[ale] OT: Certain PDF files are unprintable

[Scott Castaline]

Adobe Reader 7.0
Fedora Core 6 uname -r = 2.6.19-1.2911.fc6

Certain documents will not print. I'll get errors in my cups log as follows:

D [19/Mar/2007:11:52:56 -0400] [Job 123] GhostScript extra search path 
('GS_LIB'): /usr/share/cups/fonts
D [19/Mar/2007:11:52:56 -0400] [Job 123] Pondering option 
'job-uuid=urn:uuid:579d20ae-5daf-3312-71ef-70e056b09206'
D [19/Mar/2007:11:52:56 -0400] [Job 123] Unknown option 
job-uuid=urn:uuid:579d20ae-5daf-3312-71ef-70e056b09206.
D [19/Mar/2007:11:52:56 -0400] [Job 123]
D [19/Mar/2007:11:52:56 -0400] [Job 123] 
================================================
D [19/Mar/2007:11:52:56 -0400] [Job 123]
D [19/Mar/2007:11:52:56 -0400] [Job 123] File: <STDIN>
D [19/Mar/2007:11:52:56 -0400] [Job 123]
D [19/Mar/2007:11:52:56 -0400] [Job 123] 
================================================
D [19/Mar/2007:11:52:56 -0400] [Job 123]
D [19/Mar/2007:11:52:56 -0400] [Job 123] Reading PostScript input ...
D [19/Mar/2007:11:52:56 -0400] [Job 123] --> This document is 
DSC-conforming!
D [19/Mar/2007:11:52:56 -0400] [Job 123] Job claims to be 
DSC-conforming, but "%%BeginProlog" was missing before first line with 
another "%%Begin..." comment (is this a TeX/LaTeX/dvips-generated 
PostScript file?). Assuming start of "Prolog" here.
D [19/Mar/2007:11:52:56 -0400] [Job 123]
D [19/Mar/2007:11:52:56 -0400] [Job 123] -----------
D [19/Mar/2007:11:52:56 -0400] [Job 123] Found: %%BeginProlog
D [19/Mar/2007:11:52:56 -0400] [Job 123] Found: %%EndProlog
D [19/Mar/2007:11:52:56 -0400] [Job 123]
D [19/Mar/2007:11:52:56 -0400] [Job 123] -----------
D [19/Mar/2007:11:52:56 -0400] [Job 123] Found: %%BeginSetup
D [19/Mar/2007:11:52:56 -0400] [Job 123] Found: %%BeginFeature: 
*PrintoutMode Normal
D [19/Mar/2007:11:52:56 -0400] [Job 123] Option: PrintoutMode=Normal --> 
Setting option
D [19/Mar/2007:11:52:56 -0400] [Job 123] Found: %% 
FoomaticRIPOptionSetting: PrintoutMode=Normal
D [19/Mar/2007:11:52:56 -0400] [Job 123] Option: PrintoutMode=Normal --> 
Setting option
D [19/Mar/2007:11:52:56 -0400] [Job 123] Found: %%BeginFeature: 
*InputSlot Default
D [19/Mar/2007:11:52:56 -0400] [Job 123] Option: InputSlot=Default --> 
Setting option
D [19/Mar/2007:11:52:56 -0400] [Job 123] Found: %% 
FoomaticRIPOptionSetting: InputSlot=Default
D [19/Mar/2007:11:52:56 -0400] [Job 123] Option: InputSlot=Default --> 
Setting option
D [19/Mar/2007:11:52:56 -0400] [Job 123] Found: %%BeginFeature: *Quality 
FromPrintoutMode
D [19/Mar/2007:11:52:56 -0400] [Job 123] Option: 
Quality=FromPrintoutMode --> Setting option
D [19/Mar/2007:11:52:56 -0400] [Job 123] Found: %% 
FoomaticRIPOptionSetting: Quality=@PrintoutMode
D [19/Mar/2007:11:52:56 -0400] [Job 123] Option: 
Quality=FromPrintoutMode --> Setting option
D [19/Mar/2007:11:52:56 -0400] [Job 123] Found: %%BeginFeature: 
*PageRegion Letter
D [19/Mar/2007:11:52:56 -0400] [Job 123] Option: PageRegion=Letter --> 
Option will be set by PostScript interpreter
D [19/Mar/2007:11:52:56 -0400] [Job 123] Found: %% 
FoomaticRIPOptionSetting: PageSize=Letter
D [19/Mar/2007:11:52:56 -0400] [Job 123] Option: PageSize=Letter --> 
Setting option
D [19/Mar/2007:11:52:56 -0400] [Job 123] Found: %%BeginFeature: *Duplex 
DuplexNoTumble
D [19/Mar/2007:11:52:56 -0400] [Job 123] Option: Duplex=DuplexNoTumble 
--> Setting option
D [19/Mar/2007:11:52:56 -0400] [Job 123] Found: %% 
FoomaticRIPOptionSetting: Duplex=DuplexNoTumble
D [19/Mar/2007:11:52:56 -0400] [Job 123] Option: Duplex=DuplexNoTumble 
--> Setting option
D [19/Mar/2007:11:52:56 -0400] [Job 123] Found: %%EndSetup
D [19/Mar/2007:11:52:56 -0400] [Job 123] Inserting PostScript code for 
CUPS' page accounting
D [19/Mar/2007:11:52:56 -0400] [Job 123]
D [19/Mar/2007:11:52:56 -0400] [Job 123] -----------
D [19/Mar/2007:11:52:56 -0400] [Job 123] New page: 1 1
D [19/Mar/2007:11:52:56 -0400] [Job 123] Inserting option code into 
"PageSetup" section.
D [19/Mar/2007:11:52:56 -0400] [Job 123]
D [19/Mar/2007:11:52:56 -0400] [Job 123] Found:

When I first ran into this I was using SuSE 10.x and it was only when i 
tried to print my bank statements (Sun Trust Bank). The problem stayed 
with me on Ubuntu 6.10. I thought that maybe Ghost script was having 
trouble with rendering the newer Sun Trust logo as that seems to be when 
the problem had first started. Now all of a sudden I'll get the same 
with my Progressive Insurance bill. As far as I can tell there does not 
seem to be any changes on that, at least visually. The symptoms are that 
I'll request printing the doc as usual, and Adobe accepts the print 
request does it's thing with no complaints. The printer gives no 
indication of receiving the file, (HP PSC-2610v networked 100Base-T). 
The spooler accepts the request and will sit on it for 2 - 3 minutes 
before finally indicating that the job has stopped and is no longer 
being processed. The above is cut out from the Cups log file and starts 
before what to me appears to be the problem through to the point where 
I'll finally cancel the job.

Any suggestions? It's really a PIA to keep going over to my significant 
other's Windoze PC to download and print these statements. Especially 
since I can't even read her screen anymore.

TIA
Scott Castaline