[cups] Printer not usable from command line, "Filter failed"

[Jarvis Wyatt]

The attachments have been cut off by the list, so here are two links
where they can be found:

lpstat -t: https://pastebin.com/91gbepTh
error_log: https://pastebin.com/kYEWS9ux

Jarvis


> Sent: Tuesday, June 23, 2020 at 11:58 AM
> From: "Jarvis Wyatt" <jarvis.wyatt at gmx.com>
> To: cups at cups.org
> Subject: [cups] Printer not usable from command line, "Filter failed"
>
> Hello!
> I have a Ubuntu 20.04 LAN host running cups, which I didn't
> install intentionally, so maybe it was a dependency of another package.
> In the same LAN, I have the printer Brother MFC-L2710DN with its own
> local IP address. I can successfully print from a program with a GUI
> (pdf reader, or similar). I can't print, instead, from the command line.
> Some information: for some reason, the printer is listed two times and
> I have no default printer set.
>
> $ lpstat -p -d
> printer Brother_MFC_L2710DN_series is idle.  enabled since tue 23 jun 2020, 10:42:41
>         Printer disappeared or cups-browsed shutdown
> printer MFCL2710DN is idle.  enabled since mon 22 jun 2020, 19:25:12
> no system default destination
>
> If I try:
>
> $ lpr -P Brother_MFC_L2710DN_series somefile
>
> it gets queued and never printed: I attach the output of `lpstat -t'. The
> only error I could find is through the cups web interface (Administration
> -> Manage printers -> Brother_MFC_L2710DN_series): my attempts with
> `lpr -P' are listed as
>
> Brother_MFC_L2710DN_series-12  	Unknown  	Withheld  	4k  	1  	stopped
> "Filter failed"
>
> Brother_MFC_L2710DN_series-14  	Unknown  	Withheld  	4k  	1  	stopped
> "Filter failed"
>
> Brother_MFC_L2710DN_series-16  	Unknown  	Withheld  	4k  	1  	stopped
> "Filter failed"
>
> I also attach the /var/log/cups/error_log portion related to one of
> these jobs.
> What could it be the problem?
> Bye!
>
> Jarvis
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