HPLIP 3.9.12 (source build) reports "40 EIO 2 BAD TRANSMISSION"

[pgnd]

I've an HP LaserJet 4050N. My Desktop PC is running SuSE 11.2.

lsb_release -a
LSB Version: core-2.0-noarch:core-3.2-noarch:core-4.0-noarch:core-2.0-x86_64:core-3.2-x86_64:core-4.0-x86_64:desktop-4.0-amd64:desktop-4.0-noarch:graphics-2.0-amd64:graphics-2.0-noarch:graphics-3.2-amd64:graphics-3.2-noarch:graphics-4.0-amd64:graphics-4.0-noarch
Distributor ID: SUSE LINUX
Description: openSUSE 11.2 (x86_64)
Release: 11.2
Codename: n/a

hplip is installed via the distro's repos,

 rpm -qa | grep -i hplip
  hplip-3.9.8-3.4.1.x86_64
  hplip-hpijs-3.9.8-3.4.1.x86_64

When I print a page, e.g. 1 page from Firefox etc., it prints fine ... but in the process I notice an error on the HPLJ display: "40 EIO 2 BAD TRANSMISSION". It seems non-fatal, but nonetheless present.

Looking for a solution, I found,

  https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/hplip/+bug/229981

which raises issues about version ...

I nav'd to,

  http://hplipopensource.com/hplip-web/support.html

and installed the 'latest' version directoly from HP,

 wget http://iweb.dl.sourceforge.net/project/hplip/hplip/3.9.12/hplip-3.9.12.run

 sh hplip-3.9.12.run --noexec
 cd hplip-3.9.12

 ./configure \
 --with-hpppddir=/usr/share/cups/model/HP \
 --libdir=/usr/lib64 \
 --prefix=/usr \
 --with-cupsbackenddir=/usr/lib64/cups/backend \
 --with-cupsfilterdir=/usr/lib64/cups/filter \
 --enable-qt4 \
 --enable-doc-build \
 --disable-cups-ppd-install \
 --disable-foomatic-drv-install \
 --disable-foomatic-ppd-install \
 --disable-hpijs-install \
 --disable-policykit \
 --enable-cups-drv-install \
 --enable-hpcups-install \
 --enable-network-build \
 --enable-dbus-build \
 --disable-scan-build \
 --disable-fax-build

 make -j5
 sudo make install

"About box" --> http://img193.imageshack.us/img193/9900/hplip.png

Unfortunately, with the 'new' hplip, the problem continues, unchanged.

fyi,

hp-check -t
======================================================================================
HP Linux Imaging and Printing System (ver. 3.9.12)
Dependency/Version Check Utility ver. 14.3

Copyright (c) 2001-9 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 desk01 2.6.31.12-7-desktop #1 SMP PREEMPT 2010-02-10 21:00:02 +0100 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux

Distribution:
suse 11.2

Checking Python version...
OK, version 2.6.2 installed

Checking PyQt 4.x version...
OK, version 4.7 installed.

Checking for CUPS...
Status: scheduler is running
Version: 1.3.11
warning: /etc/cups/cupsd.conf file not found or not accessible.

Checking for dbus/python-dbus...
dbus daemon is running.
python-dbus version: 0.83.0

------------------------------------
| 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 devel- Common Unix Printing System development files...
OK, found.

Checking for dependency: CUPS image - CUPS image 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: PolicyKit - Administrative policy framework...
OK, found.

Checking for dependency: PyQt 4 DBus - DBus Support for PyQt4...
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 libnotify - Python bindings for the libnotify Desktop notifications...
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...
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 3.9.12 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=3.9.12

[dirs]
home=/usr/share/hplip
run=/var/run
ppd=/usr/share/cups/model/HP
ppdbase=/usr/share/cups/model
doc=/usr/share/doc/hplip-3.9.12
icon=/usr/share/applications
cupsbackend=/usr/lib64/cups/backend
cupsfilter=/usr/lib64/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=no
fax-build=no
dbus-build=yes
cups11-build=no
doc-build=yes
shadow-build=no
hpijs-install=no
foomatic-drv-install=no
foomatic-ppd-install=no
foomatic-rip-hplip-install=no
hpcups-install=yes
cups-drv-install=yes
cups-ppd-install=no
internal-tag=3.9.12.29
restricted-build=no
ui-toolkit=qt4
qt3=no
qt4=yes
policy-kit=no
hpijs-only-build=no
lite-build=no
udev-acl-rules=no
hpcups-only-build=no
hpijs-only-build=no

Current contents of '/var/lib/hp/hplip.state' file:
# hplip.state - HPLIP runtime persistent variables.

[plugin]
installed=0
eula=0

Current contents of '~/.hplip/hplip.conf' file:
[last_used]
printer_name =
working_dir = .
device_uri = "hp:/net/HP_LaserJet_4050_Series?ip=192.168.1.10"

[commands]
scan = /usr/bin/xsane -V %SANE_URI%

[installation]
version = 3.9.12.29
date_time = 02/12/2010 13:09:14

[settings]
systray_messages = 1
systray_visible = 0

[fax]
email_address =
voice_phone =

[refresh]
rate = 30
enable = false
type = 1

[polling]
enable = false
device_list =
interval = 5

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

No devices found.

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

HP_LaserJet_4050
----------------
Type: Printer
Device URI: hp:/net/HP_LaserJet_4050_Series?ip=192.168.1.10
PPD: /etc/cups/ppd/HP_LaserJet_4050.ppd
PPD Description: HP LaserJet 4050 Series Postscript (recommended)
Printer status: printer HP_LaserJet_4050 is idle. enabled since Fri 12 Feb 2010 01:08:57 PM PST

HP Linux Imaging and Printing System (ver. 3.9.12)
System Tray Status Service ver. 2.0

Copyright (c) 2001-9 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.

/usr/lib64/python2.6/site-packages/gtk-2.0/gtk/__init__.py:127: RuntimeWarning: PyOS_InputHook is not available for interactive use of PyGTK
  set_interactive(1)
Communication status: Good

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

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

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

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

---------------
| USER GROUPS |
---------------

users disk audio video vboxusers lp

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

No errors or warnings.

Done.
======================================================================================

[sdowney717 (sdowney717)]

I have a HP 4000 running Lucid and Karmic and this error message also appears on my printer.
The page looks like it prints ok.
The error does not appear in Vista or XP.