Ron Melton, can you check whether you have a file .hplip.conf in your home directory ("ls -la ~/.hplip.conf")? If this file is owned by root, do
sudo rm ~/.hplip.conf
to delete the file. Then start testing again from step 3 of my testing scheme. If this works for you, HPLIP 1.7.3 fixes this problem for you (known bug of HPLIP 1.7.1).
Ron Melton, can you check whether you have a file .hplip.conf in your home directory ("ls -la ~/.hplip.conf")? If this file is owned by root, do
sudo rm ~/.hplip.conf
to delete the file. Then start testing again from step 3 of my testing scheme. If this works for you, HPLIP 1.7.3 fixes this problem for you (known bug of HPLIP 1.7.1).