printer prints raw pdf source instead of doc

[Helge Blischke]

zebulon wrote:

> hi.
> I am looking for help to fix a configuration/installation problem
> 
> So I am using archlinux x86_64 that began to use cups-filters 1.0.18-2
> with cups 1.5.3-3. I am not entirely sure the problem began with that but
> that is pretty sure.
> 
> I am using a photosmart C3180 with hplip 3.12.4-1
> 
> Here is the bug
> https://bugs.archlinux.org/task/30081
> 
> The maintainer has no clue what's going on. Because it works for him(TM).
> 
> So the problem is that when you try to print a doc in LibreOffice for
> example or a pdf in evince, what you got printed is the raw pdf source of
> the document instead of the document.
> 
> I can print text file with , say, vim.
> 
> Looking at
> 
http://www.linuxfoundation.org/collaborate/workgroups/openprinting/pdfasstandardprintjobformat#How_to_switch_a_system_to_use_PDF_as_standard_print_job_format
> , i get no improvement to try the command of the page.

Your configuration is (still) using foomatic-rip 3.02, which *does not* 
accept direct PDF input but requires PostScript input (and interprets the 
input PDF as a text file and converts that to PostScript using the texttops 
filter).

You either may modify your *.convs files in order to revert to the 
PostScript oriented workflow or upgrade to foomatic-rip 4.x which *does* 
accept PDF.

Helge