Printer not connected
Using HPLIP I set up an HP Envy printer but get an error message that printer is not connected or busy
yet the lights on the printer are on.
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#1 |
What is the precise model, connection method and OS version?
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#2 |
The printer is HP Envy Pro 6455 connected to the PC by USB cable. I took care to have the printer directly connected to the wall plug,
yet often the print command fails. Then I unplug the printer from the wall plug and wait 60 second to plug it back in. Then often, not always, I am able to print. I use the same recovery method when trying to scan from the scan bed of the printer.
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#5 |
Mint 23 does not exist. 21 is the latest. Do you mean 20.3?
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#6 |
Sorry, my error. Here the copy of my system information:
System:
Kernel: 5.15.0-56-generic x86_64 bits: 64 compiler: gcc v: 11.3.0 Desktop: Cinnamon 5.4.12
tk: GTK 3.24.33 wm: Mutter dm: LightDM Distro: Linux Mint 21 Vanessa base: Ubuntu 22.04 jammy
Machine:
Type: Desktop System: HP product: HP ENVY Desktop v: N/A serial: <superuser required> Chassis:
type: 3 serial: <superuser required>
Mobo: HP model: 8399 v: 1.00 serial: <superuser required> UEFI: AMI v: F.03 date: 07/17/2017
CPU:
Info: quad core model: AMD Ryzen 5 1400 bits: 64 type: MT MCP arch: Zen rev: 1 cache:
L1: 384 KiB L2: 2 MiB L3: 8 MiB
Speed (MHz): avg: 1600 high: 2389 min/max: 1550/3200 boost: enabled cores: 1: 1375 2: 1369
3: 1374 4: 1375 5: 1554 6: 2389 7: 1388 8: 1983 bogomips: 51097
Flags: avx avx2 ht lm nx pae sse sse2 sse3 sse4_1 sse4_2 sse4a ssse3 svm
Graphics:
Device-1: AMD Ellesmere [Radeon RX 470/480/
driver: amdgpu v: kernel pcie: speed: 2.5 GT/s lanes: 16 ports: active: HDMI-A-1
empty: DP-1,DP-2,DP-3 bus-ID: 09:00.0 chip-ID: 1002:67df
Device-2: Logitech Webcam C310 type: USB driver: snd-usb-
chip-ID: 046d:081b
Display: x11 server: X.Org v: 1.21.1.3 driver: X: loaded: amdgpu,ati
unloaded: fbdev,modesetti
Screen-1: 0 s-res: 1920x1080 s-dpi: 96
Monitor-1: HDMI-A-0 mapped: HDMI-A-1 model: HP 27b Curved res: 1920x1080 dpi: 82
diag: 686mm (27")
OpenGL:
renderer: AMD Radeon RX 480 Graphics (polaris10 LLVM 13.0.1 DRM 3.42 5.15.0-56-generic)
v: 4.6 Mesa 22.0.5 direct render: Yes
Audio:
Device-1: AMD Ellesmere HDMI Audio [Radeon RX 470/480 / 570/580/590] vendor: Hewlett-Packard
driver: snd_hda_intel v: kernel pcie: speed: 8 GT/s lanes: 16 bus-ID: 09:00.1 chip-ID: 1002:aaf0
Device-2: AMD Family 17h HD Audio vendor: Hewlett-Packard driver: snd_hda_intel v: kernel
pcie: speed: 8 GT/s lanes: 16 bus-ID: 12:00.3 chip-ID: 1022:1457
Device-3: Logitech Webcam C310 type: USB driver: snd-usb-
chip-ID: 046d:081b
Sound Server-1: ALSA v: k5.15.0-56-generic running: yes
Sound Server-2: PulseAudio v: 15.99.1 running: yes
Sound Server-3: PipeWire v: 0.3.48 running: yes
Network:
Device-1: Realtek RTL8111/8168/8411 PCI Express Gigabit Ethernet vendor: Hewlett-Packard
driver: r8169 v: kernel pcie: speed: 2.5 GT/s lanes: 1 port: f000 bus-ID: 01:00.0
chip-ID: 10ec:8168
IF: enp1s0 state: up speed: 1000 Mbps duplex: full mac: <filter>
Device-2: Realtek RTL8821CE 802.11ac PCIe Wireless Network Adapter vendor: Hewlett-Packard
driver: rtw_8821ce v: N/A pcie: speed: 2.5 GT/s lanes: 1 port: e000 bus-ID: 05:00.0
chip-ID: 10ec:c821
IF: wlp5s0 state: up mac: <filter>
Bluetooth:
Device-1: Realtek Bluetooth 4.2 Adapter type: USB driver: btusb v: 0.8 bus-ID: 1-8:5
chip-ID: 0bda:b00a
Report: hciconfig ID: hci0 rfk-id: 0 state: up address: <filter>
Drives:
Local Storage: total: 1.86 TiB used: 717.31 GiB (37.6%)
ID-1: /dev/sda vendor: Seagate model: ST1000DM003-1SB102 size: 931.51 GiB speed: 6.0 Gb/s
serial: <filter>
ID-2: /dev/sdd type: USB model: Disk 3.0 size: 976.56 GiB serial: <filter>
Partition:
ID-1: / size: 915.32 GiB used: 349.25 GiB (38.2%) fs: ext4 dev: /dev/sda2
ID-2: /boot/efi size: 511 MiB used: 5.2 MiB (1.0%) fs: vfat dev: /dev/sda1
Swap:
ID-1: swap-1 type: file size: 2 GiB used: 460.4 MiB (22.5%) priority: -2 file: /swapfile
Sensors:
System Temperatures: cpu: 30.0 C mobo: N/A gpu: amdgpu temp: 36.0 C
Fan Speeds (RPM): N/A gpu: amdgpu fan: 1286
Repos:
Packages: apt: 2590
No active apt repos in: /etc/apt/
Active apt repos in: /etc/apt/
1: deb [arch=amd64] https: //packages.
Active apt repos in: /etc/apt/
1: deb http: //ppa.launchpad
Active apt repos in: /etc/apt/
1: deb http: //ppa.launchpad
Active apt repos in: /etc/apt/
1: deb http: //packages.
2: deb http: //archive.
3: deb http: //archive.
4: deb http: //archive.
5: deb http: //security.
Active apt repos in: /etc/apt/
1: deb [arch=amd64] https: //repo.
Info:
Processes: 383 Uptime: 1d 21h 3m Memory: 7.65 GiB used: 5.07 GiB (66.3%) Init: systemd v: 249
runlevel: 5 Compilers: gcc: 11.3.0 alt: 11 Client: Cinnamon v: 5.4.12 inxi: 3.3.13
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#7 |
Here is the information on the printer connection:
helmut@
Saving output in log file: /home/helmut/
HP Linux Imaging and Printing System (ver. 3.21.12)
Dependency/Version Check Utility ver. 15.1
Copyright (c) 2001-18 HP 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).
Check types:
a. EXTERNALDEP - External Dependencies
b. GENERALDEP - General Dependencies (required both at compile and run
time)
c. COMPILEDEP - Compile time Dependencies
d. [All are run-time checks]
PYEXT SCANCONF QUEUES PERMISSION
Status Types:
OK
MISSING - Missing Dependency or Permission or Plug-in
INCOMPAT - Incompatible dependency-version or Plugin-version
-Traceback (most recent call last):
File "/usr/bin/
dep.core.init()
File "/usr/share/
self.
File "/usr/share/
if 'MX' in distro_
NameError: name 'distro_
Error in sys.excepthook:
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "/usr/lib/
apport_excepthook
with os.fdopen(
FileNotFoundError: [Errno 2] No such file or directory:
'/var/crash/
Original exception was:
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "/usr/bin/
dep.core.init()
File "/usr/share/
self.
File "/usr/share/
if 'MX' in distro_
NameError: name 'distro_
helmut@
On Mon, Jan 2, 2023 at 7:45 AM Helmut Schulz <
<email address hidden>> wrote:
> Your question #704236 on HPLIP changed:
> https:/
>
> Status: Needs information => Open
>
> You gave more information on the question:
> Sorry, my error. Here the copy of my system information:
> System:
> Kernel: 5.15.0-56-generic x86_64 bits: 64 compiler: gcc v: 11.3.0
> Desktop: Cinnamon 5.4.12
> tk: GTK 3.24.33 wm: Mutter dm: LightDM Distro: Linux Mint 21 Vanessa
> base: Ubuntu 22.04 jammy
> Machine:
> Type: Desktop System: HP product: HP ENVY Desktop v: N/A serial:
> <superuser required> Chassis:
> type: 3 serial: <superuser required>
> Mobo: HP model: 8399 v: 1.00 serial: <superuser required> UEFI: AMI v:
> F.03 date: 07/17/2017
> CPU:
> Info: quad core model: AMD Ryzen 5 1400 bits: 64 type: MT MCP arch: Zen
> rev: 1 cache:
> L1: 384 KiB L2: 2 MiB L3: 8 MiB
> Speed (MHz): avg: 1600 high: 2389 min/max: 1550/3200 boost: enabled
> cores: 1: 1375 2: 1369
> 3: 1374 4: 1375 5: 1554 6: 2389 7: 1388 8: 1983 bogomips: 51097
> Flags: avx avx2 ht lm nx pae sse sse2 sse3 sse4_1 sse4_2 sse4a ssse3 svm
> Graphics:
> Device-1: AMD Ellesmere [Radeon RX 470/480/
> vendor: Hewlett-Packard
> driver: amdgpu v: kernel pcie: speed: 2.5 GT/s lanes: 16 ports:
> active: HDMI-A-1
> empty: DP-1,DP-2,DP-3 bus-ID: 09:00.0 chip-ID: 1002:67df
> Device-2: Logitech Webcam C310 type: USB driver: snd-usb-
> bus-ID: 1-2.2:8
> chip-ID: 046d:081b
> Display: x11 server: X.Org v: 1.21.1.3 driver: X: loaded: amdgpu,ati
> unloaded: fbdev,modesetti
> Screen-1: 0 s-res: 1920x1080 s-dpi: 96
> Monitor-1: HDMI-A-0 mapped: HDMI-A-1 model: HP 27b Curved res: 1920x1080
> dpi: 82
> diag: 686mm (27")
> OpenGL:
> renderer: AMD Radeon RX 480 Graphics (polaris10 LLVM 13.0.1 DRM 3.42
> 5.15.0-56-generic)
> v: 4.6 Mesa 22.0.5 direct render: Yes
> Audio:
> Device-1: AMD Ellesmere HDMI Audio [Radeon RX 470/480 / 570/580/590]
> vendor: Hewlett-Packard
> driver: snd_hda_intel v: kernel pcie: speed: 8 GT/s lanes: 16 bus-ID:
> 09:00.1 chip-ID: 1002:aaf0
> Device-2: AMD Family 17h HD Audio vendor: Hewlett-Packard driver:
> snd_hda_intel v: kernel
> pcie: speed: 8 GT/s lanes: 16 bus-ID: 12:00.3 chip-ID: 1022:1457
> Device-3: Logitech Webcam C310 type: USB driver: snd-usb-
> bus-ID: 1-2.2:8
> chip-ID: 046d:081b
> Sound Server-1: ALSA v: k5.15.0-56-generic running: yes
> Sound Server-2: PulseAudio v: 15.99.1 running: yes
> Sound Server-3: PipeWire v: 0.3.48 running: yes
> Network:
> Device-1: Realtek RTL8111/8168/8411 PCI Express Gigabit Ethernet vendor:
> Hewlett-Packard
> driver: r8169 v: kernel pcie: speed: 2.5 GT/s lanes: 1 port: f000
> bus-ID: 01:00.0
> chip-ID: 10ec:8168
> IF: enp1s0 state: up speed: 1000 Mbps duplex: full mac: <filter>
> Device-2: Realtek RTL8821CE 802.11ac PCIe Wireless Network Adapter
> vendor: Hewlett-Packard
> driver: rtw_8821ce v: N/A pcie: speed: 2.5 GT/s lanes: 1 port: e000
> bus-ID: 05:00.0
> chip-ID: 10ec:c821
> IF: wlp5s0 state: up mac: <filter>
> Bluetooth:
> Device-1: Realtek Bluetooth 4.2 Adapter type: USB driver: btusb v: 0.8
> bus-ID: 1-8:5
> chip-ID: 0bda:b00a
> Report: hciconfig ID: hci0 rfk-id: 0 state: up address: <filter>
> Drives:
> Local Storage: total: 1.86 TiB used: 717.31 GiB (37.6%)
> ID-1: /dev/sda vendor: Seagate model: ST1000DM003-1SB102 size: 931.51
> GiB speed: 6.0 Gb/s
> serial: <filter>
> ID-2: /dev/sdd type: USB model: Disk 3.0 size: 976.56 GiB serial:
> <filter>
> Partition:
> ID-1: / size: 915.32 GiB used: 349.25 GiB (38.2%) fs: ext4 dev: /dev/sda2
> ID-2: /boot/efi size: 511 MiB used: 5.2 MiB (1.0%) fs: vfat dev:
> /dev/sda1
> Swap:
> ID-1: swap-1 type: file size: 2 GiB used: 460.4 MiB (22.5%) priority: -2
> file: /swapfile
> Sensors:
> System Temperatures: cpu: 30.0 C mobo: N/A gpu: amdgpu temp: 36.0 C
> Fan Speeds (RPM): N/A gpu: amdgpu fan: 1286
> Repos:
> Packages: apt: 2590
> No active apt repos in: /etc/apt/
> Active apt repos in: /etc/apt/
> 1: deb [arch=amd64] https: //packages.
> stable main
> Active apt repos in: /etc/apt/
> 1: deb http: //ppa.launchpad
> Active apt repos in: /etc/apt/
> 1: deb http: //ppa.launchpad
> Active apt repos in:
> /etc/apt/
> 1: deb http: //packages.
> backport
> 2: deb http: //archive.
> universe multiverse
> 3: deb http: //archive.
> restricted universe multiverse
> 4: deb http: //archive.
> restricted universe multiverse
> 5: deb http: //security.
> restricted universe multiverse
> Active apt repos in: /etc/apt/
> 1: deb [arch=amd64] https: //repo.
> Info:
> Processes: 383 Uptime: 1d 21h 3m Memory: 7.65 GiB used: 5.07 GiB (66.3%)
> Init: systemd v: 249
> runlevel: 5 Compilers: gcc: 11.3.0 alt: 11 Client: Cinnamon v: 5.4.12
> inxi: 3.3.13
>
> --
> You received this question notification because you asked the question.
>
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#8 |
> Linux Mint 21 Vanessa base: Ubuntu 22.04 jammy
You have the latest Mint. ipp-usb is installed by default and will be used. This is the way that is meant to provide printing on USB. Give what you get for
systemctl status ipp-usb
and
driverless
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#9 |
Please explain what I should do with the comment in your last message:
"Give what you get for
systemctl status ipp-usb
and
driverless"
Are these commands for the Terminal?
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#10 |
> Are these commands for the Terminal?
Yes.
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#11 |
I entered the commands in Terminal and encountered further issues:
elmut@helmut-
Command ' systemctl' not found, did you mean:
command 'systemctl' from deb systemd (249.11-0ubuntu3.6)
command 'systemctl' from deb systemctl (1.4.4181-1.1)
Try: sudo apt install <deb name>
helmut@
Command ' systemctl' not found, did you mean:
command 'systemctl' from deb systemd (249.11-0ubuntu3.6)
command 'systemctl' from deb systemctl (1.4.4181-1.1)
Try: sudo apt install <deb name>
helmut@
[sudo] password for helmut:
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree... Done
Reading state information... Done
systemd is already the newest version (249.11-
0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
helmut@
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree... Done
Reading state information... Done
Some packages could not be installed. This may mean that you have
requested an impossible situation or if you are using the unstable
distribution that some required packages have not yet been created
or been moved out of Incoming.
The following information may help to resolve the situation:
The following packages have unmet dependencies:
init : PreDepends: systemd-sysv
mintsources : Depends: mint-common (>= 2) but it is not going to be installed
E: Error, pkgProblemResol
helmut@
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree... Done
Reading state information... Done
systemd-sysv is already the newest version (249.11-
0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
helmut@
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#12 |
The command driverless gave the following result:l
helmut@
ipp://HP%
helmut@
Am I interpreting this correctly, my printer has no driver?
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#13 |
Helmut,
systemctl is indeed part of systemd. I cannot help to solve any problems you are having with it. In any case, ipp-usb is active because driverless gives an output, which itself looks OK.
> Am I interpreting this correctly, my printer has no driver?
Your interpretation is incorrect. Basically, it means you do not need a vendor driver. You do not need HPLIP.
That long string is a URI. *Substitute* for it in this command:
lpadmin -p 6455pro -v "URI" -E -m everywhere
Test printing with
lp -d 6455pro /etc/nsswitch.conf
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#14 |
The test failed.
helmut@
lp: Error - The printer or class does not exist.
helmut@
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#15 |
> p: Error - The printer or class does not exist.
Please give the exact lpadmin command used.
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#16 |
Thanks for your help. After reconnecting the Printer cable, the printer worked again.