Public bug reported:
Binary package hint: cups
My HP Deskjet 3920 is printing empty pages in every linux I tried except
Ubuntu Maverick and it's derivative Linux Mint 10.
I can confirm that it is printing empty pages in following operating
systems
Linux Mint Debian Edition (201009)
OpenSuse 11.3
OpenSuse 11.4 Milestone 3
PCLinuxOS 2010.7
Mepis 8.5
Ubuntu Lucid Lynx 10.04.1 LTS
If I remember correctly, the problem started after or with the release
of Lucid Lynx, but wasn't limited to it. I also had an older computer
with Jaunty Jackalope, with which I could print without a problem
before. After the release of Lucid I couldn't even print in Jaunty, only
empty pages. I assumed this was because of an update I must have
downloaded and which was also implemented in Lucid. The ONLY operating
system at the time, with which I could print (even after updating it
frequently) was Mandriva Linux 2010.
After the release of Ubuntu 10.10 I ditched Mandriva 2010 (I haven't tested
2010.1) because with Maverick I can print without any problem - no empty pages,
everything is working as it should!
As I assumed that this meant printing was fixed in other operating systems too,
I started distro-hopping. I came to realize that this was not the case. I
started out with LMDE and Mepis, but only empty pages were printed. I assumed
this was because they didn't have the most cutting edge packages and latest
updates with bug fixes. So I installed PCLinuxOS with the same result: Printing
empty pages.
After that, I installed OpenSuse 11.3 -> printing empty pages. Trying to solve
the problem I downloaded a newer version of the hplip installer from
hplipopensource.com and set up the printer again in YAST to no result: still
was printing empty pages. (The Hplip interface also showed an error message
saying that the printer is not connected - this may or may not be related to
the problem.)
At that point I started to think, that most operating system didn't implement
the bug fixes yet as Maverick did, so to test printing in the upcoming OpenSuse
release, I downloaded OpenSuse 11.4 Milestone 4. Even in that one, my HP
Deskjet 3920 gets recognized but it's printing empty pages!!
Months ago I also tested Pardus 2009.2 and remember it having the same
problem -> printing empty pages.
So the ONLY operating systems, which can print with my Deskjet 3920, now
are Ubuntu/Kubuntu Maverick 10.10 and the Ubuntu 10.10 derivative Linux
Mint 10. I don't know what magic Ubuntu implemented in 10.10, but this
should be done for other linux operating systems too! Because now my
printer is basically worthless with every OS except Ubuntu Maverick and
Mint 10.
Interesting: Printing works in Ubuntu 10.10, but NOT in Ubuntu 10.04!
even tough I'm updating my Lucid frequently. By the way, my Kubuntu
10.10, which prints without any issues is detecting my HP 3920 as 3900.
** Affects: cups (Ubuntu)
Importance: Undecided
Status: New
** Tags: cups deskjet hp hplip
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HP Deskjet 3920 printing blank pages in every OS except Ubuntu Maverick
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