Several mm left offset on Canon ir3035

Can you follow the instructions of the sections "CUPS error_log" and "Capturing print job data" on
https://wiki.ubuntu.com/DebuggingPrintingProblems. Thanks.

The print job looks fine

But the printout doesn't

Can you also attach your PPDX file, /etc/cups/ppd/Canon.ppd. Thanks.

Can you also set up a new print queue for your printer and change the make, model, and driver to "Generic PCL-5e printer, Foomatic/ljet4" and try to print through this queue. Please also attach the error_log, the captured print job data, the PPD file, and the scanned printout. Thanks.

The printout looks ok, it's without additional left margin

Most probably the shift is caused by the proprietary filter which comes from Canon's proprietary driver package, as using the stock "ljet4" driver gives correct output.

During the investigations I have found a small bug in the PPD file which breaks the resolution option and introduces an unneeded data conversion to PostScript. I attach the fixed PPD file. Please try it. At least it should allow you to set the resolution, but perhaps it fixes also the shift.

Run the command

lpadmin -p Canon -P Canon.ppd

in a terminal window to install the PPD file.

Yes it looks like the printouts are generated correctly. Thank you very much.

karaluh, thanks. I will put up a fix for foomatic-filters which makes it at least suppress the unneeded conversion to PostScript with this broken PPD file. This can already deliver correct printouts to you with Canon's original, broken PPD file, but will not be able to work around the non-working resolution options.

As soon as I have made this package available, test with the old and the new PPD whether you get at least correct printouts, but use the new PPD for your daily printing as it allows you to set the resolution.

Please test whether this corrected PPD (and later the fixed foomatic-filters) fix also bug 960989.

This bug was fixed in the package foomatic-filters - 4.0.15-0ubuntu1

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foomatic-filters (4.0.15-0ubuntu1) precise; urgency=low

  * New upstream release
     - Improved check whether a driver works with PDF input data:
       Do not take into account bogus options which appear due to bugs in
       PPD files (type is TYPE_NONE) or composite options and in addition
       add debug output to show the reason for the decision to convert to
       PostScript (LP: #953962).

foomatic-filters (4.0.14-1) unstable; urgency=low

  [ Till Kamppeter ]
  * New upstream release
     - If the input data is PDF but the driver requires PostScript, use the
       pdftops CUPS filter when CUPS is the spooler. This way we always use
       the same method to convert PDF to PostScript in the whole system,
       including any workarounds applied in the CUPS filter.

  [ Didier Raboud ]
  * Bump debhelper compat to 9 for auto-buildflags.
  * Bump Standards-Version to 3.9.3 without changes needed.
 -- Till Kamppeter <email address hidden> Fri, 23 Mar 2012 13:41:03 +0100

Can you do all system updates to get the fixed foomatic-filters (4.0.15) package and then test printing with the old, broken Canon.ppd? I want to know whether the foomatic-filters change already causes the fix or whether the fix is (also) due to my fix on the resolution option in the PPD.

Sure, as soon as it hits the oneric repo.

karaluh, can you boot a 12.04 live CD, do all system updates in the live session, and there test the new foomatic-filters with the original PPD file.

Unfortunately, after booting from today's LiveCD and installing the printer I'm unable to print anything, the error is: /usr/lib/cups/filter/foomatic-rip failed"

Can you follow the instructions of the sections "CUPS error_log" and "Capturing print job data" on
https://wiki.ubuntu.com/DebuggingPrintingProblems in the updated 12.04 live session. Thanks.

Sorry, I have forgotten to tell you to install Canon's proprietary printer driver into the live session. Please do so and test again (with the original PPD file of the driver).

No problem, I should remember about it too. Unfortunately, the test case PDF is printed with the offset, however Ubuntu's printer test page isn't.

Thank you. Then the problem is really the bug in the Resolution option of the PPD file. So use my fixed PPD and alo report the problem to Canon sending them my fixed PPD.