Comment 57 for bug 235399

reassign 591212 hplip
severity 531858 important
forwarded 531858 https://bugs.launchpad.net/hplip/+bug/235399
forcemerge 531858 591212
affects 531858 hplip-cups hpijs
thanks

Harishankar,

Thanks for your report. This is a frustrating bug that has been reported upstream over two years ago and is costing people real money, but there is little Debian can do to fix.

I have added your report to the upstream report, but please feel free to add any additional comments to the upstream report at launchpad. https://bugs.launchpad.net//hplip/+bug/235399

Mark

---------- Forwarded Message ----------

Subject: [Pkg-hpijs-devel] Bug#591212: [hplip-cups] Printing in colour mode does not use black cartridge on HP PSC 1315 multifunction printer
Date: Sunday 01 August 2010, 15:59:30
From: Harishankar <email address hidden>
To: <email address hidden>

Package: hplip-cups
Version: 3.10.5-4
Severity: important

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I am using a HP PSC 1315 multifunction printer. I am aware that this is
a LIDIL printer which doesn't have advanced features including
automatic colour mapping in firmware.

While printing in Linux using the HPLIP-CUPS driver printer does not
automatically use the black cartridge to print black when printing in
"normal color" or "draft color" mode and so even black text is printed
as blue-grey instead of pure black since it uses only the colour
cartridge.

I have seen this same problem also affect the old HPIJS driver when
used in CUPS.

Is there anything you can do to solve this problem as it is very
annoying to have to print everything in greyscale?

--- System information. ---
Architecture: amd64
Kernel: Linux 2.6.32-3-amd64

Debian Release: squeeze/sid
  500 testing security.debian.org
  500 testing http.us.debian.org
  500 testing ftp.tw.debian.org
  500 testing deb.opera.com

--- Package information. ---
Depends (Version) | Installed
==================================-+-==============
libc6 (>= 2.2.5) | 2.11.2-2
libcups2 (>= 1.4.0) | 1.4.4-1
libcupsimage2 (>= 1.4.0) | 1.4.4-1
libgcc1 (>= 1:4.1.1) | 1:4.4.4-7
libhpmud0 | 3.10.5-4
libjpeg62 (>= 6b1) | 6b1-1
libssl0.9.8 (>= 0.9.8m-1) | 0.9.8o-1
libstdc++6 (>= 4.1.1) | 4.4.4-7
ghostscript-cups | 8.71~dfsg2-3
cups (>= 1.4.0) | 1.4.4-1
 OR cupsddk |
cups | 1.4.4-1
cups-client | 1.4.4-1

Package's Recommends field is empty.

Suggests (Version) | Installed
==========================-+-=============
hplip-doc |
hplip (= 3.10.5-4) | 3.10.5-4

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