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Re: `Filter failed' no print error message

From Brian <ad44@cityscape.co.uk>
Newsgroups linux.debian.user
Subject Re: `Filter failed' no print error message
Date 2017-03-13 21:00 +0100
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On Mon 13 Mar 2017 at 16:27:30 +0000, Rodolfo Medina wrote:                                                             
                                                                                                                        
> Brian <ad44@cityscape.co.uk> writes:                                                                                  
>                                                                                                                       
> > There are seven instructions in the advice given. You haven't provided a                                            
> > response to any of them. If there is a problem with following what is                                               
> > required, please ask.                                                                                               
>                                                                                                                       
> As the wiki suggests, I did:                                                                                          
>                                                                                                                       
>  # cupsctl --debug-logging                                                                                            
                                                                                                                        
Good.                                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                        
> .  Then I did:                                                                                                        
>                                                                                                                       
> $ lpstat -t                                                                                                           
> scheduler is running                                                                                                  
> system default destination: Samsung_ML-191x_252x_Series                                                               
                                                                                                                        
You have a Samsung ML-191x series B&W printer. It is not supported in                                                   
Debian. From where did you get the necessary drivers?                                                                   
                                                                                                                        
> device for Samsung_ML-191x_252x_Series: usb://Samsung/ML-191x%20252x%20Series?serial=Z2L9BABZ700571F.                 
                                                                                                                        
Encouraging. CUPS has detected the printer is on a USB connection. There                                                
should be no problem printing after your basic problem is sorted out.                                                   
                                                                                                                        
> Samsung_ML-191x_252x_Series accepting requests since Sun 12 Mar 2017 07:44:58 GMT                                     
> printer Samsung_ML-191x_252x_Series is idle.  enabled since Sun 12 Mar 2017 07:44:58 GMT                              
>         Sending data to printer.                                                                                      
                                                                                                                        
Also OK.

> Samsung_ML-191x_252x_Series-16 rodolfo         457728   Sat 11 Mar 2017 19:56:36 GMT                                  
> Samsung_ML-191x_252x_Series-17 unknown           1024   Sat 11 Mar 2017 20:09:12 GMT                                  
> Samsung_ML-191x_252x_Series-18 unknown         457728   Sat 11 Mar 2017 20:20:18 GMT                                  
> Samsung_ML-191x_252x_Series-19 rodolfo         457728   Sun 12 Mar 2017 07:44:49 GMT                                  
                                                                                                                        
These are pending jobs. I can not imagine you want them. Remove with                                                    
'cancel -a -x'. (This is in the wiki, too).                                                                             
                                                                                                                        
> The file /var/log/cups/error_log is very long.  I noticed in it the following                                         
> lines:                                                                                                                
>                                                                                                                       
> D [07/Mar/2017:14:35:23 +0000] [Job 1] Started filter /usr/lib/cups/filter/pdftopdf (PID 4741)                        
                                                                                                                        
This is the first thing that happens to any submitted file. You sent a                                                  
PDF file to the printer. No problem here.                                                                               
                                                                                                                        
> D [07/Mar/2017:14:35:23 +0000] [Job 1] Started filter /usr/lib/cups/filter/pdftops (PID 4742)                         
                                                                                                                        
Eh? The printer does not recognise PostScript. It would print garbage if                                                
it got it. I wonder why the filtering system thinks converting a PDF to                                                 
a PS file is needed. Is there any sign of "gstoraster" in your error_log?                                               
                                                                                                                        
> D [07/Mar/2017:14:35:23 +0000] [Job 1] Started filter /usr/lib/cups/filter/rastertosamsungspl (PID 4743)              
> D [07/Mar/2017:14:35:23 +0000] [Job 1] Started backend /usr/lib/cups/backend/usb (PID 4744)                           
> D [07/Mar/2017:14:35:23 +0000] [Job 1] pdftops - copying to temp print file \"/var/spool/cups/tmp/0128658cb23ec\"     
> D [07/Mar/2017:14:35:23 +0000] [Job 1] execv failed: No such file or directory                                        
> D [07/Mar/2017:14:35:23 +0000] [Job 1] PID 4743 (/usr/lib/cups/filter/rastertosamsungspl) stopped with status 102 (No 
+such file or directory)                                                                                                
> D [07/Mar/2017:14:35:23 +0000] [Job 1] Hint: Try setting the LogLevel to "debug" to find out more.                    
                                                                                                                        
Post the output of 'ls -l /usr/lib/cups/filter'.                                                                        
                                                                                                                        
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Brian.

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Printing packages Rodolfo Medina <rodolfo.medina@gmail.com> - 2017-03-04 19:20 +0100
  Re: Printing packages Brian <ad44@cityscape.co.uk> - 2017-03-04 19:30 +0100
    Re: Printing packages Cindy-Sue Causey <butterflybytes@gmail.com> - 2017-03-04 20:10 +0100
      Re: Printing packages Rodolfo Medina <rodolfo.medina@gmail.com> - 2017-03-04 21:00 +0100
        Re: Printing packages Brian <ad44@cityscape.co.uk> - 2017-03-04 21:10 +0100
        Re: Printing packages Lisi Reisz <lisi.reisz@gmail.com> - 2017-03-04 21:20 +0100
          Correction: Re: Printing packages Lisi Reisz <lisi.reisz@gmail.com> - 2017-03-04 21:40 +0100
            Re: Correction: Re: Printing packages Doug <dmcgarrett@optonline.net> - 2017-03-04 23:00 +0100
              Re: Correction: Re: Printing packages Lisi Reisz <lisi.reisz@gmail.com> - 2017-03-04 23:50 +0100
                Re: Correction: Re: Printing packages Rodolfo Medina <rodolfo.medina@gmail.com> - 2017-03-05 08:00 +0100
                Re: Correction: Re: Printing packages Liam O'Toole <liam.p.otoole@gmail.com> - 2017-03-05 19:30 +0100
                Re: Correction: Re: Printing packages Rodolfo Medina <rodolfo.medina@gmail.com> - 2017-03-05 21:00 +0100
          Re: Printing packages Brian <ad44@cityscape.co.uk> - 2017-03-04 21:40 +0100
            Re: Printing packages Rodolfo Medina <rodolfo.medina@gmail.com> - 2017-03-04 22:40 +0100
              Re: Printing packages Lisi Reisz <lisi.reisz@gmail.com> - 2017-03-05 00:10 +0100
                Re: Printing packages Rodolfo Medina <rodolfo.medina@gmail.com> - 2017-03-05 08:10 +0100
        Re: Printing packages Rodolfo Medina <rodolfo.medina@gmail.com> - 2017-03-27 16:00 +0200
  Re: Printing packages Rodolfo Medina <rodolfo.medina@gmail.com> - 2017-03-05 21:10 +0100
    Re: Printing packages Rodolfo Medina <rodolfo.medina@gmail.com> - 2017-03-05 21:50 +0100
    Re: Printing packages Brian <ad44@cityscape.co.uk> - 2017-03-05 22:00 +0100
      `Filter failed' no print error message (was: Printing packages) Rodolfo Medina <rodolfo.medina@gmail.com> - 2017-03-07 16:50 +0100
        Re: `Filter failed' no print error message (was: Printing packages) Brian <ad44@cityscape.co.uk> - 2017-03-07 18:10 +0100
          Re: `Filter failed' no print error message Rodolfo Medina <rodolfo.medina@gmail.com> - 2017-03-11 22:10 +0100
            Re: `Filter failed' no print error message Brian <ad44@cityscape.co.uk> - 2017-03-12 00:30 +0100
              Re: `Filter failed' no print error message Rodolfo Medina <rodolfo.medina@gmail.com> - 2017-03-13 17:30 +0100
                Re: `Filter failed' no print error message Rob van der Putten <rob@sput.nl> - 2017-03-13 20:10 +0100
                Re: `Filter failed' no print error message Brian <ad44@cityscape.co.uk> - 2017-03-13 21:00 +0100
                Re: `Filter failed' no print error message Rodolfo Medina <rodolfo.medina@gmail.com> - 2017-03-20 19:30 +0100
                Re: `Filter failed' no print error message Brian <ad44@cityscape.co.uk> - 2017-03-25 13:10 +0100
                Re: `Filter failed' no print error message Rodolfo Medina <rodolfo.medina@gmail.com> - 2017-03-26 19:00 +0200
                Re: `Filter failed' no print error message Brian <ad44@cityscape.co.uk> - 2017-03-26 22:00 +0200
                Re: `Filter failed' no print error message Rodolfo Medina <rodolfo.medina@gmail.com> - 2017-03-26 23:10 +0200
                Re: `Filter failed' no print error message Brian <ad44@cityscape.co.uk> - 2017-03-27 00:50 +0200
                Re: `Filter failed' no print error message Rodolfo Medina <rodolfo.medina@gmail.com> - 2017-03-27 08:50 +0200
                Re: `Filter failed' no print error message Brian <ad44@cityscape.co.uk> - 2017-03-27 13:10 +0200
                Re: `Filter failed' no print error message Rodolfo Medina <rodolfo.medina@gmail.com> - 2017-03-27 15:40 +0200
                Re: `Filter failed' no print error message Brian <ad44@cityscape.co.uk> - 2017-03-27 16:40 +0200
                Re: `Filter failed' no print error message Rodolfo Medina <rodolfo.medina@gmail.com> - 2017-03-27 17:10 +0200
                Re: `Filter failed' no print error message Brian <ad44@cityscape.co.uk> - 2017-03-27 18:20 +0200
                Re: `Filter failed' no print error message Rodolfo Medina <rodolfo.medina@gmail.com> - 2017-03-27 19:30 +0200
                Re: `Filter failed' no print error message Brian <ad44@cityscape.co.uk> - 2017-03-27 20:20 +0200
                Re: `Filter failed' no print error message Brian <ad44@cityscape.co.uk> - 2017-03-13 21:10 +0100
        Re: `Filter failed' no print error message Teemu Likonen <tlikonen@iki.fi> - 2017-03-25 14:30 +0100
          Re: `Filter failed' no print error message Rodolfo Medina <rodolfo.medina@gmail.com> - 2017-03-26 19:50 +0200

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