For more information. I got an answer from the Ubuntu development team, and I found their information a bit short. I finally figured it out, and wrote out more detailed instructions. Here is where you find them: Go to Ubuntu Forums. Search for 6mp, Your will see a post that I wrote June 29 at the top of the list. My name is Cornelis Spronk. Good luck. Keep the old printer working. Neil On 8 October 2012 11:06, Cornelis Spronk wrote: > Good to know you had the same problem. More important, did you find a > solution to the problem? > > Just interested. > > Neil > > > On 7 October 2012 10:53, 2green wrote: > >> Same problem here on een laserjet 5m and ubuntu 12.10 with latest >> updates. >> >> -- >> You received this bug notification because you are subscribed to the bug >> report. >> https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/990158 >> >> Title: >> HP Laserjet 6MP prints blank test page in Ubuntu 12.04 Precise >> >> Status in HP Linux Imaging and Printing: >> New >> >> Bug description: >> >> 1. The problem existed for the previous Beta version and a freshly >> complete new install of Ubuntu 12.04 Precise. >> 2. HP Laserjet 6MP >> 3. If possible, run 'hp-check -t' and post the output. See below >> 4. Printer connected with parallel cable. The printer is recognized by >> the normal installation proceedure. >> I have done several reinstallations. Each time when a Test Page is >> printed the printer appears to go into a normal printing rooutine but the >> page comes out completely blank. The self test page prints out with a >> border and some printing. >> 5. When I switched a hard drive with Ubuntu 10.04, the printer worked >> as it should. There is clearly a software problem with 12.04. >> >> cs@DellDimension3000:~$ hp-check -t >> >> --------------- >> | SYSTEM INFO | >> --------------- >> >> Basic system information: >> Linux DellDimension3000 3.2.0-24-generic-pae #37-Ubuntu SMP Wed Apr 25 >> 10:47:59 UTC 2012 i686 i686 i386 GNU/Linux >> >> Distribution: >> ubuntu 12.04 >> >> Checking Python version... >> OK, version 2.7.3 installed >> >> Checking PyQt 4.x version... >> error: NOT FOUND OR FAILED TO LOAD! >> >> Checking for CUPS... >> Status: scheduler is running >> warning: Version: (cups-config) Not available. Unable to determine >> installed version of CUPS.) >> 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 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... >> 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: CUPS image - CUPS image 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: 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... >> error: NOT FOUND! This is a REQUIRED dependency. Please make sure that >> this dependency is installed before installing or running HPLIP. >> >> Checking for dependency: libjpeg - JPEG 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: 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... >> 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 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... >> warning: NOT FOUND! This is an OPTIONAL/RUNTIME ONLY dependency. Some >> HPLIP functionality may not function properly. >> >> >> ---------------------- >> | HPLIP INSTALLATION | >> ---------------------- >> >> >> Currently installed HPLIP version... >> HPLIP 3.12.2 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=3.12.2 >> >> [dirs] >> home=/usr/share/hplip >> run=/var/run >> ppd=/usr/share/ppd/hplip/HP >> ppdbase=/usr/share/ppd/hplip >> doc=/usr/share/doc/hplip-doc/HTML >> icon=no >> cupsbackend=/usr/lib/cups/backend >> cupsfilter=/usr/lib/cups/filter >> drv=/usr/share/cups/drv >> >> # 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-drv-install=yes >> foomatic-ppd-install=yes >> foomatic-rip-hplip-install=no >> hpcups-install=yes >> cups-drv-install=yes >> 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-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: >> [installation] >> date_time = 27/04/12 23:15:53 >> version = 3.12.2 >> >> >> -------------------------- >> | DISCOVERED USB DEVICES | >> -------------------------- >> >> No devices found. >> >> --------------------------------- >> | INSTALLED CUPS PRINTER QUEUES | >> --------------------------------- >> >> >> Hewlett-Packard-HP-LaserJet-6MP >> ------------------------------- >> Type: Unknown >> Device URI: parallel:/dev/lp0 >> PPD: /etc/cups/ppd/Hewlett-Packard-HP-LaserJet-6MP.ppd >> PPD Description: HP LaserJet 6MP Foomatic/Postscript >> Printer status: printer Hewlett-Packard-HP-LaserJet-6MP is idle. >> enabled since Fri 27 Apr 2012 23:01:18 BST >> 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'... >> 'hpaio' in '/etc/sane.d/dll.d/hplip'... >> 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. >> >> >> >> --------------- >> | USER GROUPS | >> --------------- >> >> cs adm cdrom sudo dip plugdev lpadmin sambashare >> >> error: User needs to be member of group 'lp' to enable print, scan & >> fax. >> User member of group 'lpadmin'. >> >> ----------- >> | SUMMARY | >> ----------- >> >> error: 16 errors and/or warnings. >> >> Please refer to the installation instructions at: >> http://hplip.sourceforge.net/install/index.html >> >> >> Done. >> >> To manage notifications about this bug go to: >> https://bugs.launchpad.net/hplip/+bug/990158/+subscriptions >> > >