the squares in jaunty. So i suppose the bug is dead. Thanks to everyone!
I assume
Accepted foomatic-db-engine into jaunty-proposed, the package will build
now and be available in a few hours. Please test and give feedback here.
See https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Testing/EnableProposed for documentation how
to enable and use -proposed. Thank you in advance!
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The bug in the "ps2write" device of Ghostscript
(http://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=690475) is fixed. I will
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The PPD files from Ricoh and OEM are all updated now on the OpenPrinting
server, both as single files and packages.
Everyone who has installed a PPD package from there should get a fixed
package and an automatic update of the existing print queues within the
next 24 hours (or he can do it immediat
For Jaunty the problem is solved by the SRU for foomatic-db-engine and
by the updates on the OpenPrinting web site. Therefore all unneeded
Jaunty tasks will be closed now.
** Changed in: ghostscript (Ubuntu Jaunty)
Status: New => Invalid
** Changed in: cups (Ubuntu Jaunty)
Status: N
The use of the "ps2write" output device of Ghostscript in the pdftops
filter is not yet possible in CUPS, due to
http://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=690475
For the time being, use the PPD files from the openprinting-ppds-extra
Ubuntu package. The PPDs on OpenPrinting will be updated soon.
To make also older PPDs for Ricoh and OEM printers working, we are al;so
looking in using the "ps2write" output device of Ghostscript in our
pdftops filter. See bug 369503.
** Also affects: cups (Ubuntu)
Importance: Undecided
Status: New
** Changed in: cups (Ubuntu)
Importance: Undec
Looks okay. Waiting for feedback in bug 373371.
** Also affects: foomatic-db-engine (Ubuntu Jaunty)
Importance: Undecided
Status: New
** Also affects: ghostscript (Ubuntu Jaunty)
Importance: Undecided
Status: New
** Tags added: regression-release
** Changed in: foomatic-db-e
I propose this fix also as an SRU for Jaunty. debdiff attached and
package uploaded to jaunty-proposed and waiting for approval.
To reproduce:
Currently the PPD file for the HP LaserJet 1200 contains broken FastRes
and EconoMode options as shown in
https://bugs.edge.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/
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Upstream fix in the PPD generator: In Foomatic PPDs JCL options were
b
Fixed upstream in foomatic-db-engine BZR repositories head branch (rev
240) and 4.0 branch (rev 240).
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Very good job Till. Rico Aficio MP C2500 PXL old driver works fine with
your new pdftops file.
Should I use this new file or should I recover the old one (pdftops)?
Thanks.
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Forgot to mention, the PPD in use is for a Ricoh MP C2050 PCL printer.
It is from OpenPrinting:
*PPD-Adobe: "4.3"
*%
*% Printer Description file
*%for "Ricoh Aficio MP C2050 PXL"
*%
*%CreationDate: 2007/12/17
*%Modified: 2009/02/11
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Christoph, in your case the pdftops filter is not used, only for the
users of Ricoh and OEM printers it gets called. So for you no change
happens. Please stay with the "Generic PCL 6/XL printer until the fixed
foomatic-db-engine will be available.
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Both filters call Ghostscript to convert PDF into PostScript. The
original one (binary) calls Ghostscript with the "pswrite" output device
and the new one (script) calls Ghostscript with the "ps2write" output
device. The "pswrite" output device turns all text characters into
bitmaps whereas the "ps
Till: No, the new pdftops does not fix the squares for "HP LaserJet
1200 Foomatic/pxlmono", printing the document above
(https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/foomatic-db-
engine/+bug/361772/comments/33 from OOo). The result is exactly the same
as before. The system (Xubu Jaunty) is up to date
Absolutely YES! It works like a charm.
Both printing directly from OpenOffice and from a PDF in Evince!
Great job!
The current pdftops is a binary file, while your is a shell script, so cannot
compare them. What was the problem?
Thank you! :-)
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Here is another thing worth testing:
Use a PPD which leads to the black boxes (PCL-XL PPD for Ricoh and OEM
printers from OpenPrinting or pxlmono PPD for HP LaserJet 1200), replace
your /usr/lib/cups/filter/pdftops file by the attached one (do not
forget to make the new file executable with "chmod
The openprinting-ppds-extra install worked perfectly, and the PPD's were
updated automatic.
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The openprinting-ppds-extra install worked perfectly, and the PPD's were
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Till: Yes, you're right, hpijs (on Jaunty) has been fixed without my
realising!
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If you are on Jaunty or Karmic and suffer shifted printouts (in most
cases around 2 cm to the top) with hpijs (or any other driver) please
make sure that you have applied all updates, as the shift is a known bug
and got already fixed. If you have still shifted printouts, please file
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I am sorry. It was a problem with my user code.
Ricoh Aficio MP C2500 PXL with openprinting-ppds-extra package work
fine.
Thanks for your help Till.
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I am sorry. It was a problem with my user code.
Ricoh Aficio MP C2500 PXL with openprinting-ppds-extra package works
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I have tried to print in the Ricoh Aficio MP C2500 PXL with
openprinting-ppds-extra package, but printer does nothing, printer do
not print anything. I do not know if the user code I have to add to the
ppd file can be the problem, but with the older ppd the printer worked
(with the mentioned black
Till, thanks for the hint! The generic "PCL6/PCL XL Printer" with "pxlmono"
works perfectly, better than hpjis: The page margins are fine, no shifting to
the top, printing is fast.
I just wonder why the generic ppd produces better results than the HP specific
one...
Maybe the generic version
Image file with bad printing in png format
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Ok Till, this is my error_log
I am attaching now pending files:
Printer Ricoh Aficio MP C2500 PXL
Printing file: NVIDIA-Instalar.txt
ppd file: Fotocopiadora.ppd
Scanned file with printing problem: Ricoh-Aficio-MP-C2500 PXL-
BadPrinting
** Attachment added: "error_log"
http://launchpadlibra
** Attachment added: "Ricoh-Aficio-MP-C2500 PXL-BadPrinting.tif"
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My Laserjet 3200 prints perfectly now and faster using "Generic PCL 6/XL
printer" with pxlmono.
Thanks, Till.
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Thanks, Till.
"Generic PCL 6/XL printer" with pxlmono works perfectly for my Laserjet
1200.
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Anyone who suffers this problem with a Foomatic PPD (mainly HP printers)
should try to choose the "Generic PCL 6/XL printer" with the pxlmono or
pxlcolor driver as printer model. Then the printer should work correctly
and with high speed, only the Economode and FastRes are not available
then.
If y
Lars, the problem is that if JCL options are member options of a
composite option (not forced, in our case "PrintoutMode"), they loose
their "*JCLOpenUI:"..."*JCLCloseUI:". This removes all evidence that
they are JCL options from them and so they are considered PostScript
options. This makes foomat
Christoph, also thank you for your files. Your PPD exposes the same
problem.
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Fran Burstall, thank you very much for your files. With these I have
found out what the problem is. It is an upstream bug in foomatic-db-
engine, the Foomatic PPD generator. The Foomatic-generated PPD file is
broken and therefore an unnecessary conversion of the incoming PDF to
PostScript happens w
** Attachment added: "HP-LaserJet-1200.ppd"
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forgot to say: I printed from OOo Writer 3.0.1 (OOO300m15 Build:9379)
$ apt-cache policy openoffice.org
openoffice.org:
Installed: 1:3.0.1-9ubuntu3
Candidate: 1:3.0.1-9ubuntu3
Version table:
*** 1:3.0.1-9ubuntu3 0
500 http://ch.archive.ubuntu.com jaunty/main Packages
100 /var
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Whoo, "ubuntu-bug cups" and "apport-collect BUGNUMBER" have just uploaded these
1001 attachments. I'll add some files:
* ppd for hpjis; it's named "1200" on my computer (works quite fine, except I
have to activate "scale to fit" in the job options, else it shifts everything
up by at least one o
OK, Till, I'll play. Laserjet 1200 printing the attached pdf file
(generated by pdflatex from small2e.tex) with lp has the black squares
at random places.
error_log and ppd attached.
Thanks,
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Ummm...can't see how to attach multiple files so I will tar them all
up...
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Everyone who has black squares in his output, please attach your
actually used PPD file (in /etc/cups/ppd/) and follow the instructions
under "CUPS error_log" on
https://wiki.ubuntu.com/DebuggingPrintingProblems. Attach also the file
you tried to print and tell from which application you tried to p
hpijs driver is very slow for HP Laserjet 1200 (~5 times slower), so its
not a good workaround.
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Switching to hpijs 3.9.2 driver fixes the problem so the
foomatic/pxlmono driver is buggy.
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Forgot to add this was a clean install, not an upgrade. Printer worked
fine in 8.10, 8.04, and earlier.
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Same problem. Jaunty final, HP LaserJet 3200 squares instead of some
characters. Either black (white bg) or white (black bg) in test pages
and from Oo.o. Using default recommended foomatic driver.
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In order to print correctly, I have to print firs in cups-pdf (sudo
apt-get install cups-pdf), open with document viewer the created pdf
file and printing it in the real printer. Doing this there are no black
squares in my printing job, but it takes too much time.
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Shame problem with Ricoh Aficio MP C2500 PX. No problems in Intrepid but some
black square instead of the right letters in Jaunty.
Someone can tell us how to solve the problem till the bug in ghostscript is
solved?
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Just upgraded from intrepid to jaunty. Went to print a simple OpenOffice
spreadsheet and getting those black squares for some letters/numbers.
Not a problem in intrepid.
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Forgot to mention that my printer is a HP Laserjet 3200.
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This problem is caused by a Ghostscript bug:
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** Bug watch added: Ghostscript (AFPL) Bugzilla #690025
http://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=690025
** Also affects: gs-gpl via
http://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=690025
Importance: Unknown
Status: Unknown
** Also affects: ghostscript (Ubuntu)
Importance: Undeci
I have the same problem with the driver "Gestetner-MP_C2800_PXL.ppd" for
a "MP C2800" printer and the driver "Gestetner-MP_5000_PXL.ppd" for a
MP5000 when changing to jaunty.
The default driver for MPC2800 does not support color, so this is not an
option. And the default driver for MP5000 does not
apparently a problem with a ppd file
** Changed in: cups (Ubuntu)
Status: New => Invalid
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The boxes doesn't appear if using the driver installed by ubuntu when
discovering the printer. Supposedly a problem with the driver
http://openprinting.org/foomatic-db/db/source/PPD/Gestetner/PXL
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