Bug 1093523 - Unable to print a pdf file from evince on a Brother 2270DW
Summary: Unable to print a pdf file from evince on a Brother 2270DW
Keywords:
Status: CLOSED EOL
Alias: None
Product: Fedora
Classification: Fedora
Component: cups
Version: 20
Hardware: Unspecified
OS: Unspecified
unspecified
unspecified
Target Milestone: ---
Assignee: Tim Waugh
QA Contact: Fedora Extras Quality Assurance
URL:
Whiteboard:
Depends On:
Blocks:
TreeView+ depends on / blocked
 
Reported: 2014-05-02 01:00 UTC by Peter H. Jones
Modified: 2015-06-29 20:24 UTC (History)
3 users (show)

Fixed In Version:
Clone Of:
Environment:
Last Closed: 2015-06-29 20:24:24 UTC
Type: Bug
Embargoed:


Attachments (Terms of Use)
troubleshooter output from printing test page (172.99 KB, text/plain)
2014-05-02 01:00 UTC, Peter H. Jones
no flags Details
toubleshooter while printing document (426.00 KB, text/plain)
2014-05-02 01:03 UTC, Peter H. Jones
no flags Details
pdf triggering the problem (1.52 MB, application/pdf)
2014-05-02 01:05 UTC, Peter H. Jones
no flags Details

Description Peter H. Jones 2014-05-02 01:00:43 UTC
Created attachment 891672 [details]
troubleshooter output from printing test page

Description of problem:
When I try to print a certain document, the printer clicks, the green lignt may flash a few times, then the jobs disappears from the job queue with nothing accomplished.

Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable):
cups-1.7.2-1.fc20.x86_64
evince-3.10.3-1.fc20.x86_64

How reproducible:
Every time.
Test page printed OK.

Steps to Reproduce:
1. Open Print settings and use Help to initiate Troubleshooting mode
2. Select printer, Brother HL2270DW
3. Use evince to put document in print queue
4. While document is in queue, mark it for Troubleshooter

Actual results:
No printinr

Expected results:
Normal printing. When printing, I'd also like to see progress information.


Additional info:

Comment 1 Peter H. Jones 2014-05-02 01:03:58 UTC
Created attachment 891673 [details]
toubleshooter while printing document

Comment 2 Peter H. Jones 2014-05-02 01:05:06 UTC
Created attachment 891674 [details]
pdf triggering the problem

Comment 3 Jiri Popelka 2014-05-05 14:22:51 UTC
(In reply to Peter H. Jones from comment #1)
> toubleshooter while printing document

[Job 78] Started filter /usr/lib/cups/filter/pdftopdf (PID 5776)',
[Job 78] Started filter /usr/lib/cups/filter/pdftops (PID 5777)',
[Job 78] Started filter /usr/lib/cups/filter/brlpdwrapperHL2280DW (PID 5778)',
[Job 78] Started backend /usr/lib/cups/backend/usb (PID 5779)',
[Job 78] Switching to Poppler's pdftops instead of Ghostscript for Brother ...


I tried to print the document on postscript printer using the Poppler's pdftops renderer and it printed correctly so I think the Brother's brlpdwrapperHL2280DW filter has problems with the Poppler's generated postscript.

You can try to use ghostscript as pdftops renderer with:
# lpadmin -p Brother-HL-2270DW-A-UQAM -o pdftops-renderer-default=gs

Then return to default with:
# lpadmin -p Brother-HL-2270DW-A-UQAM -R pdftops-renderer-default

Can you attach /etc/cups/ppd/Brother-HL-2270DW-A-UQAM.ppd
and tell me where you got it ?

Comment 4 Peter H. Jones 2014-05-08 19:56:21 UTC
I installed the drivers from Brother's download page at
http://support.brother.com/g/b/downloadlist.aspx?c=us&lang=en&prod=hl2270dw_all&os=127 .

To be specific, I have:
-rw-rw-r--. 1 jones 14576 Feb  7  2013 cupswrapperHL2270DW-2.0.4-2.i386.rpm
-rw-rw-r--. 1 jones 37748 Feb  7  2013 hl2270dwlpr-2.1.0-1.i386.rpm

And md5sum *2270* gives me:
5a7cc60cafaf60d722d9bce3f2751164  cupswrapperHL2270DW-2.0.4-2.i386.rpm
69c1987c0636a64fb48f3c6826a3ae28  hl2270dwlpr-2.1.0-1.i386.rpm

The file appears to be generated by a script at /usr/local/Brother/Printer/HL2270DW/cupswrapper/cupswrapperHL2270DW-2.0.4 ,
which is part of the first RPM.

I seemed to have to install these drivers in order to have the printer recognized. Perhaps this is no longer true.

Comment 5 Peter H. Jones 2014-05-08 20:53:57 UTC
I was able print the document with the first command given in comment 3. The job in the "Processing" state for about 3 minutes. As the machine was heavily loaded, I would have found it reassuring to see a progress indicator indicating the job wasn't hung, or perhaps wating for something like fresh paper.

I then entered the second command, and the document still printed. I wonder why, for I expected a failure.

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