I'm using Epson Stylus Office B42WD with following drivers:
a) Epson Stylus Office B40W - CUPS+Gutenprint v5.2.8-pre1
b) Epson WorkForce 635 - CUPS+Gutenprint v5.2.8-pre1
With both of them, when I create a print job (especially when selecting high resolution in options), I have to wait several minutes while cups web interface reports state of job as "Printing page 1, XX%". And only when this status changes to "Spooling page, XX%" does the printer grab the paper and start printing.
In contrast, Windows driver starts printing immediately, which is what I'd wish to see in Linux too.
ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04
Package: cups 1.5.3-0ubuntu4
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.2.0-32.51-generic-pae 3.2.30
Uname: Linux 3.2.0-32-generic-pae i686
NonfreeKernelModules: wl
ApportVersion: 2.0.1-0ubuntu14
Architecture: i386
Date: Wed Oct 31 21:27:54 2012
InstallationMedia: Kubuntu 12.04.1 LTS "Precise Pangolin" - Release i386 (20120820.1)
Lpstat:
device for Brother_HL5250DN: socket://192.168.0.124:9100
device for EPSON_AL-C1100: ipp://192.168.0.200:631/printers/EPSON_AL-C1100
device for Epson_Stylus_Office_B42WD: dnssd://EPSONA9A0CD%20(Epson%20Stylus%20Office%20B42WD)._printer._tcp.local/
device for Epson_Stylus_Office_B42WD2: dnssd://EPSONA9A0CD%20(Epson%20Stylus%20Office%20B42WD)._printer._tcp.local/
device for Stylus-Photo-R300: usb://EPSON/Stylus%20Photo%20R300?serial=L16P10312131556310&interface=1
MachineType: ASUSTeK Computer INC. 1015PN
Papersize: A4
PpdFiles:
Epson_Stylus_Office_B42WD2: Epson WorkForce 635 - CUPS+Gutenprint v5.2.8-pre1
Epson_Stylus_Office_B42WD: Epson Stylus Office B40W - CUPS+Gutenprint v5.2.8-pre1
Stylus-Photo-R300: Epson Stylus Photo R300 - CUPS+Gutenprint v5.2.8-pre1
Brother_HL5250DN: Brother HL-5250DN BR-Script3
ProcEnviron:
TERM=xterm
PATH=(custom, no user)
LANG=en_US.UTF-8
SHELL=/bin/bash
ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-3.2.0-32-generic-pae root=UUID=ba1c9122-070c-42be-a418-236149e42c8d ro quiet splash acpi_osi=Linux vt.handoff=7
SourcePackage: cups
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
dmi.bios.date: 04/18/2011
dmi.bios.vendor: American Megatrends Inc.
dmi.bios.version: 0701
dmi.board.asset.tag: To Be Filled By O.E.M.
dmi.board.name: 1015PN
dmi.board.vendor: ASUSTeK Computer INC.
dmi.board.version: x.xx
dmi.chassis.asset.tag: 0x00000000
dmi.chassis.type: 10
dmi.chassis.vendor: ASUSTeK Computer INC.
dmi.chassis.version: x.x
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnAmericanMegatrendsInc.:bvr0701:bd04/18/2011:svnASUSTeKComputerINC.:pn1015PN:pvrx.x:rvnASUSTeKComputerINC.:rn1015PN:rvrx.xx:cvnASUSTeKComputerINC.:ct10:cvrx.x:
dmi.product.name: 1015PN
dmi.product.version: x.x
dmi.sys.vendor: ASUSTeK Computer INC.
mtime.conffile..etc.cups.cupsd.conf: 2012-10-31T20:57:39.066139
Hello Ruslan,
Thank you for submitting this bug and reporting a problem with cups. You made this bug report some time ago and Ubuntu and cups have been updated since then.
Could you confirm that this is no longer a problem and that we can close the ticket?
If it is still a problem, are you still interested in finding a solution to this bug?
If you are, could you let us know and, in the current version, could you run the following (only once):
apport-collect 1073659
and upload the updated logs and and any other logs that are relevant for this particular issue.
Thank you again for helping make Ubuntu and cups better.
G