Comment 8 for bug 228215

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pmsagdeo (pradip-sagdeo) wrote : Re: [Bug 228215] Re: cannot print web pages

Yes, I just did. No change. The printer light blinks for a few seconds as
if it is receiiving data and then stops blinking. This is a show-stopper.
I am going to install SuSE 11 on another drive and see what it does. Thanks
for pursuing this issue. Hope a solution is found quickly. Thanks.

Pradip

On Tue, Jun 9, 2009 at 3:00 AM, Micah Gersten <<email address hidden>
> wrote:

> Have you tried this with the latest Firefox 3? (3.0.10 at present)
>
> ** Changed in: firefox-3.0 (Ubuntu)
> Status: New => Incomplete
>
> --
> cannot print web pages
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/228215
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>
> Status in “firefox-3.0” source package in Ubuntu: Incomplete
>
> Bug description:
> Binary package hint: firefox-3.0
>
> Firefox 3.0 beta 5 bundled with Hardy Heron 8.04 cannot print web pages.
> The print preview displays how it will be printed, number of pages etc.
> Clicking print causes the printer to indicate that the output is being sent
> to the printer by flashing a light on the printer. This flashing stops
> after a few seconds (on my HP Laserjet 4, please don't laugh. It has been
> working flawlessly for the last 14 years with only two minor repairs I did
> myself), and nothing happens. I can print from OpenOffice and other
> applications. What gives? Thanks.
>
> ProblemType: Bug
> Architecture: i386
> Date: Thu May 8 09:47:31 2008
> DistroRelease: Ubuntu 8.04
> Package: firefox-3.0 3.0~b5+nobinonly-0ubuntu3
> PackageArchitecture: i386
> ProcEnviron:
>
> PATH=/usr/local/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin:/sbin:/bin:/usr/games
> LANG=en_US.UTF-8
> SHELL=/bin/bash
> SourcePackage: firefox-3.0
> Uname: Linux 2.6.24-16-generic i686
>