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[Jay Michael <jmichael_ll@xxxxxxxxx>]

Public bug reported:

     I believe that the Generic Text-Only printer driver is either
misnamed, or is not functioning correctly.

     The Generic Text-Only driver seems to be sending a PDF file to the
printer.  This is not what I expected.  A driver that sends a PDF file
to the printer should have a name like "Generic PDF Printer".  A driver
named "Generic Text-Only" should be sending text to the printer.  We can
quibble about how many control codes are included in "text".

     I think the goal for a "Text-Only" printer should be that printing
a file from a text editor should send the same data to the printer as
copying the text file directly to the printer device (cat f.txt >
/dev/usb/lp2).

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.04
Package: cups 1.7.2-0ubuntu1.1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.13.0-35.62-generic 3.13.11.6
Uname: Linux 3.13.0-35-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.14.1-0ubuntu3.2
Architecture: amd64
CupsErrorLog:
 
CurrentDesktop: Unity
Date: Tue Jul 14 23:12:33 2015
InstallationDate: Installed on 2014-09-05 (313 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 14.04.1 LTS "Trusty Tahr" - Release amd64 (20140722.2)
Lpstat:
 device for Brother-MFC-7820N: usb://Brother/MFC-7820N?serial=000C5J505362
 device for file-P1092i-on-usb: /tmp/file-P1092i-on-usb.prn
 device for P1092i-on-usb: parallel:/dev/usb/lp2
 device for Parallel-Brother: usb://Brother/MFC-7820N?serial=000C5J505362
MachineType: Dell Inc. Inspiron One 2330
Papersize: letter
PpdFiles:
 P1092i-on-usb: IBM ProPrinterII Foomatic/ibmpro (recommended)
 Brother-MFC-7820N: Brother MFC-7820N Foomatic/Postscript
 Parallel-Brother: Brother MFC-7820N Foomatic/Postscript
 file-P1092i-on-usb: IBM ProPrinterII Foomatic/ibmpro (recommended)
ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-3.13.0-35-generic.efi.signed root=UUID=de488065-a683-4d49-89e1-8e33cac31e4b ro quiet splash
SourcePackage: cups
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
dmi.bios.date: 09/02/2013
dmi.bios.vendor: Dell Inc.
dmi.bios.version: A14
dmi.board.name: 0HJH5X
dmi.board.vendor: Dell Inc.
dmi.board.version: A00
dmi.chassis.type: 13
dmi.chassis.vendor: Dell Inc.
dmi.chassis.version: 20485408280_1
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnDellInc.:bvrA14:bd09/02/2013:svnDellInc.:pnInspironOne2330:pvr00:rvnDellInc.:rn0HJH5X:rvrA00:cvnDellInc.:ct13:cvr20485408280_1:
dmi.product.name: Inspiron One 2330
dmi.product.version: 00
dmi.sys.vendor: Dell Inc.

** Affects: cups (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New


** Tags: amd64 apport-bug trusty

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Title:
  Generic Text-Only driver misnamed or wrong

Status in cups package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
       I believe that the Generic Text-Only printer driver is either
  misnamed, or is not functioning correctly.

       The Generic Text-Only driver seems to be sending a PDF file to
  the printer.  This is not what I expected.  A driver that sends a PDF
  file to the printer should have a name like "Generic PDF Printer".  A
  driver named "Generic Text-Only" should be sending text to the
  printer.  We can quibble about how many control codes are included in
  "text".

       I think the goal for a "Text-Only" printer should be that
  printing a file from a text editor should send the same data to the
  printer as copying the text file directly to the printer device (cat
  f.txt > /dev/usb/lp2).

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.04
  Package: cups 1.7.2-0ubuntu1.1
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.13.0-35.62-generic 3.13.11.6
  Uname: Linux 3.13.0-35-generic x86_64
  ApportVersion: 2.14.1-0ubuntu3.2
  Architecture: amd64
  CupsErrorLog:
   
  CurrentDesktop: Unity
  Date: Tue Jul 14 23:12:33 2015
  InstallationDate: Installed on 2014-09-05 (313 days ago)
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 14.04.1 LTS "Trusty Tahr" - Release amd64 (20140722.2)
  Lpstat:
   device for Brother-MFC-7820N: usb://Brother/MFC-7820N?serial=000C5J505362
   device for file-P1092i-on-usb: /tmp/file-P1092i-on-usb.prn
   device for P1092i-on-usb: parallel:/dev/usb/lp2
   device for Parallel-Brother: usb://Brother/MFC-7820N?serial=000C5J505362
  MachineType: Dell Inc. Inspiron One 2330
  Papersize: letter
  PpdFiles:
   P1092i-on-usb: IBM ProPrinterII Foomatic/ibmpro (recommended)
   Brother-MFC-7820N: Brother MFC-7820N Foomatic/Postscript
   Parallel-Brother: Brother MFC-7820N Foomatic/Postscript
   file-P1092i-on-usb: IBM ProPrinterII Foomatic/ibmpro (recommended)
  ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-3.13.0-35-generic.efi.signed root=UUID=de488065-a683-4d49-89e1-8e33cac31e4b ro quiet splash
  SourcePackage: cups
  UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
  dmi.bios.date: 09/02/2013
  dmi.bios.vendor: Dell Inc.
  dmi.bios.version: A14
  dmi.board.name: 0HJH5X
  dmi.board.vendor: Dell Inc.
  dmi.board.version: A00
  dmi.chassis.type: 13
  dmi.chassis.vendor: Dell Inc.
  dmi.chassis.version: 20485408280_1
  dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnDellInc.:bvrA14:bd09/02/2013:svnDellInc.:pnInspironOne2330:pvr00:rvnDellInc.:rn0HJH5X:rvrA00:cvnDellInc.:ct13:cvr20485408280_1:
  dmi.product.name: Inspiron One 2330
  dmi.product.version: 00
  dmi.sys.vendor: Dell Inc.

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