HPLIP

Deskjet F4180 prints everything in green

Asked by RagonichaFulva

1. Your Linux Distribution and version: Ubuntu 8.04 Hardy Heron

2. Your printer make/model: HP Deskjet F4180

3. If possible, run 'hp-check -t' and post the output: Look at the end of the message.

4. A detailed explanation of your problem: I have installed the printer, although the .ppd that HPLIP offers is for Deskjet F4100. The printer is plugged to the Ubuntu PC and I share it in a network with a Windows system that can print normally through the network. The problem comes when I want to print from my Ubuntu system. Sometimes it rints part of the webpage in black ink, but now it always prints in green ink and even the test page comes out in green instead of black. I am using non-official cartridges, but the problem can't come from here, because printing from Windows through the network is correct.

I addition, it frequently tells me that the printer is running out of ink, although the lights in the printer don't blink.

I have upgraded HPLIP to v.2.8.9 but the problem is still there (by the way, after doing it, the printers administrator of ubuntu has dissapeared).

5. Steps to recreate the problem: N/A

Herewith I enclose the "hp-check -t" command output:

HP Linux Imaging and Printing System (ver. 2.8.9)
Dependency/Version Check Utility ver. 14.0

Copyright (c) 2001-8 Hewlett-Packard Development Company, LP
This software comes with ABSOLUTELY NO WARRANTY.
This is free software, and you are welcome to distribute it
under certain conditions. See COPYING file for more details.

Note: hp-check can be run in three modes:
1. Compile-time check mode (-c or --compile): Use this mode before compiling the HPLIP supplied tarball (.tar.gz or .run) to determine if the proper
dependencies are installed to successfully compile HPLIP.
2. Run-time check mode (-r or --run): Use this mode to determine if a distro supplied package (.deb, .rpm, etc) or an already built HPLIP supplied tarball
has the proper dependencies installed to successfully run.
3. Both compile- and run-time check mode (-b or --both) (Default): This mode will check both of the above cases (both compile- and run-time dependencies).

Saving output in log file: hp-check.log

Initializing. Please wait...

---------------
| SYSTEM INFO |
---------------

Basic system information:
Linux charly-pc 2.6.24-19-generic #1 SMP Wed Aug 20 22:56:21 UTC 2008 i686 GNU/Linux

Distribution:
ubuntu 8.04

HPOJ running?
No, HPOJ is not running (OK).

Checking Python version...
OK, version 2.5.2 installed

Checking PyQt version...
OK, version 3.17 installed.

Checking SIP version...
error: SIP not installed or version not found.

Checking for CUPS...
Status: el programa de planificación de tareas se está ejecutando
Version: 1.3.7
error_log is set to level: warn
note: For troubleshooting printing issues, it is best to have the CUPS 'LogLevel'
note: set to 'debug'. To set the LogLevel to debug, edit the file /etc/cups/cupsd.conf (as root),
note: and change the line near the top of the file that begins with 'LogLevel' to read:
note: LogLevel debug
note: Save the file and then restart CUPS (see your OS/distro docs on how to restart CUPS).
note: Now, when you print, helpful debug information will be saved to the file:
note: /var/log/cups/error_log
note: You can monitor this file by running this command in a console/shell:
note: tail -f /var/log/cups/error_log

Checking for dbus/python-dbus...
dbus daemon is running.
python-dbus version: 0.82.4

------------------------------------
| COMPILE AND RUNTIME DEPENDENCIES |
------------------------------------

note: To check for compile-time only dependencies, re-run hp-check with the -c parameter (ie, hp-check -c).
note: To check for run-time only dependencies, re-run hp-check with the -r parameter (ie, hp-check -r).

Checking for dependency: cups - Common Unix Printing System...
OK, found.

Checking for dependency: cups-ddk - CUPS driver development kit...
OK, found.

Checking for dependency: cups-devel- Common Unix Printing System development files...
OK, found.

Checking for dependency: dbus - Message bus system...
OK, found.

Checking for dependency: gcc - GNU Project C and C++ Compiler...
OK, found.

Checking for dependency: GhostScript - PostScript and PDF language interpreter and previewer...
OK, found.

Checking for dependency: libcrypto - OpenSSL cryptographic library...
OK, found.

Checking for dependency: libjpeg - JPEG library...
OK, found.

Checking for dependency: libnetsnmp-devel - SNMP networking library development files...
OK, found.

Checking for dependency: libpthread - POSIX threads library...
OK, found.

Checking for dependency: libtool - Library building support services...
OK, found.

Checking for dependency: libusb - USB library...
OK, found.

Checking for dependency: make - GNU make utility to maintain groups of programs...
OK, found.

Checking for dependency: PIL - Python Imaging Library (required for commandline scanning with hp-scan)...
OK, found.

Checking for dependency: ppdev - Parallel port support kernel module....
OK, found.

Checking for dependency: PyQt 3- Qt interface for Python (for Qt version 3.x)...
OK, found.

Checking for dependency: PyQt 4- Qt interface for Python (for Qt version 4.x)...
OK, found.

Checking for dependency: python-ctypes - A foreign function library for Python...
OK, found.

Checking for dependency: python-dbus - Python bindings for dbus...
OK, found.

Checking for dependency: python-devel - Python development files...
OK, found.

Checking for dependency: Python 2.3 or greater - Required for fax functionality...
OK, found.

Checking for dependency: Python 2.2 or greater - Python programming language...
OK, found.

Checking for dependency: Reportlab - PDF library for Python...
OK, found.

Checking for dependency: SANE - Scanning library...
OK, found.

Checking for dependency: SANE - Scanning library development files...
OK, found.

Checking for dependency: scanimage - Shell scanning program...
OK, found.

Checking for dependency: xsane - Graphical scanner frontend for SANE...
OK, found.

----------------------
| HPLIP INSTALLATION |
----------------------

Currently installed HPLIP version...
HPLIP 2.8.9 currently installed in '/usr/share/hplip'.

Current contents of '/etc/hp/hplip.conf' file:
# hplip.conf. Generated from hplip.conf.in by configure.

[hplip]
version=2.8.9

[dirs]
home=/usr/share/hplip
run=/var/run
ppd=/usr/share/ppd/hpijs/HP
ppdbase=/usr/share/ppd/hpijs
doc=/usr/share/doc/hplip-2.8.9
icon=/usr/share/applications
cupsbackend=/usr/lib/cups/backend
cupsfilter=/usr/lib/cups/filter
drv=/usr/share/cups/drv/hp/

# Following values are determined at configure time and cannot be changed.
[configure]
network-build=yes
pp-build=no
gui-build=yes
scanner-build=yes
fax-build=yes
dbus-build=yes
cups11-build=no
doc-build=yes
shadow-build=no
foomatic-drv-install=yes
foomatic-ppd-install=no
foomatic-rip-hplip-install=yes
internal-tag=2.8.9.0
restricted-build=no
ui-toolkit=qt3

--------------------------
| DISCOVERED USB DEVICES |
--------------------------

  Device URI Model
  -------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------
  hp:/usb/Deskjet_F4100_series?serial=CN78J3W28Y04TJ HP Deskjet F4100 series

---------------------------------
| INSTALLED CUPS PRINTER QUEUES |
---------------------------------

warning: No queues found.

----------------------
| SANE CONFIGURATION |
----------------------

'hpaio' in '/etc/sane.d/dll.conf'...
OK, found. SANE backend 'hpaio' is properly set up.

Checking output of 'scanimage -L'...
device `hpaio:/usb/Deskjet_F4100_series?serial=CN78J3W28Y04TJ' is a Hewlett-Packard Deskjet_F4100_series all-in-one

---------------------
| PYTHON EXTENSIONS |
---------------------

Checking 'cupsext' CUPS extension...
OK, found.

Checking 'pcardext' Photocard extension...
OK, found.

Checking 'hpmudext' I/O extension...
OK, found.

Checking 'scanext' SANE scanning extension...
OK, found.

-----------------
| USB I/O SETUP |
-----------------

Checking for permissions of USB attached printers...

HP Device 0x7e04 at 002:006:
    Device URI: hp:/usb/Deskjet_F4100_series?serial=CN78J3W28Y04TJ
    Device node: /dev/bus/usb/002/006
    Mode: 0666
getfacl: Removing leading '/' from absolute path names
# file: dev/bus/usb/002/006
# owner: root
# group: lp
user::rw-
group::rw-
other::rw-

-----------
| SUMMARY |
-----------

error: 1 error or warning.

Please refer to the installation instructions at:
http://hplip.sourceforge.net/install/index.html

Done.

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Aaron Albright (albrigha-deactivatedaccount) said : 		#1

HPLIP doesn't support sharing a printer to a windows system. If you are sharing your printer more than likely you are using the cups/usb backend. For HPLIP to work correctly the printer needs to be configured to use the hp backend.

From the hp-check it appears that there is no queue using the hp backend:

warning: No queues found.

Try running sudo hp-setup to configure the printer--do you have the same "everything printing in green" problem?

Aaron

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RagonichaFulva (ragonicha-fulva) said : 		#2

Hi Aaron,

Actually, the printer works perfectly when shared with a Windows system.

I have used hp-setup, but there doesn't appear any reference on how to activate the hp backend.

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Aaron Albright (albrigha-deactivatedaccount) said : 		#3

If you run hp-setup the printer will be configured to use the hp backend. Please run hp-check again and post the output. I want to check to be sure the queue was created okay.

A

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RagonichaFulva (ragonicha-fulva) said : 		#4

Hello Aaron,

Sorry about the delay. I am afraid I missed the reply.

I have used hp-setup and the hp-check output is:

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

HP Linux Imaging and Printing System (ver. 2.8.9)
Dependency/Version Check Utility ver. 14.0

Copyright (c) 2001-8 Hewlett-Packard Development Company, LP
This software comes with ABSOLUTELY NO WARRANTY.
This is free software, and you are welcome to distribute it
under certain conditions. See COPYING file for more details.

Note: hp-check can be run in three modes:
1. Compile-time check mode (-c or --compile): Use this mode before compiling the
HPLIP supplied tarball (.tar.gz or .run) to determine if the proper dependencies
are installed to successfully compile HPLIP.
2. Run-time check mode (-r or --run): Use this mode to determine if a distro
supplied package (.deb, .rpm, etc) or an already built HPLIP supplied tarball
has the proper dependencies installed to successfully run.
3. Both compile- and run-time check mode (-b or --both) (Default): This mode
will check both of the above cases (both compile- and run-time dependencies).

Saving output in log file: hp-check.log

Initializing. Please wait...

---------------
| SYSTEM INFO |
 ---------------

Basic system information:
Linux charly-pc 2.6.24-21-generic #1 SMP Mon Aug 25 17:32:09 UTC 2008 i686 GNU/Linux

Distribution:
ubuntu 8.04

HPOJ running?
No, HPOJ is not running (OK).

Checking Python version...
OK, version 2.5.2 installed

Checking PyQt version...
OK, version 3.17 installed.

Checking SIP version...
error: SIP not installed or version not found.

Checking for CUPS...
Status: el programa de planificación de tareas se está ejecutando
Version: 1.3.7
error_log is set to level: warn
note: For troubleshooting printing issues, it is best to have the CUPS 'LogLevel'
note: set to 'debug'. To set the LogLevel to debug, edit the file /etc/cups/cupsd.conf (as root),
note: and change the line near the top of the file that begins with 'LogLevel' to read:
note: LogLevel debug
note: Save the file and then restart CUPS (see your OS/distro docs on how to restart CUPS).
note: Now, when you print, helpful debug information will be saved to the file:
note: /var/log/cups/error_log
note: You can monitor this file by running this command in a console/shell:
note: tail -f /var/log/cups/error_log

Checking for dbus/python-dbus...
dbus daemon is running.
python-dbus version: 0.82.4

------------------------------------
| COMPILE AND RUNTIME DEPENDENCIES |
 ------------------------------------

note: To check for compile-time only dependencies, re-run hp-check with the -c parameter (ie, hp-check -c).
note: To check for run-time only dependencies, re-run hp-check with the -r parameter (ie, hp-check -r).

Checking for dependency: cups - Common Unix Printing System...
OK, found.

Checking for dependency: cups-ddk - CUPS driver development kit...
OK, found.

Checking for dependency: cups-devel- Common Unix Printing System development files...
OK, found.

Checking for dependency: dbus - Message bus system...
OK, found.

Checking for dependency: gcc - GNU Project C and C++ Compiler...
OK, found.

Checking for dependency: GhostScript - PostScript and PDF language interpreter and previewer...
OK, found.

Checking for dependency: libcrypto - OpenSSL cryptographic library...
OK, found.

Checking for dependency: libjpeg - JPEG library...
OK, found.

Checking for dependency: libnetsnmp-devel - SNMP networking library development files...
OK, found.

Checking for dependency: libpthread - POSIX threads library...
OK, found.

Checking for dependency: libtool - Library building support services...
OK, found.

Checking for dependency: libusb - USB library...
OK, found.

Checking for dependency: make - GNU make utility to maintain groups of programs...
OK, found.

Checking for dependency: PIL - Python Imaging Library (required for commandline scanning with hp-scan)...
OK, found.

Checking for dependency: ppdev - Parallel port support kernel module....
OK, found.

Checking for dependency: PyQt 3- Qt interface for Python (for Qt version 3.x)...
OK, found.

Checking for dependency: PyQt 4- Qt interface for Python (for Qt version 4.x)...
OK, found.

Checking for dependency: python-ctypes - A foreign function library for Python...
OK, found.

Checking for dependency: python-dbus - Python bindings for dbus...
OK, found.

Checking for dependency: python-devel - Python development files...
OK, found.

Checking for dependency: Python 2.3 or greater - Required for fax functionality...
OK, found.

Checking for dependency: Python 2.2 or greater - Python programming language...
OK, found.

Checking for dependency: Reportlab - PDF library for Python...
OK, found.

Checking for dependency: SANE - Scanning library...
OK, found.

Checking for dependency: SANE - Scanning library development files...
OK, found.

Checking for dependency: scanimage - Shell scanning program...
OK, found.

Checking for dependency: xsane - Graphical scanner frontend for SANE...
OK, found.

----------------------
| HPLIP INSTALLATION |
 ----------------------

Currently installed HPLIP version...
HPLIP 2.8.9 currently installed in '/usr/share/hplip'.

Current contents of '/etc/hp/hplip.conf' file:
# hplip.conf. Generated from hplip.conf.in by configure.

[hplip]
version=2.8.9

[dirs]
home=/usr/share/hplip
run=/var/run
ppd=/usr/share/ppd/hpijs/HP
ppdbase=/usr/share/ppd/hpijs
doc=/usr/share/doc/hplip-2.8.9
icon=/usr/share/applications
cupsbackend=/usr/lib/cups/backend
cupsfilter=/usr/lib/cups/filter
drv=/usr/share/cups/drv/hp/

# Following values are determined at configure time and cannot be changed.
[configure]
network-build=yes
pp-build=no
gui-build=yes
scanner-build=yes
fax-build=yes
dbus-build=yes
cups11-build=no
doc-build=yes
shadow-build=no
foomatic-drv-install=yes
foomatic-ppd-install=no
foomatic-rip-hplip-install=yes
internal-tag=2.8.9.0
restricted-build=no
ui-toolkit=qt3

--------------------------
| DISCOVERED USB DEVICES |
 --------------------------

No devices found.

---------------------------------
| INSTALLED CUPS PRINTER QUEUES |
 ---------------------------------

warning: No queues found.

----------------------
| SANE CONFIGURATION |
 ----------------------

'hpaio' in '/etc/sane.d/dll.conf'...
OK, found. SANE backend 'hpaio' is properly set up.

Checking output of 'scanimage -L'...

No scanners were identified. If you were expecting something different,
check that the scanner is plugged in, turned on and detected by the
sane-find-scanner tool (if appropriate). Please read the documentation
which came with this software (README, FAQ, manpages).

---------------------
| PYTHON EXTENSIONS |
 ---------------------

Checking 'cupsext' CUPS extension...
OK, found.

Checking 'pcardext' Photocard extension...
OK, found.

Checking 'hpmudext' I/O extension...
OK, found.

Checking 'scanext' SANE scanning extension...
OK, found.

-----------------
| USB I/O SETUP |
 -----------------

Checking for permissions of USB attached printers...

-----------
| SUMMARY |
 -----------

error: 1 error or warning.

Please refer to the installation instructions at:
http://hplip.sourceforge.net/install/index.html

Done.

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

The black ink (text) is still printed in green. When I make a photocopy in B/W (so it doesn't work through my GNU/Linux) it appears in black.

Revision history for this message
Aaron Albright (albrigha-deactivatedaccount) said : 		#5

Everything looks okay. It's still printing in green only? Run hp-levels and post the output. Also run hp-info.

Does the printer print correctly on a windows system?

Aaron

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RagonichaFulva (ragonicha-fulva) said : 		#6

Hello Aaron,

The printer prints correctly in Windows.

It prints in green what should be black.

hp-levels indicates I have no colour ink...

===============================================================

HP Linux Imaging and Printing System (ver. 2.8.9)
Supply Levels Utility ver. 2.0

Copyright (c) 2001-8 Hewlett-Packard Development Company, LP
This software comes with ABSOLUTELY NO WARRANTY.
This is free software, and you are welcome to distribute it
under certain conditions. See COPYING file for more details.

error: Unable to connect to dbus session bus.

Black cartridge
Part No.: 21(C9153A)
Health: Good/OK

----------------------------------------------------------------
|/// | (approx. 6%)
 ----------------------------------------------------------------

Tri-color cartridge
Part No.: 22(C9352A)
Health: Good/OK

----------------------------------------------------------------
| | (approx. 0%)
 ----------------------------------------------------------------

Done.

=================================================

And hp-info displays:

=================================================

HP Linux Imaging and Printing System (ver. 2.8.9)
Device Information Utility ver. 5.2

Copyright (c) 2001-8 Hewlett-Packard Development Company, LP
This software comes with ABSOLUTELY NO WARRANTY.
This is free software, and you are welcome to distribute it
under certain conditions. See COPYING file for more details.

error: Unable to connect to dbus session bus.

hp:/usb/Deskjet_F4100_series?serial=CN78J3W28Y04TJ

Device Parameters (dynamic data):
  Parameter Value(s)
  ---------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------
  agent1-ack False
  agent1-desc Black cartridge
  agent1-dvc 0
  agent1-health 0
  agent1-health-desc Good/OK
  agent1-hp-ink False
  agent1-id 0
  agent1-kind 3
  agent1-known False
  agent1-level 6
  agent1-level-trigger 0
  agent1-sku 21(C9153A)
  agent1-type 1
  agent1-virgin False
  agent2-ack False
  agent2-desc Tri-color cartridge
  agent2-dvc 0
  agent2-health 0
  agent2-health-desc Very low
  agent2-hp-ink False
  agent2-id 10
  agent2-kind 3
  agent2-known False
  agent2-level 0
  agent2-level-trigger 6
  agent2-sku 22(C9352A)
  agent2-type 2
  agent2-virgin False
  back-end hp
  cups-printer Deskjet_F4100,Deskjet_F4180
  cups-uri hp:/usb/Deskjet_F4100_series?serial=CN78J3W28Y04TJ
  dev-file
  device-state 1
  device-uri hp:/usb/Deskjet_F4100_series?serial=CN78J3W28Y04TJ
  deviceid MFG:HP;MDL:Deskjet F4100
                                series;CMD:LDL,MLC,PML,DYN;CLS:PRINTER;1284.4DL:4d,4e,1;SN
                                :CN78J3W28Y04TJ;S:0380008000020020002c1481006c2561000;Z:00
                                7,0A20000;
  duplexer 0
  error-state 102
  host
  in-tray1 True
  in-tray2 False
  is-hp True
  media-path 2
  panel 0
  panel-line1
  panel-line2
  photo-tray 0
  port 1
  r 0
  revision 3
  rg 000
  rr 000000
  rs 000000000
  scan-uri hpaio:/usb/Deskjet_F4100_series?serial=CN78J3W28Y04TJ
  serial CN78J3W28Y04TJ
  status-code 1502
  status-desc Tri-color cartridge is low on ink
  supply-door 0
  top-door 1

Model Parameters (static data):
  Parameter Value(s)
  ---------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------
  align-type 5
  clean-type 2
  color-cal-type 0
  copy-type 0
  embedded-server-type 0
  fax-type 0
  fw-download 0
  icon psc_1100_series.png
  io-mfp-mode 6
  io-mode 1
  io-support 2
  job-storage 0
  linefeed-cal-type 0
  model Deskjet_F4100_series
  model-ui HP Deskjet f4100 series
  model1 HP Deskjet F4140 All-in-One
  model10 HP Deskjet F4190 All-in-One
  model11 HP Deskjet F4194 All-in-One
  model2 HP Deskjet F4180 All-in-One
  model3 HP Deskjet F4172 All-in-One
  model4 HP Deskjet F4185 All-in-One
  model5 HP Deskjet F4135 All-in-One
  model6 HP Deskjet F4150 All-in-One
  model7 HP Deskjet F4175 All-in-One
  model8 HP Deskjet F4180 All-in-One
  model9 HP Deskjet F4188 All-in-One
  monitor-type 0
  panel-check-type 0
  pcard-type 0
  plugin 0
  power-settings 0
  pq-diag-type 0
  r-type 1
  r0-agent1-kind 3
  r0-agent1-sku 21(C9153A)
  r0-agent1-type 1
  r0-agent2-kind 3
  r0-agent2-sku 22(C9352A)
  r0-agent2-type 2
  r0-agent3-kind 3
  r0-agent3-sku 58 (C6658x)
  r0-agent3-type 3
  r1-agent1-kind 3
  r1-agent1-sku 21(C9351A)
  r1-agent1-type 1
  r1-agent2-kind 3
  r1-agent2-sku 22(C9352A)
  r1-agent2-type 2
  r1-agent3-kind 3
  r1-agent3-sku 58 (C6658x)
  r1-agent3-type 3
  r2-agent1-kind 3
  r2-agent1-sku 21 (C9351A)
  r2-agent1-type 1
  r2-agent2-kind 3
  r2-agent2-sku 22 (C9352A)
  r2-agent2-type 2
  r2-agent3-kind 3
  r2-agent3-sku 58 (C6658x)
  r2-agent3-type 3
  r3-agent1-kind 3
  r3-agent1-sku 21 (C9351A)
  r3-agent1-type 1
  r3-agent2-kind 3
  r3-agent2-sku 22 (C9352A)
  r3-agent2-type 2
  r3-agent3-kind 3
  r3-agent3-sku 58 (C6658x)
  r3-agent3-type 3
  r4-agent1-kind 3
  r4-agent1-sku 21 (C9351A)
  r4-agent1-type 1
  r4-agent2-kind 3
  r4-agent2-sku 22 (C9352A)
  r4-agent2-type 2
  r4-agent3-kind 3
  r4-agent3-sku 58 (C6658x)
  r4-agent3-type 3
  r5-agent1-kind 3
  r5-agent1-sku 21 (C9351A)
  r5-agent1-type 1
  r5-agent2-kind 3
  r5-agent2-sku 22 (C9352A)
  r5-agent2-type 2
  r5-agent3-kind 3
  r5-agent3-sku 58 (C6658x)
  r5-agent3-type 3
  r6-agent1-kind 3
  r6-agent1-sku 21 (C9351A)
  r6-agent1-type 1
  r6-agent2-kind 3
  r6-agent2-sku 22 (C9352A)
  r6-agent2-type 2
  r6-agent3-kind 3
  r6-agent3-sku 58 (C6658x)
  r6-agent3-type 3
  r7-agent1-kind 3
  r7-agent1-sku 816 (C8816A/B/G)
  r7-agent1-type 1
  r7-agent2-kind 3
  r7-agent2-sku 817 (C8817A/C8817G)
  r7-agent2-type 2
  r7-agent3-kind 3
  r7-agent3-sku 58 (C6658x)
  r7-agent3-type 3
  r816-agent1-kind 3
  r816-agent1-sku
  r816-agent1-type 1
  r816-agent2-kind 3
  r816-agent2-sku
  r816-agent2-type 2
  scan-style 1
  scan-type 1
  status-battery-check 0
  status-dynamic-counters 0
  status-type 2
  support-released 1
  support-type 2
  support-ver 1.7.4
  tech-class ['DJ3600']
  tech-subclass ['Normal']
  tech-type 2
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  usb-vid 03f0

Done.

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I'll change the cartridge to see if the colour ink cartridge can affect somehow in the black ink printing.

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RagonichaFulva (ragonicha-fulva) said : 		#7

My apologies.

I still don't understand it, but once I changed the colour ink everything worked OK.

How on earth can the printer use the black ink correctly when I print from Windows through the net and it doesn't use it when I print from GNU/Linux?

Nevertheless, as I said, once I replaced the colour cartridge everything worked fine.

Thank you very much for your assistance and patience.

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Peter Wu (lekensteyn) said : 		#8

Thanks a lot!
Finally, my HP Deskjet F4180 prints black instead of yellow/green/pink/whatever.

This should be noted on the FAQ page :)