Thanks for letting me know.

I am so happy it helped you.


On 22 December 2012 04:20, Clayton Kramer <email address hidden> wrote:

> I had a similar problem with an old LaserJet 5MP I have hooked up to a
> WiFi adapter. Switching from the recommend Postscript to the HP LaserJet
> 5mp pcl3, hpcups 3.12.6 driver fix my issue.
>
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> 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.
>
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