HPLIP - printer printing black docs in colour

Please run hp-check -t and post it here.

If hplip is installed with GUI support, than below change of settings can help you out.

(a) Launch hp-toolbox
(b) Choose the PrintSettings\General\Output mode as "Black Only GrayScale"

Thanks,

A

This is what I got when I ran hp-check -t

HP Linux Imaging and Printing System (ver. 3.9.10)
Dependency/Version Check Utility ver. 14.3

Copyright (c) 2001-9 Hewlett-Packard Development Company, LP
This software comes with ABSOLUTELY NO WARRANTY.
This is free software, and you are welcome to distribute it
under certain conditions. See COPYING file for more details.

Note: hp-check can be run in three modes:
1. Compile-time check mode (-c or --compile): Use this mode before compiling the HPLIP supplied tarball (.tar.gz or .run) to
determine if the proper dependencies are installed to successfully compile HPLIP.
2. Run-time check mode (-r or --run): Use this mode to determine if a distro supplied package (.deb, .rpm, etc) or an already
built HPLIP supplied tarball has the proper dependencies installed to successfully run.
3. Both compile- and run-time check mode (-b or --both) (Default): This mode will check both of the above cases (both
compile- and run-time dependencies).

Saving output in log file: hp-check.log

Initializing. Please wait...

---------------
| SYSTEM INFO |
---------------

Basic system information:
Linux thedoctor-laptop 2.6.31-14-generic #48-Ubuntu SMP Fri Oct 16 14:04:26 UTC 2009 i686 GNU/Linux

Distribution:
ubuntu 9.10

Checking Python version...
OK, version 2.6.4 installed

Checking PyQt 4.x version...
OK, version 4.6 installed.

Checking for CUPS...
Status: scheduler is running
Version: 1.4.1
error_log is set to level: warn

Checking for dbus/python-dbus...
dbus daemon is running.
python-dbus version: 0.83.0

------------------------------------
| COMPILE AND RUNTIME DEPENDENCIES |
------------------------------------

note: To check for compile-time only dependencies, re-run hp-check with the -c parameter (ie, hp-check -c).
note: To check for run-time only dependencies, re-run hp-check with the -r parameter (ie, hp-check -r).

Checking for dependency: CUPS - Common Unix Printing System...
OK, found.

Checking for dependency: CUPS DDK - CUPS driver development kit...
warning: NOT FOUND! This is an OPTIONAL/RUNTIME ONLY dependency. Some HPLIP functionality may not function properly.
To install this dependency, execute this command:
sudo aptitude install --assume-yes cupsddk cupsddk-drivers

Checking for dependency: CUPS devel- Common Unix Printing System development files...
OK, found.

Checking for dependency: CUPS image - CUPS image development files...
OK, found.

Checking for dependency: DBus - Message bus system...
OK, found.

Checking for dependency: gcc - GNU Project C and C++ Compiler...
OK, found.

Checking for dependency: GhostScript - PostScript and PDF language interpreter and previewer...
OK, found.

Checking for dependency: libcrypto - OpenSSL cryptographic library...
OK, found.

Checking for dependency: libjpeg - JPEG library...
OK, found.

Checking for dependency: libnetsnmp-devel - SNMP networking library development files...
OK, found.

Checking for dependency: libpthread - POSIX threads library...
OK, found.

Checking for dependency: libtool - Library building support services...
OK, found.

Checking for dependency: libusb - USB library...
OK, found.

Checking for dependency: make - GNU make utility to maintain groups of programs...
OK, found.

Checking for dependency: PIL - Python Imaging Library (required for commandline scanning with hp-scan)...
OK, found.

Checking for dependency: PolicyKit - Administrative policy framework...
OK, found.

Checking for dependency: PyQt 4 DBus - DBus Support for PyQt4...
OK, found.

Checking for dependency: Python DBus - Python bindings for DBus...
OK, found.

Checking for dependency: Python devel - Python development files...
OK, found.

Checking for dependency: Python libnotify - Python bindings for the libnotify Desktop notifications...
OK, found.

Checking for dependency: Python XML libraries...
OK, found.

Checking for dependency: Python 2.3 or greater - Required for fax functionality...
OK, found.

Checking for dependency: Python 2.2 or greater - Python programming language...
OK, found.

Checking for dependency: Reportlab - PDF library for Python...
OK, found.

Checking for dependency: SANE - Scanning library...
OK, found.

Checking for dependency: SANE - Scanning library development files...
OK, found.

Checking for dependency: scanimage - Shell scanning program...
OK, found.

Checking for dependency: xsane - Graphical scanner frontend for SANE...
OK, found.

----------------------
| HPLIP INSTALLATION |
----------------------

Currently installed HPLIP version...
HPLIP 3.9.10 currently installed in '/usr/share/hplip'.

Current contents of '/etc/hp/hplip.conf' file:
# hplip.conf. Generated from hplip.conf.in by configure.

[hplip]
version=3.9.10

[dirs]
home=/usr/share/hplip
run=/var/run
ppd=/usr/share/ppd/HP
ppdbase=/usr/share/ppd
doc=/usr/share/doc/hplip-3.9.10
icon=/usr/share/applications
cupsbackend=/usr/lib/cups/backend
cupsfilter=/usr/lib/cups/filter
drv=/usr/share/cups/drv/hp

# Following values are determined at configure time and cannot be changed.
[configure]
network-build=yes
pp-build=no
gui-build=yes
scanner-build=yes
fax-build=yes
dbus-build=yes
cups11-build=no
doc-build=yes
shadow-build=no
hpijs-install=no
foomatic-drv-install=no
foomatic-ppd-install=no
foomatic-rip-hplip-install=no
hpcups-install=yes
cups-drv-install=yes
cups-ppd-install=no
internal-tag=3.9.10.72
restricted-build=no
ui-toolkit=qt4
qt3=no
qt4=yes
policy-kit=yes
hpijs-only-build=no
lite-build=no
udev-acl-rules=yes
hpcups-only-build=no
hpijs-only-build=no

Current contents of '/var/lib/hp/hplip.state' file:
# hplip.state - HPLIP runtime persistent variables.

[plugin]
installed=0
eula=0

Current contents of '~/.hplip/hplip.conf' file:
[last_used]
printer_name = TheDoctorsPrinter
working_dir = .
device_uri = "hp:/usb/Deskjet_D2600_series?serial=CN9773F3PF05C9"

[commands]
scan = /usr/bin/xsane -V %SANE_URI%

[installation]
version = 3.9.10.72
date_time = 11/10/2009 03:00:02

[settings]
systray_messages = 0
systray_visible = 0

[fax]
email_address =
voice_phone =

[refresh]
rate = 30
enable = false
type = 1

[polling]
enable = false
device_list =
interval = 5

--------------------------
| DISCOVERED USB DEVICES |
--------------------------

  Device URI Model
  ------------------------------------------------- ------------------------
  hp:/usb/Deskjet_D2600_series?serial=CN9773F3PF05C HP Deskjet D2600 series
  9

---------------------------------
| INSTALLED CUPS PRINTER QUEUES |
---------------------------------

Deskjet-D2600-series-2
----------------------
Type: Printer
Device URI: hp:/usb/Deskjet_D2600_series?serial=CN9773F3PF05C9
PPD: /etc/cups/ppd/Deskjet-D2600-series-2.ppd
PPD Description: HP Deskjet d2600 Series, hpcups 3.9.10
Printer Processing page 9...jet-D2600-series-2 disabled since Tue 10 Nov 2009 12:45:34 AM EST -
Communication status: Good

----------------------
| SANE CONFIGURATION |
----------------------

'hpaio' in '/etc/sane.d/dll.conf'...
OK, found. SANE backend 'hpaio' is properly set up.

Checking output of 'scanimage -L'...
WARNING: Unhandled message: interface=org.freedesktop.DBus.Introspectable, path=/, member=Introspect
device `v4l:/dev/video0' is a Noname Webcam virtual device

---------------------
| PYTHON EXTENSIONS |
---------------------

Checking 'cupsext' CUPS extension...
OK, found.

Checking 'pcardext' Photocard extension...
OK, found.

Checking 'hpmudext' I/O extension...
OK, found.

Checking 'scanext' SANE scanning extension...
OK, found.

-----------------
| USB I/O SETUP |
-----------------

Checking for permissions of USB attached printers...

HP Device 0x8011 at 001:016:
    Device URI: hp:/usb/Deskjet_D2600_series?serial=CN9773F3PF05C9
    Device node: /dev/bus/usb/001/016
    Mode: 0660
getfacl: Removing leading '/' from absolute path names
# file: dev/bus/usb/001/016
# owner: root
# group: lp
user::rw-
user:thedoctor:rw-
group::rw-
mask::rw-
other::---

---------------
| USER GROUPS |
---------------

thedoctor adm dialout cdrom plugdev lpadmin admin sambashare

-----------
| SUMMARY |
-----------

error: 1 error or warning.

Summary of needed commands to run to satisfy missing dependencies:
sudo aptitude install --assume-yes cupsddk cupsddk-drivers

Please refer to the installation instructions at:
http://hplip.sourceforge.net/install/index.html

Can you please tell me which document you are trying to print? Is it very specific to a particular document or it happens across multiple applications?

Set the output mode as Normal Grayscale and try it out. It can be done through either hp-toolbox utility or from the cups web-page (http://localhost:631)

Thanks,

A

It happens across multiple docs. I tried setting the output mode as normal grayscale, but to no avail. When I try to print a doc, any doc the printer responds by blinking the power light, both ink lights, & the paper light.

thanks,
-the doctor

It is a valid bug and we are able to reproduce the same. I've kept in our to-do list to fix the same.

Sorry for the inconvenience!

Thanks,

A

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