GNOME Bugzilla – Bug 169997
Abiword-2.2.5 Custom LPR print fails: "Opening lpr ... for output failed"
Last modified: 2005-03-15 01:54:40 UTC
Version details: FreeBSDgnome-2.8.2 version Distribution/Version: 5.4-PRERELEASE In Abiword-2.2.5, open a file, select print/Generic Postscript, Custom/LPR and enter desired LPR command. Nothing prints and several error messages are displayed. No changes in custom LPR command + Generic Postscript make any difference. This used to work in previous versions of Abiword-2.2.x. which lpr /usr/bin/lpr echo $PATH /bin:/sbin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/local/sbin:/usr/X11R6/bin:. lpc status lppscolor lppscolor_duplex: queuing is enabled printing is enabled no entries in spool area printer idle ps -ax|grep lpd 397 ?? Is 0:00.01 /usr/sbin/lpd -ls which abiword /usr/X11R6/bin/abiword /usr/X11R6/bin/abiword ** (AbiWord-2.2:765): WARNING **: failed request with status 1280 ** (AbiWord-2.2:765): WARNING **: failed request with status 1280 ** (AbiWord-2.2:765): WARNING **: failed request with status 1280 ** (AbiWord-2.2:765): WARNING **: failed request with status 1280 ** (AbiWord-2.2:765): WARNING **: failed request with status 1280 ** (AbiWord-2.2:765): WARNING **: failed request with status 1280 ** (AbiWord-2.2:765): WARNING **: failed request with status 1280 ** (AbiWord-2.2:765): WARNING **: failed request with status 1280 ** (AbiWord-2.2:765): WARNING **: failed request with status 1280 ** (AbiWord-2.2:765): WARNING **: failed request with status 1280 ** (AbiWord-2.2:765): WARNING **: failed request with status 1280 ** (AbiWord-2.2:765): WARNING **: failed request with status 1280 ** (AbiWord-2.2:765): WARNING **: failed request with status 1280 ** (AbiWord-2.2:765): WARNING **: failed request with status 1280 ** (AbiWord-2.2:765): WARNING **: failed request with status 1280 ** (AbiWord-2.2:765): WARNING **: failed request with status 1280 ** (AbiWord-2.2:765): WARNING **: Opening 'lpr -P lppscolor_duplex' for output failed (AbiWord-2.2:765): GnomePrint-CRITICAL **: file gnome-print-ps2.c: line 260 (gnome_print_ps2_construct): assertion `ret == GNOME_PRINT_OK' failed (AbiWord-2.2:765): GnomePrint-WARNING **: file gnome-print.c: line 132: Destroying Context with open transport (AbiWord-2.2:765): GnomePrint-CRITICAL **: file gnome-print-job.c: line 555 (gnome_print_job_print): assertion `ctx != NULL' failed ** (AbiWord-2.2:765): WARNING **: failed request with status 1280 ** (AbiWord-2.2:765): WARNING **: failed request with status 1280 ** (AbiWord-2.2:765): WARNING **: failed request with status 1280 ** (AbiWord-2.2:765): WARNING **: failed request with status 1280 ** (AbiWord-2.2:765): WARNING **: failed request with status 1280 ** (AbiWord-2.2:765): WARNING **: failed request with status 1280 ** (AbiWord-2.2:765): WARNING **: failed request with status 1280 ** (AbiWord-2.2:765): WARNING **: failed request with status 1280
The same thing happens on Linux (Ubuntu Hoary) ** (gedit:7086): WARNING **: Opening 'gfaxlpr' for output failed (gedit:7086): GnomePrint-CRITICAL **: gnome_print_ps2_construct: assertion `ret == GNOME_PRINT_OK' failed (gedit:7086): GnomePrint-WARNING **: file gnome-print.c: line 131: Destroying Context with open transport (gedit:7086): GnomePrint-CRITICAL **: gnome_print_job_print: assertion `ctx != NULL' failed
this looks a lot like bug #167325 *** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of 167325 ***