CUPS error "/usr/lib/cups/backend/http failed"

[Curtis Lee Bolin]

2 weeks ago I did a fresh install of Gusty on my notebook. I used cups http://localhost:631/admin to setup my networks shared ipp http printer (I named it HP_GD) located at http://10.192.17.200:631/printers/HP_psc_1200_series_USB_1 . When I viewed http://localhost:631/printers/ it showed this error: HP_GD "/usr/lib/cups/backend/http failed". I did some updates that same day including cups, and the problem no longer existed.

It has been 2 week and many updates later. The problem is back. I am sorry I can't tell you the exact update that started the problem again, but it has been in the last 2 weeks. I did not try printing since the update that fixed it until today.

[Curtis Lee Bolin (curtisleebolin)]

I found this in the /var/log/cups/error_log file. Thank You For Your Time

E [15/Oct/2007:21:58:06 -0500] [Job 12] Print file was not accepted (Unsupported format 'application/octet-stream'!)!
E [15/Oct/2007:21:58:06 -0500] PID 15795 (/usr/lib/cups/backend/http) stopped with status 1!
E [15/Oct/2007:22:03:09 -0500] [Job 12] Print file was not accepted (Unsupported format 'application/octet-stream'!)!
E [15/Oct/2007:22:03:09 -0500] PID 16020 (/usr/lib/cups/backend/http) stopped with status 1!
E [15/Oct/2007:22:08:21 -0500] [Job 12] Print file was not accepted (Unsupported format 'application/octet-stream'!)!
E [15/Oct/2007:22:08:21 -0500] PID 16253 (/usr/lib/cups/backend/http) stopped with status 1!
E [15/Oct/2007:22:13:04 -0500] [Job 12] Print file was not accepted (Unsupported format 'application/octet-stream'!)!
E [15/Oct/2007:22:13:04 -0500] PID 16491 (/usr/lib/cups/backend/http) stopped with status 1!

[Pascal De Vuyst (pascal-devuyst)]

Perhaps related to bug #155902.

[Curtis Lee Bolin (curtisleebolin)]

no longer a problem

[Julia (julia-beliaeva)]

I had this problem on hardy. I noticed it after update to 2.6.24-18 kernel. I switched to 2.6.24-17 and the problem gone.

[Julia (julia-beliaeva)]

No, it's still here.

[André Gondim (andregondim)]

No, it's still here.

I am using Ubuntu 9.04

[Curtis Lee Bolin (curtisleebolin)]

There are no branches for Arch Linux in Launchpad.
https://code.launchpad.net/archlinux

[Curtis Lee Bolin (curtisleebolin)]

Fedora does not use Launchpad for bug tracking.
https://bugs.launchpad.net/fedora