All attempts at scanning produce lossy images with jpeg like blocks
Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | |
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HPLIP |
Invalid
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Undecided
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Unassigned | ||
xsane |
New
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Undecided
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Unassigned |
Bug Description
On Ubuntu 12.04
Using HP Officejet 8500A
Output from hp-check -t (hp-check -r produces no errors)
HP Linux Imaging and Printing System (ver. 3.12.2)
Dependency/Version Check Utility ver. 14.3
Copyright (c) 2011-14 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 Oliver-laptop 3.2.0-35-generic #55-Ubuntu SMP Wed Dec 5 17:42:16 UTC 2012 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux
Distribution:
ubuntu 12.04
Checking Python version...
OK, version 2.7.3 installed
Checking PyQt 4.x version...
OK, version 4.9.1 installed.
Checking for CUPS...
Status: scheduler is running
Version: 1.5.3
error_log is set to level: warn
Checking for dbus/python-dbus...
dbus daemon is running.
python-dbus version: 1.0.0
-------
| 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...
error: NOT FOUND! This is a REQUIRED dependency. Please make sure that this dependency is installed before installing or running HPLIP.
Checking for dependency: gcc - GNU Project C and C++ Compiler...
error: NOT FOUND! This is a REQUIRED/COMPILE TIME ONLY dependency. Please make sure that this dependency is installed before installing or running HPLIP.
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...
error: NOT FOUND! This is a REQUIRED dependency. Please make sure that this dependency is installed before installing or running HPLIP.
Checking for dependency: libpthread - POSIX threads library...
OK, found.
Checking for dependency: libtool - Library building support services...
error: NOT FOUND! This is a REQUIRED/COMPILE TIME ONLY dependency. Please make sure that this dependency is installed before installing or running HPLIP.
Checking for dependency: libusb - USB library...
error: NOT FOUND! This is a REQUIRED dependency. Please make sure that this dependency is installed before installing or running HPLIP.
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...
error: NOT FOUND! This is a REQUIRED/COMPILE TIME ONLY dependency. Please make sure that this dependency is installed before installing or running HPLIP.
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...
error: NOT FOUND! This is a REQUIRED/COMPILE TIME ONLY dependency. Please make sure that this dependency is installed before installing or running HPLIP.
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 3.12.2 currently installed in '/usr/share/hplip'.
Current contents of '/etc/hp/
# hplip.conf. Generated from hplip.conf.in by configure.
[hplip]
version=3.12.2
[dirs]
home=/usr/
run=/var/run
ppd=/usr/
ppdbase=
doc=/usr/
icon=no
cupsbackend=
cupsfilter=
drv=/usr/
# 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
hpijs-install=yes
foomatic-
foomatic-
foomatic-
hpcups-install=yes
cups-drv-
cups-ppd-install=no
internal-tag=3.12.2
restricted-build=no
ui-toolkit=qt4
qt3=no
qt4=yes
policy-kit=yes
hpijs-only-build=no
lite-build=no
udev-acl-rules=yes
hpcups-
hpijs-only-build=no
Current contents of '/var/lib/
# hplip.state - HPLIP runtime persistent variables.
[plugin]
installed=0
eula=0
Current contents of '~/.hplip/
[last_used]
device_uri = "hp:/net/
printer_name =
working_dir = .
[settings]
systray_visible = 0
systray_messages = 0
[commands]
scan = /usr/bin/
[refresh]
rate = 30
enable = false
type = 1
[polling]
enable = false
interval = 5
device_list =
[fax]
voice_phone =
email_address =
[installation]
date_time = 13/01/13 16:28:23
version = 3.12.2
-------
| DISCOVERED USB DEVICES |
-------
No devices found.
-------
| INSTALLED CUPS PRINTER QUEUES |
-------
HP-Officejet-
-------
Type: Printer
Device URI: hp:/net/
PPD: /etc/cups/
PPD Description: HP Officejet Pro 8500 a910, hpcups 3.12.2
Printer status: printer HP-Officejet-
Communication status: Good
-------
| SANE CONFIGURATION |
-------
'hpaio' in '/etc/sane.
'hpaio' in '/etc/sane.
OK, found. SANE backend 'hpaio' is properly set up.
Checking output of 'scanimage -L'...
device `hpaio:
-------
| 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.
---------------
| USER GROUPS |
---------------
osk adm lp dialout cdrom plugdev lpadmin admin sambashare
User member of group 'lp'. Enables print/ scan/ fax.
User member of group 'lpadmin'.
-----------
| SUMMARY |
-----------
error: 7 errors and/or warnings.
Please refer to the installation instructions at:
http://
Done.
osk@Oliver-
HP Linux Imaging and Printing System (ver. 3.12.2)
Dependency/Version Check Utility ver. 14.3
Copyright (c) 2011-14 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 Oliver-laptop 3.2.0-35-generic #55-Ubuntu SMP Wed Dec 5 17:42:16 UTC 2012 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux
Distribution:
ubuntu 12.04
Checking Python version...
OK, version 2.7.3 installed
Checking PyQt 4.x version...
OK, version 4.9.1 installed.
Checking for CUPS...
Status: scheduler is running
Version: 1.5.3
error_log is set to level: warn
Checking for dbus/python-dbus...
dbus daemon is running.
python-dbus version: 1.0.0
-------
| 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...
error: NOT FOUND! This is a REQUIRED dependency. Please make sure that this dependency is installed before installing or running HPLIP.
Checking for dependency: gcc - GNU Project C and C++ Compiler...
error: NOT FOUND! This is a REQUIRED/COMPILE TIME ONLY dependency. Please make sure that this dependency is installed before installing or running HPLIP.
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...
error: NOT FOUND! This is a REQUIRED dependency. Please make sure that this dependency is installed before installing or running HPLIP.
Checking for dependency: libpthread - POSIX threads library...
OK, found.
Checking for dependency: libtool - Library building support services...
error: NOT FOUND! This is a REQUIRED/COMPILE TIME ONLY dependency. Please make sure that this dependency is installed before installing or running HPLIP.
Checking for dependency: libusb - USB library...
error: NOT FOUND! This is a REQUIRED dependency. Please make sure that this dependency is installed before installing or running HPLIP.
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...
error: NOT FOUND! This is a REQUIRED/COMPILE TIME ONLY dependency. Please make sure that this dependency is installed before installing or running HPLIP.
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...
error: NOT FOUND! This is a REQUIRED/COMPILE TIME ONLY dependency. Please make sure that this dependency is installed before installing or running HPLIP.
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 3.12.2 currently installed in '/usr/share/hplip'.
Current contents of '/etc/hp/
# hplip.conf. Generated from hplip.conf.in by configure.
[hplip]
version=3.12.2
[dirs]
home=/usr/
run=/var/run
ppd=/usr/
ppdbase=
doc=/usr/
icon=no
cupsbackend=
cupsfilter=
drv=/usr/
# 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
hpijs-install=yes
foomatic-
foomatic-
foomatic-
hpcups-install=yes
cups-drv-
cups-ppd-install=no
internal-tag=3.12.2
restricted-build=no
ui-toolkit=qt4
qt3=no
qt4=yes
policy-kit=yes
hpijs-only-build=no
lite-build=no
udev-acl-rules=yes
hpcups-
hpijs-only-build=no
Current contents of '/var/lib/
# hplip.state - HPLIP runtime persistent variables.
[plugin]
installed=0
eula=0
Current contents of '~/.hplip/
[last_used]
device_uri = "hp:/net/
printer_name =
working_dir = .
[settings]
systray_visible = 0
systray_messages = 0
[commands]
scan = /usr/bin/
[refresh]
rate = 30
enable = false
type = 1
[polling]
enable = false
interval = 5
device_list =
[fax]
voice_phone =
email_address =
[installation]
date_time = 13/01/13 16:43:02
version = 3.12.2
-------
| DISCOVERED USB DEVICES |
-------
No devices found.
-------
| INSTALLED CUPS PRINTER QUEUES |
-------
HP-Officejet-
-------
Type: Printer
Device URI: hp:/net/
PPD: /etc/cups/
PPD Description: HP Officejet Pro 8500 a910, hpcups 3.12.2
Printer status: printer HP-Officejet-
Communication status: Good
-------
| SANE CONFIGURATION |
-------
'hpaio' in '/etc/sane.
'hpaio' in '/etc/sane.
OK, found. SANE backend 'hpaio' is properly set up.
Checking output of 'scanimage -L'...
device `hpaio:
-------
| 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.
---------------
| USER GROUPS |
---------------
osk adm lp dialout cdrom plugdev lpadmin admin sambashare
User member of group 'lp'. Enables print/ scan/ fax.
User member of group 'lpadmin'.
-----------
| SUMMARY |
-----------
error: 7 errors and/or warnings.
Please refer to the installation instructions at:
http://
Done.
Problem: every time I try to scan a photograph I get blocky images - like high compression jpeg images. This is using xsane, gimp, Simple Scan, and hp-scan. Adjusting compression quality levels, changing the format of the output files seems to have no effect on any of these. Have uninstalled and reinstalled xsane, HPLIP etc and still no change. Can't find any reference to this sort of behaviour on web.
Printer/scanner is connected over home network, not via USB. Printing fine. I get same behaviour from both laptop and desktop computers. Images available.
Changed in hplip: | |
status: | New → Invalid |
Log files generated by
hp-logcapture
when using xsane to scan a photograph: quality set to 100, but blocky