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

[Peter Silva]

You know, I just looked at my configuration, which is working, for an older
printer, and it is completely different than what I expected.   It's using
CUPS without hplip. I have no hplip installed at all.  That used to be
needed, but isn't anymore, now it is a foomatic for cups using a .ppd
(printer definition file.)
So forget what I wrote, I don't know how this stuff works any more.  Oh
well.


On Sat, Apr 8, 2017 at 1:18 PM, Peter Silva <peter at bsqt.homeip.net> wrote:

> 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!
>>
>> --
>> Kevin
>>
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>>
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