Bug 222639 - Cannot print to photo (postcard) paper with HP Photosmart C4180 All-in-One
Summary: Cannot print to photo (postcard) paper with HP Photosmart C4180 All-in-One
Keywords:
Status: CLOSED WONTFIX
Alias: None
Product: Fedora
Classification: Fedora
Component: gqview
Version: 6
Hardware: All
OS: Linux
medium
medium
Target Milestone: ---
Assignee: Michael Schwendt
QA Contact: Fedora Extras Quality Assurance
URL:
Whiteboard: bzcl34nup
Depends On:
Blocks:
TreeView+ depends on / blocked
 
Reported: 2007-01-15 13:35 UTC by Tim Wegener
Modified: 2008-08-02 23:40 UTC (History)
1 user (show)

Fixed In Version:
Doc Type: Bug Fix
Doc Text:
Clone Of:
Environment:
Last Closed: 2008-05-06 17:21:29 UTC
Type: ---
Embargoed:


Attachments (Terms of Use)
grep hp /var/log/messages > hp_messages.txt (4.88 KB, text/plain)
2007-01-15 13:38 UTC, Tim Wegener
no flags Details
hp-check > hp-check_patched_output.txt 2>&1 (5.17 KB, text/plain)
2007-01-15 13:42 UTC, Tim Wegener
no flags Details
/var/log/cups/error_log (17.00 KB, text/plain)
2007-01-16 11:59 UTC, Tim Wegener
no flags Details
/var/log/cups/error_log (debug) (88.13 KB, text/plain)
2007-01-16 12:21 UTC, Tim Wegener
no flags Details
/tmp/foomatic-rip.ps (debug) (18.25 MB, application/postscript)
2007-01-16 13:04 UTC, Tim Wegener
no flags Details
/tmp/foomatic-rip.log (debug) (30.62 KB, text/plain)
2007-01-16 13:09 UTC, Tim Wegener
no flags Details
/tmp/foomatic-rip.ps (debug) (printing from KView) (675.69 KB, application/postscript)
2007-01-16 13:25 UTC, Tim Wegener
no flags Details
/tmp/foomatic-rip.log (debug) (printing from KView) (32.26 KB, text/plain)
2007-01-16 13:26 UTC, Tim Wegener
no flags Details

Description Tim Wegener 2007-01-15 13:35:45 UTC
Description of problem:
Attempting to print a photo from gthumb (or other photo-viewing apps) results in
the printer doing nothing. The print job is reported as 'processing' in CUPS,
and then eventually just says stopped, with no error message or printer activity.

Printing with the C4180 on A4 paper works fine from the printconf testpage, from
the hp-toolbox testpage (which includes a color photo), and from Firefox.
Printing to photo paper using using the printer's memory card reader (i.e.
computer not involved) works fine. Scanning works fine.

Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable):
cups-1.2.7-1.5.fc6
hplip-1.6.10-1.fc6.4
foomatic-3.0.2-39.1.fc6
gthumb-2.7.8-3.fc6

How reproducible:
Always

Steps to Reproduce:
1. gthumb
2. (select photo)
3. File->Print
4. Paper Details tab->Paper size->Custom->Width:4 inch Height:6 inch (but same
deal for selecting Postcard)
5. Layout tab->Center on page, 100% scaling
6. Print
7. Printer->Photosmart_C4100
8. Paper tab->Paper Size->Photo/4x6 inch index card
9. Print
  
Actual results:
foomatic-rip does something (visible in 'top') briefly
print job appears in CUPS and says 'stopped'
no printer activity

Expected results:
Photo to be printed on photo paper.

Additional info:
Relevant output of '/usr/sbin/lpinfo -v':
direct hal
direct hp:/usb/Photosmart_C4100_series?serial=MY65CB919404J7

Relevant output of 'lpstat -s':
no system default destination
device for Photosmart_C4100: hp:/usb/Photosmart_C4100_series?serial=MY65CB919404J7
device for Photosmart_C4100_series:
hal:///org/freedesktop/Hal/devices/usb_device_3f0_5711_MY65CB919404J7_if1_printer_MY65CB919404J7

This problem occurred both before and after setting up the printer with hp-setup.

Comment 1 Tim Wegener 2007-01-15 13:38:24 UTC
Created attachment 145572 [details]
grep hp /var/log/messages > hp_messages.txt

Comment 2 Tim Wegener 2007-01-15 13:42:17 UTC
Created attachment 145573 [details]
hp-check > hp-check_patched_output.txt 2>&1

Note this output is from a patched 'check' script that fixes hp-check falling
over with a traceback.

Comment 3 Tim Waugh 2007-01-15 13:57:06 UTC
What does 'lpstat -t' say?

Comment 4 Tim Wegener 2007-01-15 14:02:32 UTC
Tried this from gqview:
1. File->Print...
2. Layout->Source:Image Layout:One Image per page Image size: 100%
3. Text->(all unchecked)
4. Paper->Format:Photo 6x4 Units:inches Orientation:Portrait Margins all 0
5. Printer->Destination:Custom printer Custom printer: lpr -P Photosmart_C4100
DPI:unlimited
6. Print
('top' shows 'foomatic-rip' running and briefly 'gs')

The printer display says 'Paper size or type incorrect, press OK to cancel job'
Doing so spits out the photo paper without printing.

Comment 5 Tim Wegener 2007-01-15 14:03:41 UTC
Output from 'lpstat -t':
scheduler is running
no system default destination
device for Photosmart_C4100: hp:/usb/Photosmart_C4100_series?serial=MY65CB919404J7
device for Photosmart_C4100_series:
hal:///org/freedesktop/Hal/devices/usb_device_3f0_5711_MY65CB919404J7_if1_printer_MY65CB919404J7
Photosmart_C4100 accepting requests since Tue 16 Jan 2007 12:30:18 AM CST
Photosmart_C4100_series accepting requests since Tue 16 Jan 2007 12:25:40 AM CST
printer Photosmart_C4100 is idle.  enabled since Tue 16 Jan 2007 12:30:18 AM CST
printer Photosmart_C4100_series disabled since Tue 16 Jan 2007 12:25:40 AM CST -
        Paused
Photosmart_C4100-12     tim           19116032   Mon 15 Jan 2007 11:54:39 PM CST


Comment 6 Tim Waugh 2007-01-15 14:16:47 UTC
Can you attach /var/log/cups/error_log please?

Comment 7 Tim Wegener 2007-01-16 11:59:55 UTC
Created attachment 145677 [details]
/var/log/cups/error_log

Comment 8 Tim Waugh 2007-01-16 12:05:52 UTC
The pstops filter is giving this error:

E [16/Jan/2007:00:20:57 +1030] [Job 13] Bad %%BoundingBox: comment seen!

Please edit /etc/foomatic/filter.conf and add a line at the end:

debug: 1

Then submit your print job again and attach the resulting /tmp/foomatic-rip.ps
file here.  I would also like to see /tmp/foomatic-rip.log.  Thanks.

Comment 9 Tim Wegener 2007-01-16 12:21:13 UTC
Created attachment 145681 [details]
/var/log/cups/error_log (debug)

This time I've turned on the debug loglevel in /etc/cups/cupsd.conf, reloaded
cups and tried to print. First from gthumb (until 22:39) and then from gqview.
(Note the gs core dump for the gthumb attempt.) With gqview the printer
complained about incorrect paper size again, and also printed some garbage text
on the photo paper, at which point I turned off the printer to get it to stop.

Comment 10 Tim Wegener 2007-01-16 13:04:27 UTC
Created attachment 145686 [details]
/tmp/foomatic-rip.ps (debug)

(This is from an attempt to print a photo from gqview.)

Comment 11 Tim Wegener 2007-01-16 13:09:45 UTC
Created attachment 145687 [details]
/tmp/foomatic-rip.log (debug)

(This is from an attempt to print a photo from gqview.)

Comment 12 Tim Wegener 2007-01-16 13:21:05 UTC
Tried printing a photo from KView and got slightly further.
Actions:
1. File->Print
2. Image Settings-> Fit image and center image checked
3. Properties
4. General-> Orientation:Landscape Page Size:Photo/6x4 inch index card
5. Margins-> Use custom margins (all 0)
6. OK
7. Print

This prints albeit with borders (top:3mm bot:3mm right:9mm left:8mm), and very
poor quality (obvious pixellation/aliasing and dithering). The quality is much
worse than using the printer in stand-alone mode printing from a memory card.



Comment 13 Tim Wegener 2007-01-16 13:25:01 UTC
Created attachment 145688 [details]
/tmp/foomatic-rip.ps (debug) (printing from KView)

Comment 14 Tim Wegener 2007-01-16 13:26:00 UTC
Created attachment 145689 [details]
/tmp/foomatic-rip.log (debug) (printing from KView)

Comment 15 Tim Waugh 2007-01-16 14:29:04 UTC
*This* bug report is about printing from gqview, and the resulting 'Paper size
or type incorrect, press OK to cancel job' printer display message.

For the 'print from kview' case, please file a separate bug report concerning
the quality.

Comment 16 Tim Wegener 2007-01-16 23:12:16 UTC
I've submitted a new bug for the 'print from kview' case here:
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=222950


Comment 17 Tim Waugh 2007-07-04 12:52:19 UTC
gqview is not setting the PageSize option when it submits the job, and so the
default setting for the queue (A4 in this case) is used.

Comment 18 Michael Schwendt 2007-07-05 08:36:09 UTC
In gqview the source code that sets PageSize and some related
parameters is disabled. I've mailed the upstream developer about
it, and until I hear back I've prepared a test-build. Please
give it a try and tell whether it fixes the problem:

http://buildsys.fedoraproject.org/plague-results/fedora-6-extras/gqview/2.0.4-1.fc6.test1/


Comment 19 Michael Schwendt 2007-09-19 10:40:45 UTC
FC6 test-build has moved here:
http://mschwendt.fedorapeople.org/gqview/

The F8 development package is built with the same patch.


Comment 20 Bug Zapper 2008-04-04 05:36:39 UTC
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Comment 21 Bug Zapper 2008-05-06 17:21:28 UTC
This bug is open for a Fedora version that is no longer maintained and
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