Description of problem: Somehow my Minolta PagePro 1100 has lost ability to print out anything meaningful under Fedora Core 1 - only various PCL XL errors. Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable): redhat-config-printer-0.6.79-1 How reproducible: I haven't tried to reinstall the box, but at current state - always. Steps to Reproduce: 1. Upgrade to FC1; 2. Get the printing working; 3. Upgrade the system with up2date for some time; Actual results: After upgrade to FC1 and https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=111724 I got it printing, but month or two later, only thing I get out of this printer are various statements about PCL XL errors. Expected results: Printing as usual. Additional info: Nothing will appear to screen, the errors are printed to paper instead of what I want to print: 1. CUPS TEST PAGE: PCL XL error Subsystem: VECTOR Error: ExtraData Operator: LineRelPath Position: 62 2. A4 POSTSCRIPT TEST PAGE: PCL XL error Subsystem: TEXT Error: IllegalFontSegment Operator: ReadFontHeader Position: 61 3. JPEG TEST PAGE: PCL XL error Subsystem: KERNEL Error: IllegalTag Operator: 0xfd Position: 8 4. Try from Evolution: PCL XL error Subsystem: KERNEL Error: IllegalTag Operator: 0xfe Position: 17 Removing and reinstalling the printer or using different driver will get me the same or no result at all. I do not remember what broke the printing... What component is faulty?
You say you have been using up2date, but redhat-config-printer-0.6.79-1 is not the latest available update for Fedora Core 1. Is that really the version you have got installed?
Yes, it is not the latest redhat-config-printer around, but I mentioned up2date in sence that the system has been updated for some time. I'll launch up2date to get the latest redhat-config-printer.
Quick up2date and reboot - now running redhat-config-printer-0.6.79.2-1. No changes at all. Removed the printer and reinstalled it with redhat-config-printer: 1. US Letter format - PCL XL error Subsystem: KERNEL Error: IllegalTag Operator: 0xe Position: 24 2. A4 format - PCL XL error Subsystem: KERNEL Error: IllegalTag Operator: 0x6 Position: 11 I see a KERNEL mentioned here, is the error coming from somewhere else than redhat-config-printer?
Well that message is coming from your printer I think. The reason I wanted to make sure you had up-to-date packages is because I'd like you to try the test update packages here: http://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-test-list/2004-January/msg00120.html http://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-test-list/2004-January/msg00163.html http://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-test-list/2004-January/msg00293.html Could you try doing that please, and let me know what the effect is? Thanks.
I upgraded to: foomatic-3.0.0-21.2.i386.rpm gimp-print-devel-4.2.6-2.i386.rpm ghostscript-7.07-15.1.i386.rpm gimp-print-plugin-4.2.6-2.i386.rpm ghostscript-devel-7.07-15.1.i386.rpm gimp-print-utils-4.2.6-2.i386.rpm gimp-print-4.2.6-2.i386.rpm hpijs-1.5-4.1.i386.rpm gimp-print-cups-4.2.6-2.i386.rpm And the results are the same: PCL XL error Subsystem: KERNEL Error: IllegalTag Operator: 0x4c Position: 22 Is there anything I should look up and post here?
Okay, it was worth a shot. Can you please attach the output of 'printconf-tui --Xexport', so that I know exactly which driver is responsible and what options are used? Thanks.
Created attachment 97341 [details] 'printconf-tui --Xexport'
So the pxlmono output is what the printer is complaining about. Actually this seems to be mentioned at www.linuxprinting.org: http://www.linuxprinting.org/show_printer.cgi?recnum=Minolta-PagePro_1100 (see 'pxlmono' entry under 'Driver information'). Perhaps try the ljet4 driver instead?
I tried with other drivers, but the result is no better at all - it will start printing graphics, but will print random ascii symbols to the mix and it will fail completely after printing 1/4 of CUPS testpage. So, basically I get mixed text and graphics out of it. What does this mean?
Can you think of any changes you made in between the time it was working and the time it first didn't? Were there any firmware upgrades made to the printer? In fact, are there any firmware upgrades available for this printer? Do you know the date that it first gave this error (perhaps I can correlate it with a released FC1 update)? It sounds a bit like it might be a problem with that model of printer, since others have noted the same sort of errors with that model, but pxlmono works fine for other printers. But as you had it working at one stage we would need to know what changed since then.
I have never upgraded the firmware of this printer nor look if there is any. I do not print very often, but I vaguely remember last successful printing 2..4 weeks ago. Initial FC1 came to this box from upgrade from RedHat 9 and it may be contributor of successful printing, but I can reinstall the system from scratch to another harddrive and test it. Maybe ther is a up2date trace I can look for?
I installed the FC1 to another hdd and the result is the same - PCL XL errors with pxlmono and partial page with other drivers. I'll install a RedHat Linux 9 and upgrade from there. I wonder if the printer itself is somehow went bad... What other hardware components may cause this kind of problems? Paralel port faulty?
I have something here - I connected the printer to another box and enabled an ECP for parallel port in BIOS and I can print now with any driver under FC1. I'll have to put the printer back to the first computer and enable the ECP. If this will resolve the issue then the case can be considered as closed.
ECP really shouldn't make any different here -- our kernels don't use ECP transfers for printers.
Actually I enabled both EPP+ECP, but I suspect the ECP enabling made it working.
So parallel ports have different modes available in the BIOS settings: 'Bi-directional' 'EPP' 'ECP' 'EPP+ECP' They are *all* different from each other. But for printing, there should be no difference between them at all. Please can you confirm that it does make a difference when you change that setting on the original machine?
I have following parallel port settings available in Asus SK8N BIOS: 1. Normal 2. EPP 3. ECP 4. EPP+ECP I conducted some printing: 1. EPP+ECP, version 1.9, port 378, DMA3, IRQ7: printing OK; 2. ECP, port 378, DMA3, IRQ7: printing OK; 3. EPP, version 1.9, port 378, IRQ7: printing OK; 4. Normal, port 378, IRQ7: "PCL XL error"
If you're running a Red Hat-built kernel, this looks like a chipset bug.
Yes, it is RedHat-built kernel.