Printing and Print Preview Errors from Some PDFs (some versions of pdftk, cairo, & xdvipdfmx)

Okay, there is definitely something new that’s broken, but I’ve never seen anything like this. Many of my PDF documents will not print, but some do. Some are PDFs I created with LaTeX, some are PDFs I’ve received from others. It’s all different PDF format versions…

Ah, however, it seems like things created with pdfTeX and (some versions of Adobe) are okay, while PDFs created by other producers are broken.

So far, PDFs with creator/producer pdftk, cairo, & xdvipdfmx (xelatex) are causing regular errors with both print-to-printer and print-to-file/print preview. I wonder if it has something to do with the PPD/driverless transition in CUPS, but I don’t follow it closely enough. I’ve tried deleting and re-adding the printer in GNOME settings, but that doesn’t seem to help. Besides, the Test Print seems to work okay no matter what I do with the printer settings, and the problem only happens with some, but not all PDFs. I didn’t have any trouble printing from LO, for example, but the printing dialog is very different than the one from evince, so I don’t know what that is telling me. The PDFs open fine, but whatever evince is doing to get the data to the printer is failing consistently and it has something to do with the producer. It doesn’t like OSS producers.

All of this worked just a few weeks go because I printing this same file back then. This broke recently, possibly during F40 → F41 upgrade or regular weekly update. I thought I was on to something when there was a CUPS pkg update waiting for me, but I just installed and rebooted and that didn’t change anything.

I see this in the journal for print jobs:

Dec 05 15:42:10 cupsd[3188]: [Job 652] temp file: file is damaged
Dec 05 15:42:10 cupsd[3188]: [Job 652] temp file: can\'t find startxref
Dec 05 15:42:10 cupsd[3188]: [Job 652] temp file: Attempting to reconstruct cross-reference table
Dec 05 15:42:10 cupsd[3188]: [Job 652] temp file (object 343 0, offset 15436281): EOF after endobj
Dec 05 15:42:10 cupsd[3188]: [Job 652] temp file (object 343 0, offset 15436131): stream dictionary lacks /Length key
Dec 05 15:42:10 cupsd[3188]: [Job 652] temp file (object 343 0, offset 15436222): attempting to recover stream length
Dec 05 15:42:10 cupsd[3188]: [Job 652] temp file (object 343 0, offset 15436222): recovered stream length: 19
Dec 05 15:42:10 cupsd[3188]: [Job 652] cfFilterPDFToPDF: load_file failed: temp file: unable to find trailer dictionary while recovering damaged file
Dec 05 15:42:10 cupsd[3188]: [Job 652] cfFilterChain: pdftopdf (PID 294331) stopped with status 1
Dec 05 15:42:10 cupsd[3188]: [Job 652] universal filter failed.
Dec 05 15:42:15 cupsd[3188]: [Job 652] Job stopped due to filter errors; please consult the syslog file for details.
Dec 05 15:42:15 cupsd[3188]: [Job 652] The following messages were recorded from 03:42:12 PM to 03:42:15 PM
Dec 05 15:42:15 cupsd[3188]: [Job 652] job-state-reasons keyword none
Dec 05 15:42:15 cupsd[3188]: [Job 652] job-impressions-completed integer 0
Dec 05 15:42:15 cupsd[3188]: [Job 652] job-media-sheets-completed integer 0
Dec 05 15:42:15 cupsd[3188]: [Job 652] ---- end-of-attributes-tag ----
Dec 05 15:42:15 cupsd[3188]: [Job 652] PAGE: total 0
Dec 05 15:42:15 cupsd[3188]: [Job 652] (monitor) Get-Job-Attributes: successful-ok (successful-ok)
Dec 05 15:42:15 cupsd[3188]: [Job 652] (monitor) job-state = processing
Dec 05 15:42:15 cupsd[3188]: [Job 652] (monitor) job-state = processing
Dec 05 15:42:15 cupsd[3188]: [Job 652] IPP/2.0 Get-Printer-Attributes #12
Dec 05 15:42:15 cupsd[3188]: [Job 652] ---- operation-attributes-tag ----
Dec 05 15:42:15 cupsd[3188]: [Job 652] attributes-charset charset utf-8
Dec 05 15:42:15 cupsd[3188]: [Job 652] attributes-natural-language naturalLanguage en-us
Dec 05 15:42:15 cupsd[3188]: [Job 652] printer-uri uri ipp://HP705A0F763F10.local:631/ipp/print
Dec 05 15:42:15 cupsd[3188]: [Job 652] requesting-user-name nameWithoutLanguage pdestefa
Dec 05 15:42:15 cupsd[3188]: [Job 652] requested-attributes 1setOf keyword compression-supported,copies-supported,cups-version,document-format-supported,job-password-encryption-supported,marker-colors,marker-high-levels,marker-levels,marker-low-levels,marker-message,marker-names,marker-types,media-col-supported,multiple-document-handling-supported,operations-supported,print-color-mode-supported,print-scaling-supported,printer-alert,printer-alert-description,printer-is-accepting-jobs,printer-mandatory-job-attributes,printer-state,printer-state-message,printer-state-reasons
Dec 05 15:42:15 cupsd[3188]: [Job 652] ---- end-of-attributes-tag ----
Dec 05 15:42:15 cupsd[3188]: [Job 652] update_reasons(attr=2(spool-area-full-report,...), s=\"(null)\")
Dec 05 15:42:15 cupsd[3188]: [Job 652] op=\' \', new_reasons=1, state_reasons=1
Dec 05 15:42:15 cupsd[3188]: [Job 652] Get-Printer-Attributes: successful-ok (successful-ok)
Dec 05 15:42:15 cupsd[3188]: [Job 652] ---- operation-attributes-tag ----
Dec 05 15:42:15 cupsd[3188]: [Job 652] attributes-charset charset utf-8
Dec 05 15:42:15 cupsd[3188]: [Job 652] attributes-natural-language naturalLanguage en
Dec 05 15:42:15 cupsd[3188]: [Job 652] ---- printer-attributes-tag ----
Dec 05 15:42:15 cupsd[3188]: [Job 652] printer-state enum processing
Dec 05 15:42:15 cupsd[3188]: [Job 652] printer-state-reasons 1setOf keyword spool-area-full-report,wifi-not-configured-report
Dec 05 15:42:15 cupsd[3188]: [Job 652] printer-state-message textWithoutLanguage
Dec 05 15:42:15 cupsd[3188]: [Job 652] operations-supported 1setOf enum Print-Job,Validate-Job,Cancel-Job,Cancel-My-Jobs,Get-Job-Attributes,Get-Jobs,Get-Printer-Attributes,Create-Job,Send-Document,Set-Printer-Attributes,Print-URI,Send-URI,Close-Job,Identify-Printer
Dec 05 15:42:15 cupsd[3188]: [Job 652] document-format-supported 1setOf mimeMediaType application/vnd.hp-PCL,image/jpeg,application/PCLm,image/urf,image/pwg-raster,application/octet-stream
Dec 05 15:42:15 cupsd[3188]: [Job 652] printer-is-accepting-jobs boolean false
Dec 05 15:42:15 cupsd[3188]: [Job 652] compression-supported 1setOf keyword none,deflate,gzip
Dec 05 15:42:15 cupsd[3188]: [Job 652] printer-alert 1setOf octetString code=unknown;severity=otherother,code=unknown;severity=otherother,code=unknown;severity=other;group=other,code=unknown;severity=otherother,code=printerReadyToPrint;severity=other;group=generalPrinter,code=unknown;severity=other;group=other,code=unknown;severity=other;group=other,code=unknown;severity=other;group=other,code=printerReadyToPrint;severity=other;group=generalPrinter,code=printerReadyToPrint;severity=other;group=generalPrinter,code=unknown;severity=other;group=other,code=printerReadyToPrint;severity=other;group=generalPrinter,code=unknown;severity=other;group=other,code=printerReadyToPrint;severity=other;group=generalPrinter,code=unknown;severity=other;group=other,code=unknown;severity=other;group=other,code=printerReadyToPrint;severity=other;group=generalPrinter,code=unknown;severity=other;group=other,code=unknown;severity=other;group=other,code=printerReadyToPrint;severity=other;group=generalPrinter,code=unknown;severity=other;group=other,code=printerReadyToPrint;severity=other;group=generalPrin
Dec 05 15:42:15 cupsd[3188]: [Job 652] printer-alert-description 1setOf textWithoutLanguage supplyInkLevelChange,supplyInkLevelChange,genuineHP,inkSystemReady,ready,inPowerSave,processing,processing,ready,ready,scanProcessing,ready,scanProcessing,ready,processing,processing,ready,processing,cancelJob,ready,processing,ready,processing,processing,ready,processing,trayEmptyOrOpen,processing,ready,processing
Dec 05 15:42:15 cupsd[3188]: [Job 652] media-col-supported 1setOf keyword media-type,media-size,media-top-margin,media-left-margin,media-right-margin,media-bottom-margin,media-source,media-size-name
Dec 05 15:42:15 cupsd[3188]: [Job 652] marker-names 1setOf nameWithoutLanguage tri-color ink,black ink
Dec 05 15:42:15 cupsd[3188]: [Job 652] marker-colors 1setOf nameWithoutLanguage #00FFFF#FF00FF#FFFF00,#000000
Dec 05 15:42:15 cupsd[3188]: [Job 652] marker-types 1setOf keyword ink-cartridge,ink-cartridge
Dec 05 15:42:15 cupsd[3188]: [Job 652] marker-low-levels 1setOf integer 1,1
Dec 05 15:42:15 cupsd[3188]: [Job 652] marker-high-levels 1setOf integer 100,100
Dec 05 15:42:15 cupsd[3188]: [Job 652] marker-levels 1setOf integer 30,50
Dec 05 15:42:15 cupsd[3188]: [Job 652] copies-supported rangeOfInteger 1-99
Dec 05 15:42:15 cupsd[3188]: [Job 652] print-color-mode-supported 1setOf keyword auto,auto-monochrome,monochrome,color,process-monochrome
Dec 05 15:42:15 cupsd[3188]: [Job 652] multiple-document-handling-supported 1setOf keyword separate-documents-uncollated-copies,separate-documents-collated-copies
Dec 05 15:42:15 cupsd[3188]: [Job 652] print-scaling-supported 1setOf keyword auto,auto-fit,fill,fit,none
Dec 05 15:42:15 cupsd[3188]: [Job 652] ---- end-of-attributes-tag ----
Dec 05 15:42:15 cupsd[3188]: [Job 652] IPP/2.0 Get-Job-Attributes #13
Dec 05 15:42:15 cupsd[3188]: [Job 652] ---- operation-attributes-tag ----
Dec 05 15:42:15 cupsd[3188]: [Job 652] attributes-charset charset utf-8
Dec 05 15:42:15 cupsd[3188]: [Job 652] attributes-natural-language naturalLanguage en-us
Dec 05 15:42:15 cupsd[3188]: [Job 652] printer-uri uri ipp://HP705A0F763F10.local:631/ipp/print
Dec 05 15:42:15 cupsd[3188]: [Job 652] job-id integer 23
Dec 05 15:42:15 cupsd[3188]: [Job 652] requesting-user-name nameWithoutLanguage pdestefa
Dec 05 15:42:15 cupsd[3188]: [Job 652] requested-attributes 1setOf keyword job-id,job-impressions-completed,job-media-sheets-completed,job-name,job-originating-user-name,job-state,job-state-reasons
Dec 05 15:42:15 cupsd[3188]: [Job 652] ---- end-of-attributes-tag ----
Dec 05 15:42:15 cupsd[3188]: [Job 652] Get-Job-Attributes: successful-ok (successful-ok)
Dec 05 15:42:15 cupsd[3188]: [Job 652] ---- operation-attributes-tag ----
Dec 05 15:42:15 cupsd[3188]: [Job 652] attributes-charset charset utf-8
Dec 05 15:42:15 cupsd[3188]: [Job 652] attributes-natural-language naturalLanguage en
Dec 05 15:42:15 cupsd[3188]: [Job 652] ---- job-attributes-tag ----
Dec 05 15:42:15 cupsd[3188]: [Job 652] job-id integer 23
Dec 05 15:42:15 cupsd[3188]: [Job 652] job-name nameWithLanguage revtex4.pdf[en-us]
Dec 05 15:42:15 cupsd[3188]: [Job 652] job-originating-user-name nameWithLanguage pdestefa[en-us]
Dec 05 15:42:15 cupsd[3188]: [Job 652] job-state enum processing
Dec 05 15:42:15 cupsd[3188]: [Job 652] job-state-reasons keyword none
Dec 05 15:42:15 cupsd[3188]: [Job 652] job-impressions-completed integer 0
Dec 05 15:42:15 cupsd[3188]: [Job 652] job-media-sheets-completed integer 0
Dec 05 15:42:15 cupsd[3188]: [Job 652] ---- end-of-attributes-tag ----
Dec 05 15:42:15 cupsd[3188]: [Job 652] PAGE: total 0
Dec 05 15:42:15 cupsd[3188]: [Job 652] IPP/2.0 Get-Printer-Attributes #14
Dec 05 15:42:15 cupsd[3188]: [Job 652] ---- operation-attributes-tag ----
Dec 05 15:42:15 cupsd[3188]: [Job 652] attributes-charset charset utf-8
Dec 05 15:42:15 cupsd[3188]: [Job 652] attributes-natural-language naturalLanguage en-us
Dec 05 15:42:15 cupsd[3188]: [Job 652] printer-uri uri ipp://HP705A0F763F10.local:631/ipp/print
Dec 05 15:42:15 cupsd[3188]: [Job 652] requesting-user-name nameWithoutLanguage pdestefa
Dec 05 15:42:15 cupsd[3188]: [Job 652] requested-attributes 1setOf keyword compression-supported,copies-supported,cups-version,document-format-supported,job-password-encryption-supported,marker-colors,marker-high-levels,marker-levels,marker-low-levels,marker-message,marker-names,marker-types,media-col-supported,multiple-document-handling-supported,operations-supported,print-color-mode-supported,print-scaling-supported,printer-alert,printer-alert-description,printer-is-accepting-jobs,printer-mandatory-job-attributes,printer-state,printer-state-message,printer-state-reasons
Dec 05 15:42:15 cupsd[3188]: [Job 652] ---- end-of-attributes-tag ----
Dec 05 15:42:15 cupsd[3188]: [Job 652] update_reasons(attr=1(wifi-not-configured-report), s=\"(null)\")
Dec 05 15:42:15 cupsd[3188]: [Job 652] op=\' \', new_reasons=1, state_reasons=1
Dec 05 15:42:15 cupsd[3188]: [Job 652] Get-Printer-Attributes: successful-ok (successful-ok)
Dec 05 15:42:15 cupsd[3188]: [Job 652] ---- operation-attributes-tag ----
Dec 05 15:42:15 cupsd[3188]: [Job 652] attributes-charset charset utf-8
Dec 05 15:42:15 cupsd[3188]: [Job 652] attributes-natural-language naturalLanguage en
Dec 05 15:42:15 cupsd[3188]: [Job 652] ---- printer-attributes-tag ----
Dec 05 15:42:15 cupsd[3188]: [Job 652] printer-state enum idle
Dec 05 15:42:15 cupsd[3188]: [Job 652] printer-state-reasons keyword wifi-not-configured-report
Dec 05 15:42:15 cupsd[3188]: [Job 652] printer-state-message textWithoutLanguage
Dec 05 15:42:15 cupsd[3188]: [Job 652] operations-supported 1setOf enum Print-Job,Validate-Job,Cancel-Job,Cancel-My-Jobs,Get-Job-Attributes,Get-Jobs,Get-Printer-Attributes,Create-Job,Send-Document,Set-Printer-Attributes,Print-URI,Send-URI,Close-Job,Identify-Printer
Dec 05 15:42:15 cupsd[3188]: [Job 652] document-format-supported 1setOf mimeMediaType application/vnd.hp-PCL,image/jpeg,application/PCLm,image/urf,image/pwg-raster,application/octet-stream
Dec 05 15:42:15 cupsd[3188]: [Job 652] printer-is-accepting-jobs boolean true
Dec 05 15:42:15 cupsd[3188]: [Job 652] compression-supported 1setOf keyword none,deflate,gzip
Dec 05 15:42:15 cupsd[3188]: [Job 652] printer-alert 1setOf octetString code=unknown;severity=otherother,code=unknown;severity=otherother,code=unknown;severity=other;group=other,code=unknown;severity=otherother,code=printerReadyToPrint;severity=other;group=generalPrinter,code=unknown;severity=other;group=other,code=unknown;severity=other;group=other,code=unknown;severity=other;group=other,code=printerReadyToPrint;severity=other;group=generalPrinter,code=printerReadyToPrint;severity=other;group=generalPrinter,code=unknown;severity=other;group=other,code=printerReadyToPrint;severity=other;group=generalPrinter,code=unknown;severity=other;group=other,code=printerReadyToPrint;severity=other;group=generalPrinter,code=unknown;severity=other;group=other,code=unknown;severity=other;group=other,code=printerReadyToPrint;severity=other;group=generalPrinter,code=unknown;severity=other;group=other,code=unknown;severity=other;group=other,code=printerReadyToPrint;severity=other;group=generalPrinter,code=unknown;severity=other;group=other,code=printerReadyToPrint;severity=other;group=generalPrin
Dec 05 15:42:15 cupsd[3188]: [Job 652] printer-alert-description 1setOf textWithoutLanguage supplyInkLevelChange,supplyInkLevelChange,genuineHP,inkSystemReady,ready,inPowerSave,processing,processing,ready,ready,scanProcessing,ready,scanProcessing,ready,processing,processing,ready,processing,cancelJob,ready,processing,ready,processing,processing,ready,processing,trayEmptyOrOpen,processing,ready,processing
Dec 05 15:42:15 cupsd[3188]: [Job 652] media-col-supported 1setOf keyword media-type,media-size,media-top-margin,media-left-margin,media-right-margin,media-bottom-margin,media-source,media-size-name
Dec 05 15:42:15 cupsd[3188]: [Job 652] marker-names 1setOf nameWithoutLanguage tri-color ink,black ink
Dec 05 15:42:15 cupsd[3188]: [Job 652] marker-colors 1setOf nameWithoutLanguage #00FFFF#FF00FF#FFFF00,#000000
Dec 05 15:42:15 cupsd[3188]: [Job 652] marker-types 1setOf keyword ink-cartridge,ink-cartridge
Dec 05 15:42:15 cupsd[3188]: [Job 652] marker-low-levels 1setOf integer 1,1
Dec 05 15:42:15 cupsd[3188]: [Job 652] marker-high-levels 1setOf integer 100,100
Dec 05 15:42:15 cupsd[3188]: [Job 652] marker-levels 1setOf integer 30,50
Dec 05 15:42:15 cupsd[3188]: [Job 652] copies-supported rangeOfInteger 1-99
Dec 05 15:42:15 cupsd[3188]: [Job 652] print-color-mode-supported 1setOf keyword auto,auto-monochrome,monochrome,color,process-monochrome
Dec 05 15:42:15 cupsd[3188]: [Job 652] multiple-document-handling-supported 1setOf keyword separate-documents-uncollated-copies,separate-documents-collated-copies
Dec 05 15:42:15 cupsd[3188]: [Job 652] print-scaling-supported 1setOf keyword auto,auto-fit,fill,fit,none
Dec 05 15:42:15 cupsd[3188]: [Job 652] ---- end-of-attributes-tag ----
Dec 05 15:42:15 cupsd[3188]: [Job 652] IPP/2.0 Get-Printer-Attributes #16
Dec 05 15:42:15 cupsd[3188]: [Job 652] ---- operation-attributes-tag ----
Dec 05 15:42:15 cupsd[3188]: [Job 652] attributes-charset charset utf-8
Dec 05 15:42:15 cupsd[3188]: [Job 652] attributes-natural-language naturalLanguage en-us
Dec 05 15:42:15 cupsd[3188]: [Job 652] printer-uri uri ipp://HP705A0F763F10.local:631/ipp/print
Dec 05 15:42:15 cupsd[3188]: [Job 652] requesting-user-name nameWithoutLanguage pdestefa
Dec 05 15:42:15 cupsd[3188]: [Job 652] requested-attributes 1setOf keyword compression-supported,copies-supported,cups-version,document-format-supported,job-password-encryption-supported,marker-colors,marker-high-levels,marker-levels,marker-low-levels,marker-message,marker-names,marker-types,media-col-supported,multiple-document-handling-supported,operations-supported,print-color-mode-supported,print-scaling-supported,printer-alert,printer-alert-description,printer-is-accepting-jobs,printer-mandatory-job-attributes,printer-state,printer-state-message,printer-state-reasons
Dec 05 15:42:15 cupsd[3188]: [Job 652] ---- end-of-attributes-tag ----
Dec 05 15:42:15 cupsd[3188]: [Job 652] update_reasons(attr=1(wifi-not-configured-report), s=\"(null)\")
Dec 05 15:42:15 cupsd[3188]: [Job 652] op=\' \', new_reasons=1, state_reasons=1
Dec 05 15:42:15 cupsd[3188]: [Job 652] Get-Printer-Attributes: successful-ok (successful-ok)
Dec 05 15:42:15 cupsd[3188]: [Job 652] ---- operation-attributes-tag ----
Dec 05 15:42:15 cupsd[3188]: [Job 652] attributes-charset charset utf-8
Dec 05 15:42:15 cupsd[3188]: [Job 652] attributes-natural-language naturalLanguage en
Dec 05 15:42:15 cupsd[3188]: [Job 652] ---- printer-attributes-tag ----
Dec 05 15:42:15 cupsd[3188]: [Job 652] printer-state enum idle
Dec 05 15:42:15 cupsd[3188]: [Job 652] printer-state-reasons keyword wifi-not-configured-report
Dec 05 15:42:15 cupsd[3188]: [Job 652] printer-state-message textWithoutLanguage
Dec 05 15:42:15 cupsd[3188]: [Job 652] operations-supported 1setOf enum Print-Job,Validate-Job,Cancel-Job,Cancel-My-Jobs,Get-Job-Attributes,Get-Jobs,Get-Printer-Attributes,Create-Job,Send-Document,Set-Printer-Attributes,Print-URI,Send-URI,Close-Job,Identify-Printer
Dec 05 15:42:15 cupsd[3188]: [Job 652] document-format-supported 1setOf mimeMediaType application/vnd.hp-PCL,image/jpeg,application/PCLm,image/urf,image/pwg-raster,application/octet-stream
Dec 05 15:42:15 cupsd[3188]: [Job 652] printer-is-accepting-jobs boolean true
Dec 05 15:42:15 cupsd[3188]: [Job 652] compression-supported 1setOf keyword none,deflate,gzip
Dec 05 15:42:15 cupsd[3188]: [Job 652] printer-alert 1setOf octetString code=unknown;severity=otherother,code=unknown;severity=otherother,code=unknown;severity=other;group=other,code=unknown;severity=otherother,code=printerReadyToPrint;severity=other;group=generalPrinter,code=unknown;severity=other;group=other,code=unknown;severity=other;group=other,code=unknown;severity=other;group=other,code=printerReadyToPrint;severity=other;group=generalPrinter,code=printerReadyToPrint;severity=other;group=generalPrinter,code=unknown;severity=other;group=other,code=printerReadyToPrint;severity=other;group=generalPrinter,code=unknown;severity=other;group=other,code=printerReadyToPrint;severity=other;group=generalPrinter,code=unknown;severity=other;group=other,code=unknown;severity=other;group=other,code=printerReadyToPrint;severity=other;group=generalPrinter,code=unknown;severity=other;group=other,code=unknown;severity=other;group=other,code=printerReadyToPrint;severity=other;group=generalPrinter,code=unknown;severity=other;group=other,code=printerReadyToPrint;severity=other;group=generalPrin
Dec 05 15:42:15 cupsd[3188]: [Job 652] printer-alert-description 1setOf textWithoutLanguage supplyInkLevelChange,supplyInkLevelChange,genuineHP,inkSystemReady,ready,inPowerSave,processing,processing,ready,ready,scanProcessing,ready,scanProcessing,ready,processing,processing,ready,processing,cancelJob,ready,processing,ready,processing,processing,ready,processing,trayEmptyOrOpen,processing,ready,processing
Dec 05 15:42:15 cupsd[3188]: [Job 652] media-col-supported 1setOf keyword media-type,media-size,media-top-margin,media-left-margin,media-right-margin,media-bottom-margin,media-source,media-size-name
Dec 05 15:42:15 cupsd[3188]: [Job 652] marker-names 1setOf nameWithoutLanguage tri-color ink,black ink
Dec 05 15:42:15 cupsd[3188]: [Job 652] marker-colors 1setOf nameWithoutLanguage #00FFFF#FF00FF#FFFF00,#000000
Dec 05 15:42:15 cupsd[3188]: [Job 652] marker-types 1setOf keyword ink-cartridge,ink-cartridge
Dec 05 15:42:15 cupsd[3188]: [Job 652] marker-low-levels 1setOf integer 1,1
Dec 05 15:42:15 cupsd[3188]: [Job 652] marker-high-levels 1setOf integer 100,100
Dec 05 15:42:15 cupsd[3188]: [Job 652] marker-levels 1setOf integer 30,50
Dec 05 15:42:15 cupsd[3188]: [Job 652] copies-supported rangeOfInteger 1-99
Dec 05 15:42:15 cupsd[3188]: [Job 652] print-color-mode-supported 1setOf keyword auto,auto-monochrome,monochrome,color,process-monochrome
Dec 05 15:42:15 cupsd[3188]: [Job 652] multiple-document-handling-supported 1setOf keyword separate-documents-uncollated-copies,separate-documents-collated-copies
Dec 05 15:42:15 cupsd[3188]: [Job 652] print-scaling-supported 1setOf keyword auto,auto-fit,fill,fit,none
Dec 05 15:42:15 cupsd[3188]: [Job 652] ---- end-of-attributes-tag ----
Dec 05 15:42:15 cupsd[3188]: [Job 652] IPP/2.0 Get-Job-Attributes #17
Dec 05 15:42:15 cupsd[3188]: [Job 652] ---- operation-attributes-tag ----
Dec 05 15:42:15 cupsd[3188]: [Job 652] attributes-charset charset utf-8
Dec 05 15:42:15 cupsd[3188]: [Job 652] attributes-natural-language naturalLanguage en-us
Dec 05 15:42:15 cupsd[3188]: [Job 652] printer-uri uri ipp://HP705A0F763F10.local:631/ipp/print
Dec 05 15:42:15 cupsd[3188]: [Job 652] job-id integer 23
Dec 05 15:42:15 cupsd[3188]: [Job 652] requesting-user-name nameWithoutLanguage pdestefa
Dec 05 15:42:15 cupsd[3188]: [Job 652] requested-attributes 1setOf keyword job-id,job-impressions-completed,job-media-sheets-completed,job-name,job-originating-user-name,job-state,job-state-reasons
Dec 05 15:42:15 cupsd[3188]: [Job 652] ---- end-of-attributes-tag ----
Dec 05 15:42:15 cupsd[3188]: [Job 652] Get-Job-Attributes: successful-ok (successful-ok)
Dec 05 15:42:15 cupsd[3188]: [Job 652] ---- operation-attributes-tag ----
Dec 05 15:42:15 cupsd[3188]: [Job 652] attributes-charset charset utf-8
Dec 05 15:42:15 cupsd[3188]: [Job 652] attributes-natural-language naturalLanguage en
Dec 05 15:42:15 cupsd[3188]: [Job 652] ---- job-attributes-tag ----
Dec 05 15:42:15 cupsd[3188]: [Job 652] job-id integer 23
Dec 05 15:42:15 cupsd[3188]: [Job 652] job-name nameWithLanguage revtex4.pdf[en-us]
Dec 05 15:42:15 cupsd[3188]: [Job 652] job-originating-user-name nameWithLanguage pdestefa[en-us]
Dec 05 15:42:15 cupsd[3188]: [Job 652] job-state enum completed
Dec 05 15:42:15 cupsd[3188]: [Job 652] job-state-reasons keyword none
Dec 05 15:42:15 cupsd[3188]: [Job 652] job-impressions-completed integer 0
Dec 05 15:42:15 cupsd[3188]: [Job 652] job-media-sheets-completed integer 0
Dec 05 15:42:15 cupsd[3188]: [Job 652] ---- end-of-attributes-tag ----
Dec 05 15:42:15 cupsd[3188]: [Job 652] PAGE: total 0
Dec 05 15:42:15 cupsd[3188]: [Job 652] IPP/2.0 Get-Printer-Attributes #18
Dec 05 15:42:15 cupsd[3188]: [Job 652] ---- operation-attributes-tag ----
Dec 05 15:42:15 cupsd[3188]: [Job 652] attributes-charset charset utf-8
Dec 05 15:42:15 cupsd[3188]: [Job 652] attributes-natural-language naturalLanguage en-us
Dec 05 15:42:15 cupsd[3188]: [Job 652] printer-uri uri ipp://HP705A0F763F10.local:631/ipp/print
Dec 05 15:42:15 cupsd[3188]: [Job 652] requesting-user-name nameWithoutLanguage pdestefa
Dec 05 15:42:15 cupsd[3188]: [Job 652] requested-attributes 1setOf keyword compression-supported,copies-supported,cups-version,document-format-supported,job-password-encryption-supported,marker-colors,marker-high-levels,marker-levels,marker-low-levels,marker-message,marker-names,marker-types,media-col-supported,multiple-document-handling-supported,operations-supported,print-color-mode-supported,print-scaling-supported,printer-alert,printer-alert-description,printer-is-accepting-jobs,printer-mandatory-job-attributes,printer-state,printer-state-message,printer-state-reasons
Dec 05 15:42:15 cupsd[3188]: [Job 652] ---- end-of-attributes-tag ----
Dec 05 15:42:15 cupsd[3188]: [Job 652] update_reasons(attr=1(wifi-not-configured-report), s=\"(null)\")
Dec 05 15:42:15 cupsd[3188]: [Job 652] op=\' \', new_reasons=1, state_reasons=1
Dec 05 15:42:15 cupsd[3188]: [Job 652] Get-Printer-Attributes: successful-ok (successful-ok)
Dec 05 15:42:15 cupsd[3188]: [Job 652] ---- operation-attributes-tag ----
Dec 05 15:42:15 cupsd[3188]: [Job 652] attributes-charset charset utf-8
Dec 05 15:42:15 cupsd[3188]: [Job 652] attributes-natural-language naturalLanguage en
Dec 05 15:42:15 cupsd[3188]: [Job 652] ---- printer-attributes-tag ----
Dec 05 15:42:15 cupsd[3188]: [Job 652] printer-state enum idle
Dec 05 15:42:15 cupsd[3188]: [Job 652] printer-state-reasons keyword wifi-not-configured-report
Dec 05 15:42:15 cupsd[3188]: [Job 652] printer-state-message textWithoutLanguage
Dec 05 15:42:15 cupsd[3188]: [Job 652] operations-supported 1setOf enum Print-Job,Validate-Job,Cancel-Job,Cancel-My-Jobs,Get-Job-Attributes,Get-Jobs,Get-Printer-Attributes,Create-Job,Send-Document,Set-Printer-Attributes,Print-URI,Send-URI,Close-Job,Identify-Printer
Dec 05 15:42:15 cupsd[3188]: [Job 652] document-format-supported 1setOf mimeMediaType application/vnd.hp-PCL,image/jpeg,application/PCLm,image/urf,image/pwg-raster,application/octet-stream
Dec 05 15:42:15 cupsd[3188]: [Job 652] printer-is-accepting-jobs boolean true
Dec 05 15:42:15 cupsd[3188]: [Job 652] compression-supported 1setOf keyword none,deflate,gzip
Dec 05 15:42:15 cupsd[3188]: [Job 652] printer-alert 1setOf octetString code=unknown;severity=otherother,code=unknown;severity=otherother,code=unknown;severity=other;group=other,code=unknown;severity=otherother,code=printerReadyToPrint;severity=other;group=generalPrinter,code=unknown;severity=other;group=other,code=unknown;severity=other;group=other,code=unknown;severity=other;group=other,code=printerReadyToPrint;severity=other;group=generalPrinter,code=printerReadyToPrint;severity=other;group=generalPrinter,code=unknown;severity=other;group=other,code=printerReadyToPrint;severity=other;group=generalPrinter,code=unknown;severity=other;group=other,code=printerReadyToPrint;severity=other;group=generalPrinter,code=unknown;severity=other;group=other,code=unknown;severity=other;group=other,code=printerReadyToPrint;severity=other;group=generalPrinter,code=unknown;severity=other;group=other,code=unknown;severity=other;group=other,code=printerReadyToPrint;severity=other;group=generalPrinter,code=unknown;severity=other;group=other,code=printerReadyToPrint;severity=other;group=generalPrin
Dec 05 15:42:15 cupsd[3188]: [Job 652] printer-alert-description 1setOf textWithoutLanguage supplyInkLevelChange,supplyInkLevelChange,genuineHP,inkSystemReady,ready,inPowerSave,processing,processing,ready,ready,scanProcessing,ready,scanProcessing,ready,processing,processing,ready,processing,cancelJob,ready,processing,ready,processing,processing,ready,processing,trayEmptyOrOpen,processing,ready,processing
Dec 05 15:42:15 cupsd[3188]: [Job 652] media-col-supported 1setOf keyword media-type,media-size,media-top-margin,media-left-margin,media-right-margin,media-bottom-margin,media-source,media-size-name
Dec 05 15:42:15 cupsd[3188]: [Job 652] marker-names 1setOf nameWithoutLanguage tri-color ink,black ink
Dec 05 15:42:15 cupsd[3188]: [Job 652] marker-colors 1setOf nameWithoutLanguage #00FFFF#FF00FF#FFFF00,#000000
Dec 05 15:42:15 cupsd[3188]: [Job 652] marker-types 1setOf keyword ink-cartridge,ink-cartridge
Dec 05 15:42:15 cupsd[3188]: [Job 652] marker-low-levels 1setOf integer 1,1
Dec 05 15:42:15 cupsd[3188]: [Job 652] marker-high-levels 1setOf integer 100,100
Dec 05 15:42:15 cupsd[3188]: [Job 652] marker-levels 1setOf integer 30,50
Dec 05 15:42:15 cupsd[3188]: [Job 652] copies-supported rangeOfInteger 1-99
Dec 05 15:42:15 cupsd[3188]: [Job 652] print-color-mode-supported 1setOf keyword auto,auto-monochrome,monochrome,color,process-monochrome
Dec 05 15:42:15 cupsd[3188]: [Job 652] multiple-document-handling-supported 1setOf keyword separate-documents-uncollated-copies,separate-documents-collated-copies
Dec 05 15:42:15 cupsd[3188]: [Job 652] print-scaling-supported 1setOf keyword auto,auto-fit,fill,fit,none
Dec 05 15:42:15 cupsd[3188]: [Job 652] ---- end-of-attributes-tag ----
Dec 05 15:42:15 cupsd[3188]: [Job 652] ATTR: auth-info-required=none
Dec 05 15:42:15 cupsd[3188]: [Job 652] PID 294328 (/usr/lib/cups/backend/dnssd) exited with no errors.
Dec 05 15:42:15 cupsd[3188]: [Job 652] End of messages
Dec 05 15:42:15 cupsd[3188]: [Job 652] printer-state=3(idle)
Dec 05 15:42:15 cupsd[3188]: [Job 652] printer-state-message=""
Dec 05 15:42:15 cupsd[3188]: [Job 652] printer-state-reasons=wifi-not-configured-report

I see this when I try print-preview:

Firefox PDF viewer seems to be able to print the same documents that produce errors in evince.

Same here. Printing from Evince fails.
Okular (from KDE) can print, too (I’m running Gnome normally, but have okular installed)

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Thanks! I’m glad it’s not just me.

Interesting. I tried hp-setup, and it created a new printer, but it didn’t work, same error. I don’t think it has anything to do with the specific printer drivers. evince also cannot print to file, which shouldn’t have any thing to do with printing at all.

I tried printing to file, too, and it did run via cups. The problems only evince has and only with some pdf creators (a pdf created by Gnome’s scanner app did print from evince) seem to have appeared with the cups update to x86_64 1:2.4.11-6.fc41 a few days ago.

Oh, interesting. There is a new cups pkg, 2.4.11-7. I’m going to try that.

Ah ha. Yes, dnf update seems to have fixed the problem.

45 pkgs were upgraded, so it’s hard to know which one solved the issue. But, most of the patches were related to cups or cairo, so that’s my guess.

I would guess it’s been the cups update. At least evince is printing again. Yippee!

Me too, but it was actually cairo. Interesting.

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2330100