[cups.bugs] [HIGH] STR #3088: Brother HL-730 & Ubuntu 8.04 printsinfinite junk

[Till Kamppeter]

See the following Ubuntu bug report:

https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/cups/+bug/287240

See my fix in the end of the discussion.

    Till


Bill wrote:
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> I've had this problem for three Ubuntu releases.  When I try to print using
> Ubuntu 8.04 and a Brother HL-730 Plus printer the output often looks like
> this:
> 
> %-12345X at PJL
>                  @PJL ENTER LANGUAGE
> 
> This kind of stuff gets printed out forever on every page until I cancel
> the job and power down the printer. Occasionally, when I restart the
> printer it will start to work ok as long as I print the test page first,
> but usually when I turn the printer back on it goes back to printing
> garbage.
> 
> I use a USB cable to connect the printer. I installed the printer with the
> default driver using the simple steps in the Ubuntu printing utility. I've
> found others with similar problems and have reinstalled everything as
> instructed, but the problem persists. It looks to me like the printer
> command is being printed instead of the content of what is supposed to be
> printed. What is going on? What should I do?
> 
> Here's the printingbuginfo output:
> ProblemType: printingbuginfo v2.0: printingbug+localusb
> (https://wiki.ubuntu.com/PrintingBugInfoScript)
> CupsConfiguredDevices:
>  device for HL-730: usb://Brother/HL-730%20series
>  device for PDF: cups-pdf:/
> CupsConfiguredPPDs:
>  HL-730: Brother HL-730 Foomatic/hl7x0 (recommended)
>  PDF: Generic PDF file generator
> Date: Thu Dec 25 22:46:34 2008
> DesktopEnvironment: none
> DistroRelease: Ubuntu 8.04
> EtcPapersize: letter
> InstalledPrintingPackages:
>  ii cupsys 1.3.7-1ubuntu3.2 Common UNIX Printing System(tm) - server
>  ii cupsys-driver-gutenprint 5.0.2-2ubuntu1 printer drivers for CUPS
>  ii foo2zjs 20071205-0ubuntu3.1 Support for printing to ZjStream-based
> printers
>  ii foomatic-db 20080211-0ubuntu1 OpenPrinting printer support - database
>  ii foomatic-db-engine 3.0.2-20070719-0ubuntu4 OpenPrinting printer
> support - programs
>  ii foomatic-db-hpijs 20070813-0ubuntu2 OpenPrinting printer support -
> database for HPIJS driver
>  ii foomatic-filters 3.0.2-20071204-0ubuntu2. OpenPrinting printer support
> - filters
>  ii ghostscript 8.61.dfsg.1-1ubuntu3 The GPL Ghostscript PostScript/PDF
> interpreter
>  ii gnome-cups-manager 0.31-3ubuntu5 CUPS printer admin tool for GNOME
>  ii gs-common 8.61.dfsg.1-1ubuntu3 Transitional package
>  ii gs-esp 8.61.dfsg.1-1ubuntu3 Transitional package
>  ii gs-esp-x 8.61.dfsg.1-1ubuntu3 Transitional package
>  ii hpijs 2.8.2+2.8.2-0ubuntu8.1 HP Linux Printing and Imaging - gs IJS
> driver (hpijs)
>  ii hplip 2.8.2-0ubuntu8.1 HP Linux Printing and Imaging System (HPLIP)
>  ii libgnomeprint2.2-0 2.18.4-1 The GNOME 2.2 print architecture - runtime
> files
>  ii min12xxw 0.0.9-1build1 Printer driver for KonicaMinolta PagePro
> 1[234]xxW
>  ii openprinting-ppds 20080211-0ubuntu1 OpenPrinting printer support -
> PostScript PPD files
>  ii pnm2ppa 1.12-16 PPM to PPA converter
>  ii pxljr 1.1-0ubuntu1 Driver for HP's Color LaserJet 35xx/36xx color
> laser printers
>  ii splix 1.1.1-0ubuntu1 Driver for Samsung's SPL2 (bw) and SPLc (color)
> laser printers
> Locale: LANG=en_US.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=en_US.UTF-8, LC_PAPER=en_US.UTF-8
> Uname: Linux dell 2.6.24-22-generic #1 SMP Mon Nov 24 18:32:42 UTC 2008
> i686 GNU/Linux
> UsbPrinterDevices:
> UsbPrinterIEEE1284Id:
> UsbPrinterKernelModules:
>  usblp 15872 0
>  usbcore 146412 9
> snd_usb_audio,uvcvideo,snd_usb_lib,usblp,gspca,usbhid,ehci_hcd,uhci_hcd
> lsusb:
>  Bus 005 Device 001: ID 0000:0000
>  Bus 004 Device 001: ID 0000:0000
>  Bus 003 Device 001: ID 0000:0000
>  Bus 002 Device 030: ID 05e3:0301 Genesys Logic, Inc.
>  Bus 001 Device 001: ID 0000:0000
> 
> Here is the output from the Printing troubleshooter:
> Page 1 (Choose printer):
> {'cups_dest': <cups.Dest object at 0x86ff520>,
>  'cups_instance': None,
>  'cups_queue': 'HL-730',
>  'cups_queue_listed': True}
> Page 2 (Check printer sanity):
> {'cups_device_uri_scheme': u'usb',
>  'cups_printer_dict': {'device-uri': u'usb://Brother/HL-730%20series',
>                        'printer-info': u'home printer',
>                        'printer-is-shared': True,
>                        'printer-location': u'home',
>                        'printer-make-and-model': u'Brother HL-730
> Foomatic/hl7x0 (recommended)',
>                        'printer-state': 3,
>                        'printer-state-message': u'No %%BoundingBox:
> comment in header!',
>                        'printer-state-reasons': [u'none'],
>                        'printer-type': 12308,
>                        'printer-uri-supported':
> u'ipp://localhost:631/printers/HL-730'},
>  'is_cups_class': False}
> Page 3 (Printer state reasons):
> {'printer-state-message': 'No %%BoundingBox: comment in header!',
>  'printer-state-reasons': 'none'}
> Page 4 (Print test page):
> {'test_page_job_status': [], 'test_page_successful': False}
> Page 5 (Printer state reasons):
> {'printer-state-message': 'No %%BoundingBox: comment in header!',
>  'printer-state-reasons': 'none'}
> 
> Link: http://www.cups.org/str.php?L3088
> Version: 1.3.7
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