Thanks, but I discovered that and tried to install 3.20.11!  The automatic
install seemed to go all right, BUT it did not fix the problem!!!  hp-check
-t asserts the printer is 'NOT hplip installed' and both the printer and
scanner don't respond so seem to be off-line.
I have a dual-boot system, and the hp device works perfectly under
Windoz(!) so the HP, the cable and usb port are OK.

There is still a bug in that latest version of hplip, sorry to say.

Thanks for the message,
Garry Marliss


On Tue, Dec 15, 2020 at 11:51 AM shivani mandora <email address hidden>
wrote:

> Hi ,
>
> Can you please install latest driver 3.20.11 since Ubuntu 20.10 was not
> supported in 3.20.6 version
>
> ** Changed in: hplip
>        Status: New => In Progress
>
> --
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> report.
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1901924
>
> Title:
>   Ubuntu 20.20 only has Python 3.8 so needs PyQt5
>
> Status in HPLIP:
>   In Progress
>
> Bug description:
>   Trying to execute the Hplip installation procedures fails looking for
>   the PyQt4 libraries.   Since Ubuntu 20.20 only has Python3 and PyQt5
>   libraries, the Driver installation procedures need to be undated to
>   PyQt5.  The HP device is HP OfficeJet Pro 6970.
>
>   hp-doctor output:
>
>   HP Linux Imaging and Printing System (ver. 3.20.6)
>   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
>
>
>   ---------------
>   | SYSTEM INFO |
>   ---------------
>
>    Kernel: 5.8.0-26-generic #27-Ubuntu SMP Wed Oct 21 22:29:16 UTC 2020
> GNU/Linux
>    Host: Marliss
>    Proc: 5.8.0-26-generic #27-Ubuntu SMP Wed Oct 21 22:29:16 UTC 2020
> GNU/Linux
>    Distribution: 12 20.10
>    Bitness: 64 bit
>
>
>   -----------------------
>   | HPLIP CONFIGURATION |
>   -----------------------
>
>   HPLIP-Version: HPLIP 3.20.6
>   HPLIP-Home: /usr/share/hplip
>
>   Current contents of '/etc/hp/hplip.conf' file:
>   # hplip.conf.  Generated from hplip.conf.in by configure.
>
>   [hplip]
>   version=3.20.6
>
>   [dirs]
>   home=/usr/share/hplip
>   run=/var/run
>   ppd=/usr/share/ppd/HP
>   ppdbase=/usr/share/ppd
>   doc=/usr/share/doc/hplip-3.20.6
>   html=/usr/share/doc/hplip-3.20.6
>   icon=/usr/share/applications
>   cupsbackend=/usr/lib/cups/backend
>   cupsfilter=/usr/lib/cups/filter
>   drv=/usr/share/cups/drv/hp
>   bin=/usr/bin
>   apparmor=/etc/apparmor.d
>   # Following values are determined at configure time and cannot be
> changed.
>   [configure]
>   network-build=yes
>   libusb01-build=no
>   pp-build=no
>   gui-build=yes
>   scanner-build=yes
>   fax-build=yes
>   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=3.20.6
>   restricted-build=no
>   ui-toolkit=qt4
>   qt3=no
>   qt4=yes
>   qt5=no
>   policy-kit=no
>   lite-build=no
>   udev_sysfs_rules=no
>   hpcups-only-build=no
>   hpijs-only-build=no
>   apparmor_build=no
>   class-driver=no
>
>
>   Current contents of '/var/lib/hp/hplip.state' file:
>   [plugin]
>   installed = 1
>   eula = 1
>   version = 3.20.3
>
>
>   Current contents of '~/.hplip/hplip.conf' file:
>   [installation]
>   date_time = 10/28/20 18:51:04
>   version = 3.20.6
>
>   [upgrade]
>   notify_upgrade = false
>   last_upgraded_time = 1599321543
>   pending_upgrade_time = 0
>   latest_available_version = 3.17.10
>
>
>    <Package-name>        <Package-Desc>      <Required/Optional>
> <Min-Version> <Installed-Version> <Status>   <Comment>
>
>   -------------------------
>   | External Dependencies |
>   -------------------------
>
>    cups                 CUPS - Common Unix Printing System
>            REQUIRED        1.1             2.3.3           OK         'CUPS
> Scheduler is running'
>    gs                   GhostScript - PostScript and PDF language
> interpreter and previewer REQUIRED        7.05            9.52
> OK         -
>    xsane                xsane - Graphical scanner frontend for SANE
>           OPTIONAL        0.9             0.999           OK         -
>    scanimage            scanimage - Shell scanning program
>            OPTIONAL        1.0             1.0.31          OK         -
>    dbus                 DBus - Message bus system
>           REQUIRED        -               1.12.20         OK         -
>    policykit            PolicyKit - Administrative policy framework
>           OPTIONAL        -               0.105           OK         -
>    network              network -wget
>           OPTIONAL        -               1.20.3          OK         -
>    avahi-utils          avahi-utils
>           OPTIONAL        -               0.8             OK         -
>
>   ------------------------
>   | General Dependencies |
>   ------------------------
>
>    libjpeg              libjpeg - JPEG library
>            REQUIRED        -               -               OK         -
>    cups-devel           CUPS devel- Common Unix Printing System
> development files    REQUIRED        -               2.3.3           OK
>      -
>    cups-image           CUPS image - CUPS image development files
>           REQUIRED        -               2.3.3           OK         -
>    libpthread           libpthread - POSIX threads library
>            REQUIRED        -               b'2.32'         OK         -
>    libusb               libusb - USB library
>            REQUIRED        -               1.0             OK         -
>    sane                 SANE - Scanning library
>           REQUIRED        -               -               OK         -
>    sane-devel           SANE - Scanning library development files
>           REQUIRED        -               -               OK         -
>    libnetsnmp-devel     libnetsnmp-devel - SNMP networking library
> development files REQUIRED        5.0.9           5.8             OK
>  -
>    libcrypto            libcrypto - OpenSSL cryptographic library
>           REQUIRED        -               1.1.1           OK         -
>    python3X             Python 2.2 or greater - Python programming
> language          REQUIRED        2.2             3.8.6           OK
>  -
>    python3-notify2      Python libnotify - Python bindings for the
> libnotify Desktop notifications OPTIONAL        -               -
>      OK         -
>    error: python3-pyqt4-dbus PyQt 4 DBus - DBus Support for PyQt4
>                OPTIONAL        4.0             -               MISSING
> 'python3-pyqt4-dbus needs to be installed'
>    error: python3-pyqt4 PyQt 4- Qt interface for Python (for Qt version
> 4.x)         REQUIRED        4.0             -               MISSING
> 'python3-pyqt4 needs to be installed'
>    python3-dbus         Python DBus - Python bindings for DBus
>            REQUIRED        0.80.0          1.2.16          OK         -
>    python3-xml          Python XML libraries
>            REQUIRED        -               2.2.9           OK         -
>    python3-devel        Python devel - Python development files
>           REQUIRED        2.2             3.8.6           OK         -
>    python3-pil          PIL - Python Imaging Library (required for
> commandline scanning with hp-scan) OPTIONAL        -               7.2.0
>        OK         -
>    python3-reportlab    Reportlab - PDF library for Python
>            OPTIONAL        2.0             3.5.47          OK         -
>
>   --------------
>   | COMPILEDEP |
>   --------------
>
>    libtool              libtool - Library building support services
>           REQUIRED        -               2.4.6           OK         -
>    gcc                  gcc - GNU Project C and C++ Compiler
>            REQUIRED        -               10.2.0          OK         -
>    make                 make - GNU make utility to maintain groups of
> programs       REQUIRED        3.0             4.3             OK         -
>
>   ---------------------
>   | Python Extentions |
>   ---------------------
>
>    cupsext              CUPS-Extension
>            REQUIRED        -               3.20.6          OK         -
>    hpmudext             IO-Extension
>            REQUIRED        -               3.20.6          OK         -
>
>   ----------------------
>   | Scan Configuration |
>   ----------------------
>
>    hpaio                HPLIP-SANE-Backend
>            REQUIRED        -               3.20.6          OK
>  'hpaio found in /etc/sane.d/dll.conf'
>    scanext              Scan-SANE-Extension
>           REQUIRED        -               3.20.6          OK         -
>
>   ------------------------------
>   | DISCOVERED SCANNER DEVICES |
>   ------------------------------
>
>   device `hpaio:/usb/OfficeJet_Pro_6970?serial=TH9652N1GF' is a
> Hewlett-Packard OfficeJet_Pro_6970 all-in-one
>   device `escl:http://127.0.0.1:60000' is a HP OfficeJet Pro 6970
> [0249EF] (USB) flatbed scanner
>
>
>   --------------------------
>   | DISCOVERED USB DEVICES |
>   --------------------------
>
>     Device URI                        Model
>     --------------------------------  ---------------------
>     hp:/usb/OfficeJet_Pro_6970?seria  HP OfficeJet Pro 6970
>     l=TH9652N1GF
>
>   ---------------------------------
>   | INSTALLED CUPS PRINTER QUEUES |
>   ---------------------------------
>
>
>   HP_OfficeJet_Pro_6970_0249EF_USB_
>   ---------------------------------
>   Type: Unknown
>   Device URI: implicitclass://HP_OfficeJet_Pro_6970_0249EF_USB_/
>   PPD: /etc/cups/ppd/HP_OfficeJet_Pro_6970_0249EF_USB_.ppd
>   PPD Description: HP OfficeJet Pro 6970, driverless, cups-filters 1.28.5
>   Printer status: printer HP_OfficeJet_Pro_6970_0249EF_USB_ is idle.
> enabled since Wed 28 Oct 2020 18:45:06
>
>   OfficeJet-Pro-6970
>   ------------------
>   Type: Printer
>   Device URI: hp:/usb/OfficeJet_Pro_6970?serial=TH9652N1GF
>   PPD: /etc/cups/ppd/OfficeJet-Pro-6970.ppd
>   PPD Description: HP Officejet Pro 6970, hpcups 3.20.6
>   Printer status: printer OfficeJet-Pro-6970 is idle.  enabled since Tue
> 27 Oct 2020 14:04:36
>
>   OfficeJet-Pro-6970-Fax-4
>   ------------------------
>   Type: Fax
>   Device URI: hpfax:/usb/OfficeJet_Pro_6970?serial=TH9652N1GF
>   PPD: /etc/cups/ppd/OfficeJet-Pro-6970-Fax-4.ppd
>   PPD Description: HP Fax4 hpcups
>   Printer status: printer OfficeJet-Pro-6970-Fax-4 is idle.  enabled since
> Wed 27 May 2020 16:59:08
>
>
>   --------------
>   | PERMISSION |
>   --------------
>
>   USB             OfficeJet-Pro-6970             Required        -
>   -        OK       Node:'/dev/bus/usb/001/005' Perm:'  root  lp rw- rw-
>   rw- rw- rw- r--'
>
>   -----------
>   | SUMMARY |
>   -----------
>
>   Missing Required Dependencies
>   -----------------------------
>   None
>
>   Missing Optional Dependencies
>   -----------------------------
>   None
>
>
>   Total Errors: 4
>   Total Warnings: 1
>
>
>   Done.
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