HPLIP

Does not print

Asked by L0tt0

Print command just causes page after page of blank sheets to be ejected until the tray is empty.

HP 5650 installed by hplip as 5600
hplip 3.92
Device manager version 15 (qt3)
main:$ hp-check -t

HP Linux Imaging and Printing System (ver. 3.9.2)
Dependency/Version Check Utility ver. 14.1

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 Vector.Linux.net 2.6.27.12 #1 SMP PREEMPT Thu Jan 22 00:12:35 MST 2009 i686 AMD Athlon(tm) Processor AuthenticAMD GNU/Linux

Distribution:
unknown 0.0

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

Checking Python version...
OK, version 2.5.2 installed

Checking PyQt 4.x version...
error: NOT FOUND OR FAILED TO LOAD!

Checking for CUPS...
Status: scheduler is running
Version: 1.3.10
error_log is set to level: info

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...
warning: NOT FOUND! This is an OPTIONAL/RUNTIME ONLY dependency. Some HPLIP functionality may not function properly.

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)...
warning: NOT FOUND! This is an OPTIONAL/RUNTIME ONLY dependency. Some HPLIP functionality may not function properly.

Checking for dependency: ppdev - Parallel port support kernel module....
error: NOT FOUND! This is a REQUIRED/RUNTIME ONLY dependency. Please make sure that this dependency is installed before installing or running HPLIP.

Checking for dependency: PyQt 4- Qt interface for Python (for Qt version 4.x)...
error: NOT FOUND! This is a REQUIRED/RUNTIME ONLY dependency. Please make sure that this dependency is installed before installing or running HPLIP.

Checking for dependency: PyQt 4 DBus - DBus Support for PyQt4...
error: NOT FOUND! This is a REQUIRED/RUNTIME ONLY dependency. Please make sure that this dependency is installed before installing or running HPLIP.

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 XML libraries...
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...
warning: NOT FOUND! This is an OPTIONAL/RUNTIME ONLY dependency. Some HPLIP functionality may not function properly.

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 3.9.2 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=3.9.2

[dirs]
home=/usr/share/hplip
run=/var/run
ppd=/usr/share/ppd/HP
ppdbase=/usr/share/ppd
doc=/usr/share/doc/hplip-3.9.2
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=yes
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=no
internal-tag=3.9.2.49
restricted-build=no
ui-toolkit=qt3
qt3=yes
qt4=no

Current contents of '~/.hplip/hplip.conf' file:
[last_used]
printer_name = deskjet_5600
device_uri = hp:/usb/deskjet_5600?serial=MY45T4P24S79

[commands]
fax = hp-sendfax -d %FAX_URI%
scan = xsane -V %SANE_URI%
prnt = hp-print -p%PRINTER%
pcard = hp-unload -d %DEVICE_URI%
cpy = hp-makecopies -d %DEVICE_URI%

[installation]
date_time = 08/02/09 20:12:27
version = 3.9.2.49

[refresh]
rate = 30
enable = False
type = 0

-------------------------------
| DISCOVERED PARALLEL DEVICES |
-------------------------------

No devices found.
error: 'ppdev' kernel module not loaded.

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

  Device URI Model
  -------------------------------- ----------------
  hp:/usb/deskjet_5600?serial=MY45 HP deskjet 5600
  T4P24S79

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

deskjet_5600
------------
Type: Printer
Installed in HPLIP?: Yes, using the hp: CUPS backend.
Device URI: hp:/usb/deskjet_5600?serial=MY45T4P24S79
PPD: /etc/cups/ppd/deskjet_5600.ppd
PPD Description: HP LaserJet 5100 Series Postscript (recommended)
Printer status: printer deskjet_5600 is idle. enabled since Sun 02 Aug 2009 07:31:19 PM EDT
Communication status: Good

HPC6490A
--------
Type: Unknown
Installed in HPLIP?: No, not using the hp: or hpfax: CUPS backend.
Device URI: socket://LPT1
PPD: /etc/cups/ppd/HPC6490A.ppd
PPD Description: HP PhotoSmart 7350 - CUPS+Gutenprint v5.0.2
Printer status: printer HPC6490A disabled since Sat 01 Aug 2009 04:31:59 PM EDT - Unable to locate printer 'LPT1'!
warning: Printer is not HPLIP installed. Printers must use the hp: or hpfax: CUPS backend to function in HPLIP.

----------------------
| 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...

HP Device 0x6104 at 002:003:
    Device URI: hp:/usb/deskjet_5600?serial=MY45T4P24S79
    Device node: /dev/bus/usb/002/003
    Mode: 0660
getfacl: Removing leading '/' from absolute path names
# file: dev/bus/usb/002/003
# owner: lp
# group: lp
user::rw-
group::rw-
other::---

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

error: 8 errors and/or warnings.

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

Done.
Vector:/~
main:$

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L0tt0 (l0tt0) said : 		#1

Vector Linux 6.0

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L0tt0 (l0tt0) said : 		#2

Ooops, System is Vector Linux 6.0

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L0tt0 (l0tt0) said : 		#3

Ooops, the 5650 was installed by HPLIPS as a 5100.

Everything seems fine except when issuing a print command, whether to print a test page or a page from an application, it prints:

%!PS-Adobe-3.0
                           %%Creator: cairo 1.7.4 (http://cairographics.org)
                                                                                                             %%CreationDate: M

it then proceeds to spit out one sheet of paper after another until the tray is empty.

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Linus Araque (linus-araque) said : 		#4

Hi L0tt0 -

It looks like you're missing a CUPS filter. Unfortunately, we don't support Vector Linux, but I can offer a few hints as to what you may need to get the missing filter.

Try installing these two packages:

libcupsimage2 - Common UNIX Printing System(tm) - image libs
libcupsimage2-dev - Common UNIX Printing System(tm) - image development files

Thank you for supporting HPLIP.
-Linus

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L0tt0 (l0tt0) said : 		#5

Thanks for the reply, however I am now a thousand miles from that computer/printer. Perhaps I'll get another crack at it in a few months.

L0tt0

--- On Fri, 8/7/09, Linus Araque <email address hidden> wrote:

> From: Linus Araque <email address hidden>
> Subject: Re: [Question #78950]: Does not print
> To: <email address hidden>
> Date: Friday, August 7, 2009, 6:27 PM
> Your question #78950 on HPLIP
> changed:
> https://answers.launchpad.net/hplip/+question/78950
>
>     Status: Open => Answered
>
> Linus Araque proposed the following answer:
> Hi L0tt0 -
>
> It looks like you're missing a CUPS filter. Unfortunately,
> we don't
> support Vector Linux, but I can offer a few hints as to
> what you may
> need to get the missing filter.
>
> Try installing these two packages:
>
> libcupsimage2 - Common UNIX Printing System(tm) - image
> libs
> libcupsimage2-dev - Common UNIX Printing System(tm) - image
> development files
>
> Thank you for supporting HPLIP.
> -Linus
>
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Aaron Albright (albrigha-deactivatedaccount) said : 		#6

Thanks for the update. Setting to answered for now.

All the best,

Aaron

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