/usr/lib/cups/backend/socket failed

[Ray Stacey]

> What version of CUPS are you using?
>
> Signal 8 is a floating-point exception...
>
> On Sep 22, 2011, at 5:03 AM, Ray Stacey wrote:
>
> > I have a printer set up in production and yesterday it stopped working and can't be resumed, error message is /usr/lib/cups/backend/socket failed. I've tried deleting the printer and adding it back to no avail. I have the same printer defined on another server, with the same version of CUPS and it is working fine. Here is a snippet from the log:
> >
> >
> > D [22/Sep/2011:07:58:13 +0500] PID 12129 (/usr/lib/cups/filter/pstops) did not catch or ignore signal 13.
> > E [22/Sep/2011:07:58:13 +0500] PID 12130 (/usr/lib/cups/backend/socket) crashed on signal 8!
> > D [22/Sep/2011:07:58:13 +0500] PID 12128 (/usr/lib/cups/filter/texttops) did not catch or ignore signal 13.
> > I [22/Sep/2011:07:58:13 +0500] [Job 1629] Backend returned status -8 (crashed)
> > D [22/Sep/2011:07:58:13 +0500] Discarding unused job-state-changed event...
> > I [22/Sep/2011:07:58:13 +0500] [Job 1629] Printer stopped due to backend errors; please consult the error_log file for details.
> >
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> Michael Sweet, Senior Printing System Engineer, PWG Chair
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