Printing PDFs with images is hideously slow on HP LaserJet 3030 MFP
Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | |
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system-config-printer (Ubuntu) |
Confirmed
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Undecided
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Unassigned |
Bug Description
Printing anything with graphics from Firefix (such as a Google Maps page), or a PDF file containing graphics, takes a ridiculously long time to print, often several minutes per page. This is with a directly-attached USB postscript printer (an HP 3030 mfp).
The exact same content prints in only 2 seconds when printed from Windows 7 running in a VM, to the same printer via an independent print server (avoiding CUPS in the Ubuntu host).
NOTE: If the page in Firefox is first printed "to file" and PDF is selected, the very long delay happens when printing the resulting PDF using the "lpr" command. If, instead, "print to file" is done from Firefox and Postscript is selected, the resulting .ps file prints much faster (still 10x slower than printing from Windows 7, but much faster than printing the equivalent PDF).
So there must be something bogus in how CUPS handles PDF files containging images.
STEPS TO REPRODUCE:
1. Visit https:/
2. Search for "San Francisco" and click the print icon (in the left bar near the top).
3. A printable map is displayed; hit ^P to print it to a postscript printer
(1-2 minute delay before the page prints)
Do exactly the same on a Windows 7 system and printing starts in about 2 seconds.
Alternatively, try printing the attached PDF and PS files. The PDF is hideously slow (minutes), but the PS is only slow (about 10 seconds to print on my system). Compared to 2 seconds when printed from Windows. All the same content.
ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04
Package: cups 1.5.3-0ubuntu4
ProcVersionSign
Uname: Linux 3.2.0-29-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelMo
ApportVersion: 2.0.1-0ubuntu15
Architecture: amd64
Date: Wed Jan 2 17:14:16 2013
InstallationMedia: Xubuntu 11.10 "Oneiric Ocelot" - Release amd64 (20111012)
Lpstat:
device for hp-LaserJet-3030: hp:/usb/
device for hp-LaserJet-
device for PDF: cups-pdf:/
MachineType: System manufacturer System Product Name
MarkForUpload: True
Papersize: letter
PpdFiles:
hp-LaserJet-3030: HP LaserJet 3020 3030 Postscript (recommended)
PDF: Generic CUPS-PDF Printer
hp-LaserJet-
ProcEnviron:
LANGUAGE=
TERM=xterm
PATH=(custom, user)
LANG=en_US.UTF-8
SHELL=/bin/bash
ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=
SourcePackage: cups
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to precise on 2012-08-10 (145 days ago)
dmi.bios.date: 09/21/2010
dmi.bios.vendor: American Megatrends Inc.
dmi.bios.version: 1408
dmi.board.
dmi.board.name: P6T
dmi.board.vendor: ASUSTeK Computer INC.
dmi.board.version: Rev 1.xx
dmi.chassis.
dmi.chassis.type: 3
dmi.chassis.vendor: Chassis Manufacture
dmi.chassis.
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnAmerican
dmi.product.name: System Product Name
dmi.product.
dmi.sys.vendor: System manufacturer
Changed in cups (Ubuntu): | |
status: | Incomplete → Confirmed |
summary: |
- Printing PDFs with images is hideously slow + Printing PDFs with images is hideously slow on HP LaserJet 3030 MFP |
Changed in system-config-printer (Ubuntu): | |
status: | Expired → Confirmed |
Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users.