HPLIP

while printing, screen flashes

Asked by NKL

When a print job starts my printer makes a few clunking noises as it starts. This I have no problem with; it's the way these things work. But during this period the computer screen flashes on and off and I cannot access the screen. For example if I have started a long print job and wish to stop it, I can't, which is annoying. Also the print comes out about an inch higher than the setting which means I frequently miss the first line of print on a page. Resetting page margins don't seem to work, either.

Is there any way this behaviour can be stoped?

HPLIP 3.15.2
HP Photosmart 2575
Ubuntu Mate 15.04

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Best Sanjay Kumar (sanjay-kumar14) said : 		#1

Hi,

Thanks for reporting the issue in HPLIP. To help us understand and analyze the issue please follow below steps.
=> Download and install the latest HPLIP release from http://hplipopensource.com/hplip-web/install/install/index.html

=> Reconfigure print queue using below commands.

       => hp-setup -r (remove all print queues)

       => hp-setup

=>Try printing now and let us know if print out has proper margins.

Regarding Computer screen issue, I don't think , it has anything to do with Linux driver.

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NKL (nkl) said : 		#2

Dear Sanjay

This procedure certainly seems to have solved the problem, thank you. Not sure where to go now with the screen issue. Perhaps I can try the Ubuntu help, but I suspect they will say it has something to do with the HP driver. A classic case!

Norman Lambert