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[Hans Maier <1366743@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Sorry for the slow reponse, but it was a tough week. I started the
section "PostScript (PDF) printer chokes on the PostScript (PDF) coming
from Ubuntu" at point 8 because I think that I already did the former
points. Tell me if I'm wrong.

So I started at "Sending a file to the printer unfilterd" (I used the
same file I always tried to print)

hans@Hacker:~/printerdata$ ls
appout  FC.pdf  printout
hans@Hacker:~/printerdata$ nc -w1 10.0.0.5 9100 < FC.pdf
^C
hans@Hacker:~/printerdata$

It resulted in an immediate response of the printer. As soon as I
entered the command he started to print, but only garbage. You know all
these special signs and symbols like smileys, hearts, spades and so on
but also letters.

As the file isn't PostScript but PDF I skipped point number 10.
I used the command as described.

hans@Hacker:~/printerdata$ lpadmin -p HP-Color-LaserJet-2550 -o pdftops-renderer-default=gs
hans@Hacker:~/printerdata$

Then I started a normal printing job, which resulted the same way as it
always did. The printer starts to blink the job is queued but never
begins an therefore never ends.

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Title:
  Ubuntu 14.04 only prints LibreOffice Docs

Status in “cups” package in Ubuntu:
  Incomplete

Bug description:
  I use Ubuntu 14.04, a Logilink Fast Ethernet Printserver and a HP
  Color Laserjet 2550L. Under Ubuntu 12.10 everything worked fine and I
  could print any file.

  The printer is connected via a USB to the Printserver and adressed via
  HP Jet Direct. As already said, everything worked fine under 12.10 and
  I didn't change any settings on the printserver.

  I use the ubuntu tool for installing the printer, as a normal user not
  su. Searching the network, for network printers offers me three
  possibilities for adressing the printer. HP Jet Direct, IPP and
  LPD/LPR. I tried all of them with the same result. I use the drivers
  from the Database, not surprisingly HP/Color Laserjet 2550/HP Color
  Laserjet 2550 Series Postscript [en] (recommended).

  After installing the printer the first thing that fails is the
  Testpage. The ubunut printer spooler tells me that the job is in
  progress and the printer starts to blink to tell me that he is
  receiving input. Unfortunatly the job never starts or gets finished.
  After blinking quite a while the printer stops an nothing happes.

  Interestingly, after canceling the job on my computer and a restart of
  the printer, the printserver and my computer, I can open libre office
  writing "Hello World" go to print and the printer starts immediately
  and prints the correct result. But this only works for libreoffice and
  only with text, as soon as there is an image in the document it
  doesn't work. I can't print any pdf or even from gedit. Nothing works.
  Always the same as with the Testpage. Printer starts to blink but
  nothing happens.

  lsb_release -rd
  Description:	Ubuntu 14.04.1 LTS
  Release:	14.04

  
  Thanks for Help.

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