Problem when printing PDF

[Roel Huybrechts]

Binary package hint: ghostscript

Evince fails to print certain PDF files. It seems Ghostscript fails to convert them to PS.

Output of 'pdf2ps afdruk.pdf':

Error: /rangecheck in --run--
Operand stack:
   --dict:7/16(L)-- File
Execution stack:
   %interp_exit .runexec2 --nostringval-- --nostringval-- --nostringval-- 2 %stopped_push --nostringval-- --nostringval-- --nostringval-- false 1 %stopped_push 1878 1 3 %oparray_pop 1877 1 3 %oparray_pop 1861 1 3 %oparray_pop --nostringval-- --nostringval-- 2 1 1 --nostringval-- %for_pos_int_continue --nostringval-- --nostringval-- false 1 %stopped_push --nostringval-- --nostringval--
Dictionary stack:
   --dict:1155/1684(ro)(G)-- --dict:1/20(G)-- --dict:75/200(L)-- --dict:75/200(L)-- --dict:108/127(ro)(G)-- --dict:288/300(ro)(G)-- --dict:22/25(L)-- --dict:6/8(L)-- --dict:21/40(L)-- --dict:11/15(L)-- --dict:13/18(ro)(L)-- --dict:2/3(L)-- --dict:3/5(L)-- --dict:1/1(ro)(G)-- --dict:1/1(ro)(G)-- --dict:6/12(L)--
Current allocation mode is local
Last OS error: 2
GPL Ghostscript 8.71: Unrecoverable error, exit code 1

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 10.04
Package: ghostscript 8.71.dfsg.1-0ubuntu5
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.32-22.33-generic 2.6.32.11+drm33.2
Uname: Linux 2.6.32-22-generic i686
NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
Architecture: i386
CupsErrorLog:

Date: Sun May 9 10:19:08 2010
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 10.04 LTS "Lucid Lynx" - Release i386 (20100429)
Lpstat:
 device for Officejet-J5700-series: hp:/usb/Officejet_J5700_series?serial=CN81LCV10F04TC
 device for Officejet-J5700-series-Fax: hpfax:/usb/Officejet_J5700_series?serial=CN81LCV10F04TC
Papersize: a4
PpdFiles:
 Officejet-J5700-series-Fax: HP Fax hpijs
 Officejet-J5700-series: HP Officejet j5700 Series hpijs, 3.10.2
ProcCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-2.6.32-22-generic root=UUID=50a58e85-b2e2-4c3c-a4aa-090fe09bbfa2 ro quiet splash nomodeset video=uvesafb:mode_option=1024x768-24,mtrr=3,scroll=ywrap
ProcEnviron:
 LANG=nl_BE.utf8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
SourcePackage: ghostscript
dmi.bios.date: 09/11/2002
dmi.bios.vendor: Phoenix Technologies, LTD
dmi.bios.version: 6.00 PG
dmi.board.name: MS-6701
dmi.board.vendor: MICRO-STAR INTERNATIONAL CO., LTD
dmi.chassis.type: 3
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnPhoenixTechnologies,LTD:bvr6.00PG:bd09/11/2002:svnMEDIONPC:pn:pvr:rvnMICRO-STARINTERNATIONALCO.,LTD:rnMS-6701:rvr:cvn:ct3:cvr:
dmi.sys.vendor: MEDIONPC

[Joachim Beckers (jbeckers)]

Architecture: i386
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 10.04
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 9.10 "Karmic Koala" - Release i386 (20091028.5)
Lpstat: device for Officejet-Pro-K550: hp:/net/Officejet_Pro_K550?zc=OfficejetK550
Lsusb:
 Bus 004 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
 Bus 003 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
 Bus 002 Device 002: ID 04a9:220e Canon, Inc. CanoScan N1240U/LiDE 30
 Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
 Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
MachineType: ASUS A7V400-MX
NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
Package: ghostscript 8.71.dfsg.1-0ubuntu5.1
PackageArchitecture: i386
Papersize: a4
PpdFiles: Officejet-Pro-K550: HP Officejet Pro k550 hpijs, 3.10.2
ProcCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-2.6.32-22-generic root=UUID=afde3f2a-7d67-4528-b996-5188274fd3c2 ro quiet splash
ProcEnviron:
 LANG=nl_BE.UTF-8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.32-22.33-generic 2.6.32.11+drm33.2
Tags: lucid
Uname: Linux 2.6.32-22-generic i686
UserGroups: adm audio cdrom dialout dip fax fuse lpadmin netdev plugdev sambashare tape video
dmi.bios.date: 12/21/2004
dmi.bios.vendor: Phoenix Technologies, LTD
dmi.bios.version: ASUS A7V400-MX ACPI BIOS Revision 1009
dmi.board.name: A7V400-MX
dmi.board.vendor: ASUSTek Computer INC.
dmi.board.version: 1.03
dmi.chassis.asset.tag: 123456789000
dmi.chassis.type: 3
dmi.chassis.vendor: ASUS
dmi.chassis.version: Chassis Version
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnPhoenixTechnologies,LTD:bvrASUSA7V400-MXACPIBIOSRevision1009:bd12/21/2004:svnASUS:pnA7V400-MX:pvr1.03:rvnASUSTekComputerINC.:rnA7V400-MX:rvr1.03:cvnASUS:ct3:cvrChassisVersion:
dmi.product.name: A7V400-MX
dmi.product.version: 1.03
dmi.sys.vendor: ASUS

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[Till Kamppeter (till-kamppeter)]

Joachim, if you have really the same problem as the original poster, then please attach a PDF files (or more PDF files) which do not print for you.

[paddy "vedek" jones (paddy-jones)]

bug confirmed i have notice some similar bugs reported for ghost script

[Till Kamppeter (till-kamppeter)]

Reported upstream as

http://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=691289

[Roel Huybrechts (rulus)]

Thanks for the quick response!

As it might be useful to spot the issue, attached is the original PDF I downloaded. Since Evince wouldn't print it, I 'recreated' a PDF using the 'print to pdf' functionality within the print dialog. That's the one attached in my original report. This wouldn't print either and gives the mentioned errors when using 'pdf2ps'.

The original, however, doesn't give errors on 'pdf2ps', but does give the same 'Print error' dialog when trying to print. I assume both issues are at least related.

[Till Kamppeter (till-kamppeter)]

I can print original.pdf when I print it directly, not using evince, for example with "lpr original.pdf".

[Roel Huybrechts (rulus)]

That works here as well. So this is a different bug in Evince?

[Till Kamppeter (till-kamppeter)]

Ghostscript 9.01 is uploaded to Natty.

[Marco Antonucci (marco-antonucci)]

Any hope to have the fix backported to Lucid?