Comment 18 for bug 1112773

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ipfyx (ipfyx) wrote :

I found a solution.

Neither hplip, gimp-gutenprint or hpcups driver are working for me.
http://www.openprinting.org/printer/HP/HP-LaserJet_1010

So I tried hpijs 3.16.11.
Here is what I installed. Now that its working I don't want to uninstall what seems unecessary such as hpcups.

sudo apt-get install hpijs-ppds printer-driver-hpijs cups
sudo apt-get install --reinstall printer-driver-hpcups
Dans http://localhost:631/admin
Add Printer
HP LaserJet 1010
Check "Share This Printer"
Driver HP LaserJet 1010 hpijs 3.16.11 (en)

Media Size : A4
Printout Mode: Normal
Media Source: Printer Default
Double-Sided Printing: Off

I can print text file as well as pdf file smoothly. It's a little bit to dark on windows though.
Linux XXX 4.9.0-8-amd64 #1 SMP Debian 4.9.110-3+deb9u5 (2018-09-30) x86_64 GNU/Linux

$ dpkg -l|grep cups
cups 2.2.1-8+deb9u2
cups-bsd 2.2.1-8+deb9u2
cups-client 2.2.1-8+deb9u2
cups-common 2.2.1-8+deb9u2
cups-core-drivers 2.2.1-8+deb9u2
cups-daemon 2.2.1-8+deb9u2
cups-filters 1.11.6-3
cups-filters-core-drivers 1.11.6-3
cups-pk-helper 0.2.6-1+b1
cups-ppdc 2.2.1-8+deb9u2
cups-server-common 2.2.1-8+deb9u2
...

$ dpkg -l|grep hp
hpijs-ppds 3.16.11+repack0-3
printer-driver-hpcups 3.16.11+repack0-3
printer-driver-hpijs 3.16.11+repack0-3
...

I also did this :
https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/CUPS/Troubleshooting#CUPS:_prints_only_an_empty_and_an_error-message_page_on_HP_LaserJet
# lpadmin -p printer -o pdftops-renderer-default=pdftops

I also hold the package to prevent any update.

Do you job HP, fix hplib.