Firefox upgraded now I can't print from web sites (Linux)

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flacharles
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Joined: February 25th, 2021, 11:22 am

Firefox upgraded now I can't print from web sites (Linux)

Post by flacharles »

In the last day Mint upgraded Firefox to 86. Now I can no longer print from Firefox. I get the message "Print Error : Thee was a problem processing document National weather Service text display". It does the same thing for any site I'm at. I can still print fine from documents created in Libre Office or Xed. I am running Linux MInt 20 Cinnamon.
flacharles
Posts: 2
Joined: February 25th, 2021, 11:22 am

Re: Firefox upgraded now I can't print from web sites (Linux

Post by flacharles »

I tried re-installing Firefox. I turned off all of the add-ons. It still won't work. When I run the diagnostic I get the error "Status : Filter Failed"

This is the out put from the diagnostic:

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Page 1 (<troubleshoot.SchedulerNotRunning.SchedulerNotRunning object at 0x7f81285cbd90>):
{'cups_connection_failure': False}
Page 2 (<troubleshoot.CheckLocalServerPublishing.CheckLocalServerPublishing object at 0x7f81282bd4c0>):
{'local_server_exporting_printers': False}
Page 3 (<troubleshoot.ChoosePrinter.ChoosePrinter object at 0x7f81282bd7f0>):
{'cups_dest': <cups.Dest MFCL2700DW (default)>,
 'cups_instance': None,
 'cups_queue': 'MFCL2700DW',
 'cups_queue_listed': True}
Page 4 (<troubleshoot.CheckPrinterSanity.CheckPrinterSanity object at 0x7f81282bde20>):
{'cups_device_uri_scheme': 'socket',
 'cups_printer_dict': {'device-uri': 'socket://192.168.1.66',
                       'printer-info': 'MFCL2700DW',
                       'printer-is-shared': True,
                       'printer-location': 'Desk',
                       'printer-make-and-model': 'Brother MFC-L2700DW for '
                                                 'CUPS ',
                       'printer-state': 3,
                       'printer-state-message': 'Filter failed',
                       'printer-state-reasons': ['none'],
                       'printer-type': 8556564,
                       'printer-uri-supported': 'ipp://localhost/printers/MFCL2700DW'},
 'cups_printer_remote': False,
 'is_cups_class': False,
 'local_cups_queue_attributes': {'charset-configured': 'utf-8',
                                 'charset-supported': ['us-ascii', 'utf-8'],
                                 'color-supported': False,
                                 'compression-supported': ['none', 'gzip'],
                                 'copies-default': 1,
                                 'copies-supported': (1, 9999),
                                 'cups-version': '2.3.1',
                                 'device-uri': 'socket://192.168.1.66',
                                 'document-format-default': 'application/octet-stream',
                                 'document-format-supported': ['application/octet-stream',
                                                               'application/pdf',
                                                               'application/postscript',
                                                               'application/vnd.adobe-reader-postscript',
                                                               'application/vnd.cups-command',
                                                               'application/vnd.cups-pdf',
                                                               'application/vnd.cups-pdf-banner',
                                                               'application/vnd.cups-postscript',
                                                               'application/vnd.cups-raster',
                                                               'application/vnd.cups-raw',
                                                               'application/x-cshell',
                                                               'application/x-csource',
                                                               'application/x-perl',
                                                               'application/x-shell',
                                                               'image/gif',
                                                               'image/jpeg',
                                                               'image/png',
                                                               'image/pwg-raster',
                                                               'image/tiff',
                                                               'image/urf',
                                                               'image/x-bitmap',
                                                               'image/x-photocd',
                                                               'image/x-portable-anymap',
                                                               'image/x-portable-bitmap',
                                                               'image/x-portable-graymap',
                                                               'image/x-portable-pixmap',
                                                               'image/x-sgi-rgb',
                                                               'image/x-sun-raster',
                                                               'image/x-xbitmap',
                                                               'image/x-xpixmap',
                                                               'image/x-xwindowdump',
                                                               'text/css',
                                                               'text/html',
                                                               'text/plain'],
                                 'finishings-default': 3,
                                 'finishings-supported': [3],
                                 'generated-natural-language-supported': ['en-us'],
                                 'ipp-features-supported': ['subscription-object'],
                                 'ipp-versions-supported': ['1.0',
                                                            '1.1',
                                                            '2.0',
                                                            '2.1'],
                                 'ippget-event-life': 15,
                                 'job-cancel-after-default': 10800,
                                 'job-cancel-after-supported': (0, 2147483647),
                                 'job-creation-attributes-supported': ['copies',
                                                                       'finishings',
                                                                       'finishings-col',
                                                                       'ipp-attribute-fidelity',
                                                                       'job-hold-until',
                                                                       'job-name',
                                                                       'job-priority',
                                                                       'job-sheets',
                                                                       'media',
                                                                       'media-col',
                                                                       'multiple-document-handling',
                                                                       'number-up',
                                                                       'number-up-layout',
                                                                       'orientation-requested',
                                                                       'output-bin',
                                                                       'page-delivery',
                                                                       'page-ranges',
                                                                       'print-color-mode',
                                                                       'print-quality',
                                                                       'print-scaling',
                                                                       'printer-resolution',
                                                                       'sides'],
                                 'job-hold-until-default': 'no-hold',
                                 'job-hold-until-supported': ['no-hold',
                                                              'indefinite',
                                                              'day-time',
                                                              'evening',
                                                              'night',
                                                              'second-shift',
                                                              'third-shift',
                                                              'weekend'],
                                 'job-ids-supported': True,
                                 'job-k-limit': 0,
                                 'job-k-octets-supported': (0, 30092152),
                                 'job-page-limit': 0,
                                 'job-priority-default': 50,
                                 'job-priority-supported': [100],
                                 'job-quota-period': 0,
                                 'job-settable-attributes-supported': ['copies',
                                                                       'finishings',
                                                                       'job-hold-until',
                                                                       'job-name',
                                                                       'job-priority',
                                                                       'media',
                                                                       'media-col',
                                                                       'multiple-document-handling',
                                                                       'number-up',
                                                                       'output-bin',
                                                                       'orientation-requested',
                                                                       'page-ranges',
                                                                       'print-color-mode',
                                                                       'print-quality',
                                                                       'printer-resolution',
                                                                       'sides'],
                                 'job-sheets-default': ('none', 'none'),
                                 'job-sheets-supported': ['none',
                                                          'classified',
                                                          'confidential',
                                                          'form',
                                                          'secret',
                                                          'standard',
                                                          'topsecret',
                                                          'unclassified'],
                                 'jpeg-k-octets-supported': (0, 30092152),
                                 'jpeg-x-dimension-supported': (0, 65535),
                                 'jpeg-y-dimension-supported': (1, 65535),
                                 'marker-change-time': 1614713000,
                                 'marker-colors': ['#000000', 'none'],
                                 'marker-levels': [-1, 37],
                                 'marker-names': ['Black Toner Cartridge',
                                                  'Drum Unit'],
                                 'marker-types': ['toner', 'opc'],
                                 'media-bottom-margin-supported': [423],
                                 'media-col-default': '(unknown IPP value tag '
                                                      '0x34)',
                                 'media-col-supported': ['media-bottom-margin',
                                                         'media-left-margin',
                                                         'media-right-margin',
                                                         'media-size',
                                                         'media-source',
                                                         'media-top-margin',
                                                         'media-type'],
                                 'media-default': 'iso_a4_210x297mm',
                                 'media-left-margin-supported': [423],
                                 'media-right-margin-supported': [423, 388],
                                 'media-size-supported': ['(unknown IPP value '
                                                          'tag 0x34)',
                                                          '(unknown IPP value '
                                                          'tag 0x34)',
                                                          '(unknown IPP value '
                                                          'tag 0x34)',
                                                          '(unknown IPP value '
                                                          'tag 0x34)',
                                                          '(unknown IPP value '
                                                          'tag 0x34)',
                                                          '(unknown IPP value '
                                                          'tag 0x34)',
                                                          '(unknown IPP value '
                                                          'tag 0x34)',
                                                          '(unknown IPP value '
                                                          'tag 0x34)',
                                                          '(unknown IPP value '
                                                          'tag 0x34)',
                                                          '(unknown IPP value '
                                                          'tag 0x34)',
                                                          '(unknown IPP value '
                                                          'tag 0x34)',
                                                          '(unknown IPP value '
                                                          'tag 0x34)',
                                                          '(unknown IPP value '
                                                          'tag 0x34)',
                                                          '(unknown IPP value '
                                                          'tag 0x34)',
                                                          '(unknown IPP value '
                                                          'tag 0x34)',
                                                          '(unknown IPP value '
                                                          'tag 0x34)',
                                                          '(unknown IPP value '
                                                          'tag 0x34)',
                                                          '(unknown IPP value '
                                                          'tag 0x34)',
                                                          '(unknown IPP value '
                                                          'tag 0x34)',
                                                          '(unknown IPP value '
                                                          'tag 0x34)',
                                                          '(unknown IPP value '
                                                          'tag 0x34)',
                                                          '(unknown IPP value '
                                                          'tag 0x34)',
                                                          '(unknown IPP value '
                                                          'tag 0x34)'],
                                 'media-source-supported': ['manual', 'tray-1'],
                                 'media-supported': ['na_letter_8.5x11in',
                                                     'na_legal_8.5x14in',
                                                     'na_executive_7.25x10.5in',
                                                     'na_foolscap_8.5x13in',
                                                     'iso_a4_210x297mm',
                                                     'iso_a5_148x210mm',
                                                     'iso_a6_105x148mm',
                                                     'na_number-10_4.125x9.5in',
                                                     'na_monarch_3.875x7.5in',
                                                     'iso_dl_110x220mm',
                                                     'iso_c5_162x229mm',
                                                     'iso_b5_176x250mm',
                                                     'jis_b5_182x257mm',
                                                     'iso_b6_125x176mm',
                                                     'jis_b6_128x182mm',
                                                     'na_index-4x6_4x6in',
                                                     'jpn_hagaki_100x148mm',
                                                     'custom_200.03x148.17mm_200.03x148.17mm',
                                                     'jpn_you4_105x235mm',
                                                     'custom_195.09x269.88mm_195.09x269.88mm',
                                                     'custom_184.15x260mm_184.15x260mm',
                                                     'roc_16k_7.75x10.75in',
                                                     'custom_min_3x5in',
                                                     'custom_max_8.5x14in'],
                                 'media-top-margin-supported': [423, 388],
                                 'multiple-document-handling-supported': ['separate-documents-uncollated-copies',
                                                                          'separate-documents-collated-copies'],
                                 'multiple-document-jobs-supported': True,
                                 'multiple-operation-time-out': 900,
                                 'multiple-operation-time-out-action': 'process-job',
                                 'natural-language-configured': 'en-us',
                                 'notify-attributes-supported': ['printer-state-change-time',
                                                                 'notify-lease-expiration-time',
                                                                 'notify-subscriber-user-name'],
                                 'notify-events-default': ['job-completed'],
                                 'notify-events-supported': ['job-completed',
                                                             'job-config-changed',
                                                             'job-created',
                                                             'job-progress',
                                                             'job-state-changed',
                                                             'job-stopped',
                                                             'printer-added',
                                                             'printer-changed',
                                                             'printer-config-changed',
                                                             'printer-deleted',
                                                             'printer-finishings-changed',
                                                             'printer-media-changed',
                                                             'printer-modified',
                                                             'printer-restarted',
                                                             'printer-shutdown',
                                                             'printer-state-changed',
                                                             'printer-stopped',
                                                             'server-audit',
                                                             'server-restarted',
                                                             'server-started',
                                                             'server-stopped'],
                                 'notify-lease-duration-default': 86400,
                                 'notify-lease-duration-supported': (0,
                                                                     2147483647),
                                 'notify-max-events-supported': [100],
                                 'notify-pull-method-supported': ['ippget'],
                                 'notify-schemes-supported': ['dbus',
                                                              'mailto',
                                                              'rss'],
                                 'number-up-default': 1,
                                 'number-up-layout-supported': ['btlr',
                                                                'btrl',
                                                                'lrbt',
                                                                'lrtb',
                                                                'rlbt',
                                                                'rltb',
                                                                'tblr',
                                                                'tbrl'],
                                 'number-up-supported': [1, 2, 4, 6, 9, 16],
                                 'operations-supported': [2,
                                                          4,
                                                          5,
                                                          6,
                                                          8,
                                                          9,
                                                          10,
                                                          11,
                                                          12,
                                                          13,
                                                          16,
                                                          17,
                                                          18,
                                                          19,
                                                          20,
                                                          21,
                                                          22,
                                                          23,
                                                          24,
                                                          25,
                                                          26,
                                                          27,
                                                          28,
                                                          34,
                                                          35,
                                                          37,
                                                          38,
                                                          56,
                                                          57,
                                                          59,
                                                          16385,
                                                          16386,
                                                          16387,
                                                          16388,
                                                          16389,
                                                          16390,
                                                          16391,
                                                          16392,
                                                          16393,
                                                          16394,
                                                          16395,
                                                          16396,
                                                          16397,
                                                          16398,
                                                          16399,
                                                          16423,
                                                          14],
                                 'orientation-requested-default': None,
                                 'orientation-requested-supported': [3,
                                                                     4,
                                                                     5,
                                                                     6],
                                 'output-bin-default': 'face-down',
                                 'output-bin-supported': ['face-down'],
                                 'page-delivery-supported': ['reverse-order',
                                                             'same-order'],
                                 'page-ranges-supported': True,
                                 'pages-per-minute': 18,
                                 'pdf-k-octets-supported': (0, 30092152),
                                 'pdf-versions-supported': ['adobe-1.2',
                                                            'adobe-1.3',
                                                            'adobe-1.4',
                                                            'adobe-1.5',
                                                            'adobe-1.6',
                                                            'adobe-1.7',
                                                            'iso-19005-1_2005',
                                                            'iso-32000-1_2008',
                                                            'pwg-5102.3'],
                                 'pdl-override-supported': ['attempted'],
                                 'port-monitor': 'none',
                                 'port-monitor-supported': ['none'],
                                 'print-color-mode-default': 'monochrome',
                                 'print-color-mode-supported': ['monochrome'],
                                 'print-quality-default': 4,
                                 'print-quality-supported': [4],
                                 'print-scaling-supported': ['auto',
                                                             'auto-fit',
                                                             'fill',
                                                             'fit',
                                                             'none'],
                                 'printer-commands': ['AutoConfigure',
                                                      'Clean',
                                                      'PrintSelfTestPage'],
                                 'printer-config-change-date-time': '(IPP_TAG_DATE)',
                                 'printer-config-change-time': 1602446049,
                                 'printer-current-time': '(IPP_TAG_DATE)',
                                 'printer-dns-sd-name': None,
                                 'printer-error-policy': 'retry-job',
                                 'printer-error-policy-supported': ['abort-job',
                                                                    'retry-current-job',
                                                                    'retry-job',
                                                                    'stop-printer'],
                                 'printer-geo-location': '(unknown IPP value '
                                                         'tag 0x12)',
                                 'printer-get-attributes-supported': ['document-format'],
                                 'printer-icons': 'http://localhost/icons/MFCL2700DW.png',
                                 'printer-id': 1,
                                 'printer-info': 'MFCL2700DW',
                                 'printer-is-accepting-jobs': True,
                                 'printer-is-shared': True,
                                 'printer-is-temporary': False,
                                 'printer-location': 'Desk',
                                 'printer-make-and-model': 'Brother '
                                                           'MFC-L2700DW for '
                                                           'CUPS ',
                                 'printer-more-info': 'http://localhost/printers/MFCL2700DW',
                                 'printer-name': 'MFCL2700DW',
                                 'printer-op-policy': 'default',
                                 'printer-op-policy-supported': ['authenticated',
                                                                 'default',
                                                                 'kerberos'],
                                 'printer-organization': '',
                                 'printer-organizational-unit': '',
                                 'printer-resolution-default': (600, 600, 3),
                                 'printer-resolution-supported': [(300, 300, 3),
                                                                  (600, 600, 3),
                                                                  (2400,
                                                                   600,
                                                                   3)],
                                 'printer-settable-attributes-supported': ['printer-geo-location',
                                                                           'printer-info',
                                                                           'printer-location',
                                                                           'printer-organization',
                                                                           'printer-organizational-unit'],
                                 'printer-state': 3,
                                 'printer-state-change-date-time': '(IPP_TAG_DATE)',
                                 'printer-state-change-time': 1614713000,
                                 'printer-state-message': 'Filter failed',
                                 'printer-state-reasons': ['none'],
                                 'printer-strings-uri': 'http://localhost/strings/MFCL2700DW.strings',
                                 'printer-supply': ['(unknown IPP value tag '
                                                    '0x30)',
                                                    '(unknown IPP value tag '
                                                    '0x30)'],
                                 'printer-supply-description': ['Black Toner '
                                                                'Cartridge',
                                                                'Drum Unit'],
                                 'printer-type': 8556564,
                                 'printer-up-time': 1614713025,
                                 'printer-uri-supported': ['ipp://localhost/printers/MFCL2700DW'],
                                 'printer-uuid': 'urn:uuid:6849e589-e567-3869-624a-1c5470ddfbee',
                                 'pwg-raster-document-resolution-supported': [(300,
                                                                               300,
                                                                               3)],
                                 'pwg-raster-document-sheet-back': 'normal',
                                 'pwg-raster-document-type-supported': ['black_1',
                                                                        'sgray_8'],
                                 'queued-job-count': 1,
                                 'server-is-sharing-printers': False,
                                 'sides-default': 'two-sided-long-edge',
                                 'sides-supported': ['one-sided',
                                                     'two-sided-long-edge',
                                                     'two-sided-short-edge'],
                                 'uri-authentication-supported': ['requesting-user-name'],
                                 'uri-security-supported': ['none'],
                                 'which-jobs-supported': ['completed',
                                                          'not-completed',
                                                          'aborted',
                                                          'all',
                                                          'canceled',
                                                          'pending',
                                                          'pending-held',
                                                          'processing',
                                                          'processing-stopped']}}
Page 5 (<troubleshoot.CheckPPDSanity.CheckPPDSanity object at 0x7f81282bdcd0>):
{'cups_printer_ppd_defaults': {'General': {'BrMediaType': 'PLAIN',
                                           'Duplex': 'DuplexNoTumble',
                                           'InputSlot': 'TRAY1',
                                           'PageRegion': 'A4',
                                           'PageSize': 'A4',
                                           'Resolution': '600dpi',
                                           'Sleep': 'PrinterDefault',
                                           'TonerSaveMode': 'OFF'}},
 'cups_printer_ppd_valid': True,
 'missing_pkgs_and_exes': ([], [])}
Page 6 (<troubleshoot.LocalOrRemote.LocalOrRemote object at 0x7f81282c8430>):
{'printer_is_remote': False}
Page 7 (<troubleshoot.PrinterStateReasons.PrinterStateReasons object at 0x7f81282e3a00>):
{'printer-state-message': 'Filter failed', 'printer-state-reasons': ['none']}
Page 8 (<troubleshoot.ErrorLogCheckpoint.ErrorLogCheckpoint object at 0x7f8128183d60>):
{'cups_server_settings': {'DefaultAuthType': 'Basic',
                          'JobPrivateAccess': 'default',
                          'JobPrivateValues': 'default',
                          'MaxLogSize': '0',
                          'PageLogFormat': '',
                          'SubscriptionPrivateAccess': 'default',
                          'SubscriptionPrivateValues': 'default',
                          'WebInterface': 'Yes',
                          '_debug_logging': '1',
                          '_remote_admin': '0',
                          '_remote_any': '0',
                          '_share_printers': '0',
                          '_user_cancel_any': '0'},
 'error_log_checkpoint': 998660,
 'error_log_cursor': 's=c0fb3b8852104731b69e2ce0efdd43ae;i=6595a;b=967b64563e484971998a8b7f7f29a847;m=408b5830;t=5bc92ac51d363;x=948fc036e87705dc',
 'error_log_timestamp': '2021-03-02 11:24:12'}
Page 9 (<troubleshoot.PrintTestPage.PrintTestPage object at 0x7f8128196f10>):
{'test_page_job_status': [(True,
                           1133,
                           'MFCL2700DW',
                           'National Weather Service Text Product Display',
                           'Stopped',
                           {'ARCMode': 'CMBW',
                            'BRMonoColor': 'Mono',
                            'BRPrintQuality': 'Black',
                            'CNIJGrayScale': '1',
                            'Collate': True,
                            'ColorMode': 'Mono',
                            'ColorModel': 'Gray',
                            'Duplex': 'DuplexNoTumble',
                            'HPColorMode': 'GrayscalePrint',
                            'INK': 'MONO',
                            'PageSize': 'Custom.612.00x792.00',
                            'PrintoutMode': 'Normal.Gray',
                            'ProcessColorModel': 'Mono',
                            'XRXColor': 'BW',
                            'attributes-charset': 'utf-8',
                            'attributes-natural-language': 'en-us',
                            'date-time-at-completed': None,
                            'date-time-at-creation': '(IPP_TAG_DATE)',
                            'date-time-at-processing': '(IPP_TAG_DATE)',
                            'document-format': 'application/pdf',
                            'document-format-detected': 'application/pdf',
                            'job-hold-until': 'no-hold',
                            'job-id': 1133,
                            'job-impressions-completed': 0,
                            'job-k-octets': 60,
                            'job-media-progress': 0,
                            'job-media-sheets-completed': 0,
                            'job-more-info': 'http://localhost/jobs/1133',
                            'job-name': 'National Weather Service Text Product '
                                        'Display',
                            'job-originating-host-name': 'localhost',
                            'job-originating-user-name': 'lnk',
                            'job-preserved': True,
                            'job-printer-state-message': 'Filter failed',
                            'job-printer-state-reasons': ['none'],
                            'job-printer-up-time': 1614713067,
                            'job-printer-uri': 'ipp://localhost/printers/MFCL2700DW',
                            'job-priority': 50,
                            'job-sheets': ['none', 'none'],
                            'job-state': 6,
                            'job-state-reasons': 'job-completed-with-errors',
                            'job-uri': 'ipp://localhost/jobs/1133',
                            'job-uuid': 'urn:uuid:6c8d2b71-da6a-3c67-6077-ce8715c1908d',
                            'number-of-documents': 1,
                            'printer-uri': 'ipp://localhost:631/printers/MFCL2700DW',
                            'time-at-completed': None,
                            'time-at-creation': 1614712999,
                            'time-at-processing': 1614712999})],
 'test_page_successful': True}
Page 10 (<troubleshoot.ErrorLogFetch.ErrorLogFetch object at 0x7f8128196fd0>):
{'journal': ['A [03/Mar/2021:11:23:45] [7472]: error: Failed to create '
             '/var/spool/cups/tmp/.hplip']}
Page 11 (<troubleshoot.Locale.Locale object at 0x7f81281a8760>):
{'job_page_size': 'Custom.612.00x792.00',
 'printer_page_size': 'A4',
 'system_locale_lang': None,
 'user_locale_ctype': 'en_US',
 'user_locale_messages': 'en_US'}
cma42
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Re: Firefox upgraded now I can't print from web sites (Linux

Post by cma42 »

I'm also seeing this on two computers that are also using Brother printers (an MFC-L5700DW and an HL-L5200DW). One computer has 3 printers installed, one each of the Brothers and a Dell model where printing from Firefox does work, but not the Brothers. The other computer has a MFC-L5700DW. I'm getting the "filter failed" message, and printing from other applications works, just not Firefox since the update to 86). In both my cases this is on UbuntuMATE 18.04.

I was able to resolve (so far) on the one with only the MFC-L5700DW by downloading the print driver from Brother's website and reinstalling. On the other computer with the 2 Brother printers so far this doesn't seem to have worked (I'm troubleshooting it for someone remotely and am waiting to hear back--so far they have claimed that updating the driver on the 5700 didn't work, but I'm still waiting to hear back something about the 5200). The behavior is the same if you print from the print preview dialog box or choose to use the system dialog. I also tried disabling the new print mode by changing the pref for print.tab_modal.enabled from true to false. Made no difference.
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