Bug 30648

Summary:	gimp-print 4.3.21 only prints blank pages with Epson C70 (USB) and cups
Product:	Gentoo Linux	Reporter:	Harri Salokorpi <hsalokor>
Component:	[OLD] Printing	Assignee:	Printing Team <printing>
Status:	RESOLVED DUPLICATE
Severity:	major
Priority:	High
Version:	unspecified
Hardware:	x86
OS:	Linux
Whiteboard:
Package list:		Runtime testing required:	---

Description Harri Salokorpi 2003-10-08 02:59:43 UTC

When I try to print anything (test page or something via lpd or kprinter) the
printer spews out blank page. This seems to be specific to gimp-print 4.3.21,
since gimp-print-4.2.5-r2 and foomatic with epson "generic" driver print ok.

Reproducible: Always
Steps to Reproduce:
1. Install Epson C70 printer to USB port.
2. Setup CUPS to use gimp-print Epson C70 driver and USB
3. Print

Actual Results:  
Printer starts printing, moves the head once and spews out a blank page

Expected Results:  
Test page should be printed


<-- Snippet from the /var/log/cups/error_log --->
I [08/Oct/2003:12:40:02 +0300] Started filter /usr/lib/cups/filter/pstops (PID
11330) for job 46.
I [08/Oct/2003:12:40:02 +0300] Started filter /usr/lib/cups/filter/pstoraster
(PID 11331) for job 46.
I [08/Oct/2003:12:40:02 +0300] Started filter
/usr/lib/cups/filter/rastertoprinter (PID 11333) for job 46.
I [08/Oct/2003:12:40:02 +0300] Started backend /usr/lib/cups/backend/usb (PID
11334) for job 46.
W [08/Oct/2003:12:40:03 +0300] [Job 46] Media tray empty!
<-- Snippet from the /var/log/cups/error_log --->

No other errors. Obvious solution would be to downgrade the gimp-print to stable
version 4.2.5-r2.

Comment 1 Harri Salokorpi 2003-10-08 03:01:03 UTC

Almost forgot: I used "ppds" use flag when emerging gimp-print

Comment 2 Heinrich Wendel (RETIRED) gentoo-dev

2003-10-08 06:42:11 UTC

try gimp-print-4.2.5-r1

Comment 3 Harri Salokorpi 2003-10-08 07:11:37 UTC

I am currently using 4.2.5-r2 which works fine. Problem is that portage wants
to upgrade gimp-print to 4.3.21 every time I run emerge -up world. This is
irritating, but not fatal.

The real question is, should gimp-print 4.3.21 be marked stable? It doesn't
work for me, and cursory glance to forums.gentoo.org shows that other people
seem to have trouble with it.

See: http://forums.gentoo.org/viewtopic.php?t=71021

Comment 4 Heinrich Wendel (RETIRED) gentoo-dev

2003-10-08 07:21:31 UTC


*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of 25747 ***