Process 'gs' begins taking 100% CPU and loading up vast amounts of RAM
Bug #463059 reported by
Jared Klingenberger
This bug affects 26 people
Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | |
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foomatic-filters (Ubuntu) |
Fix Released
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Medium
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Till Kamppeter | ||
Karmic |
Fix Released
|
Medium
|
Unassigned |
Bug Description
Binary package hint: ghostscript
My printer doesn't detect for some reason until I restart CUPS, so I ran:
'sudo /etc/init.d/cups restart'. Returned with [OK].
Then, process 'gs' (Ghostscript?) begins taking up all of my RAM (left me at 850/1000mb RAM used, 500/600mb swap used) and my CPU usage goes to 100%. Hard drive is chugging hard. I don't know why this is happening when I haven't even attempted to print yet.
I'm not sure if this is a problem with my printer driver or Ghostscript (are they the same thing?). I have a Canon i860 printer plugged in via USB.
I'm not sure which log files to add so I'll wait for some comments. Thanks.
Changed in foomatic-filters (Ubuntu Karmic): | |
importance: | Undecided → Medium |
Changed in foomatic-filters (Ubuntu): | |
status: | In Progress → Fix Committed |
summary: |
Process 'gs' begins taking 100% CPU and loading up vast amounts of RAM - on CUPS restart |
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This kind of problem also occurred on two of my PCs. Both are connected to a Brother 2140 using a Raw-Socket.
The problem is the following: When I start to print a pdf (400kB) using evince the CPU usage of gs goes to 100% on one core and when the usage is reduced my memory will be blown up (physical and swap used to max).
The PDF is attached.