"PCL XL Error" message on printer

Solution In Progress - Updated -

Issue

  • Cannot print from a Linux workstation or server to a Windows printer via SAMBA.  Get th following message printed on the printer:

       PCL XL error
   Subsystem: KERNAL
   Error:     IllegalAttributeValue
   Operator:  VendorUnique
   Position:  6

  • I have set up two HP printers. I have used the driver listed in lpinfo -m; however, the printing is not successful. I get the following error:

       PCL XL error
   Subsystem: IMAGE
   Error:     IllegalAttributeValue
   Operator:  ReadImage
   Position:  749

Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL)
  • Common Unix Printing System (CUPS)
  • HP Color laser Jet CP3525x

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