Printing problem with cups-1.6.4-2.fc19

[Joachim Backes]

On 10/15/2013 11:47 AM, Tim Waugh wrote:
> On Tue, 2013-10-15 at 10:36 +0200, Joachim Backes wrote:
>> having a problem since having updated to
>>
>> cups.x86_64 1:1.6.4-2.fc19
>> cups-filters.x86_64 0:1.0.38-2.fc19
>> cups-filters-libs.x86_64 0:1.0.38-2.fc19
>> cups-devel.x86_64 1:1.6.4-2.fc19
>> cups-filesystem.noarch 1:1.6.4-2.fc19
>> cups-libs.i686 1:1.6.4-2.fc19
>> cups-libs.x86_64 1:1.6.4-2.fc19
>>
>> I use some Libreoffice documents with gray background.
>> I'm printing to a Samsung ML-1660 B/W printer. Since that cups version
>> update, the gray parts of my document are signifinatly darker printed
>> than with the previous cups version, and the gray areas are not smoothly
>> printed.
>>
>> I have the impression that the color management now fails in cups.
> 
> Had you set a colour profile for the printer?

No, I didn't.
> 
> It sounds more like it might be a filter/driver problem than a problem
> in cups proper. Could you try downgrading cups-filters and
> cups-filters-libs and see if that makes a difference?

Because of dependencies I hat to downgrade totally the cups software:

Removed:
  cups.x86_64 1:1.6.4-2.fc19                cups-devel.x86_64
1:1.6.4-2.fc19
  cups-filesystem.noarch 1:1.6.4-2.fc19     cups-filters.x86_64
0:1.0.40-2.fc19
  cups-filters-libs.x86_64 0:1.0.40-2.fc19  cups-libs.i686
1:1.6.4-2.fc19
  cups-libs.x86_64 1:1.6.4-2.fc19           cups-pdf.x86_64
0:2.6.1-7.fc19

Installed:
  cups.x86_64 1:1.6.2-9.fc19                cups-devel.x86_64
1:1.6.2-9.fc19
  cups-filesystem.noarch 1:1.6.2-9.fc19     cups-filters.x86_64
0:1.0.38-2.fc19
  cups-filters-libs.x86_64 0:1.0.38-2.fc19  cups-libs.i686
1:1.6.2-9.fc19
  cups-libs.x86_64 1:1.6.2-9.fc19           cups-pdf.x86_64
0:2.6.1-4.fc19

Dependency Installed:
  ghostscript-cups.x86_64 0:9.07-15.fc19



Dependency Installed:
  ghostscript-cups.x86_64 0:9.07-15.fc19

*Now, the document is printed well!*
Kind regards

Joachim Backes

> Tim.
> */
> 


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Joachim Backes <joachim.backes at rhrk.uni-kl.de>
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