HP printer prints 1/2 CUPS test page at beginning of every print job.

[Peter Silva]

don't know cups very well, but I don't think you have a driver configured
for your printer.  It is just talking to a USB device that it know is a
printer, and 'default ... ' is just echoing stuff it learned by
communication with the device.  You still need to set a real hplip driver.
 googled a bit, noticed this:

http://hplipopensource.com/hplip-web/models/other/envy_5530_series.html

I'm guessing you need something like: envy_5530_series in your models.dat
file... (wherever that is.)

Did you use the 'Printers' settings dialog to set it up?



On Sat, Apr 8, 2017 at 12:42 PM, Kevin <wrham at eastlink.ca> wrote:

> The first page of every print job is similar to the test page from 'System
> Settings'>'Printer'.
> It has 'Unclassified' at the top. Colored circles are missing.
> Bottom half of page has Specs for the printer and print job.
> This problem was in 14.04 also.
> Have read CUPS web pages and hplip web pages.
> Anybody got any ideas on how to fix?
>
> Additional info:
>
> Linux: Ubuntu 16.04
> Printer: HP Envy 5530
> Hplip: 3.16.3
> USB Connection
> No drivers required
>
> PRINTERS folder:
> HP Envy 5530 Series, hpcups 3.16.3
> hp:/usb/ENVY_5530_series?serial=CN482261WX05XT
>
> Also:
> Goto 'Files'
> Home
> Ctrl h
>
> scroll down to '.cups'
> open '.cups'' file
>
> should find one text file 'lpoptions'
> open file
> Mine reads: 'Default HP-ENVY-5530-series job-sheets=unclassified,none'
> The first part I believe is correct (Default HP-ENVY-5530-series)
> Anyone know what the rest means?
>
> The information at :https://www.cups.org/doc/options.html does not seem
> to match what I have.
>
> I've been at this for the past week - no joy!
>
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