Miint 11 and Deskjet D4260 problems...

[mr.travo]

Ok, so my printer is not printing the header and footer (website address and page numbers) and would also stop printing after the first page and would hang up and stop printing on page two.

I ran hp-check -t and here are my results:

HP Linux Imaging and Printing System (ver. 3.12.2)
Dependency/Version Check Utility ver. 14.3

Copyright (c) 2011-14 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 travo-Satellite-U205 2.6.38-8-generic #42-Ubuntu SMP Mon Apr 11 03:31:50 UTC 2011 i686 i686 i386 GNU/Linux

Distribution:
linuxmint 11

Checking Python version...
OK, version 2.7.1 installed

Checking PyQt 4.x version...
error: NOT FOUND OR FAILED TO LOAD!

Checking for CUPS...
Status: scheduler is running
Version: 1.4.6
error_log is set to level: warn

Checking for dbus/python-dbus...
dbus daemon is running.
python-dbus version: 0.83.1


------------------------------------
| 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 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...
error: NOT FOUND! This is a REQUIRED dependency. Please make sure that this dependency is installed before installing or running HPLIP.

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...
error: NOT FOUND! This is a REQUIRED dependency. Please make sure that this dependency is installed before installing or running HPLIP.

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...
error: NOT FOUND! This is a REQUIRED/RUNTIME ONLY dependency. Please make sure that this dependency is installed before installing or running HPLIP.

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...
warning: NOT FOUND! This is an OPTIONAL/RUNTIME ONLY dependency. Some HPLIP functionality may not function properly.

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

Checking for dependency: SANE - Scanning library development files...
error: NOT FOUND! This is a REQUIRED/COMPILE TIME ONLY dependency. Please make sure that this dependency is installed before installing or running HPLIP.

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

Checking for dependency: xsane - Graphical scanner frontend for SANE...
warning: NOT FOUND! This is an OPTIONAL/RUNTIME ONLY dependency. Some HPLIP functionality may not function properly.


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


Currently installed HPLIP version...
HPLIP 3.12.2 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=3.12.2

[dirs]
home=/usr/share/hplip
run=/var/run
ppd=/usr/share/ppd/HP
ppdbase=/usr/share/ppd
doc=/usr/share/doc/hplip-3.12.2
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=no
pp-build=no
gui-build=yes
scanner-build=no
fax-build=no
dbus-build=no
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=3.12.2
restricted-build=no
ui-toolkit=no
qt3=no
qt4=no
policy-kit=no
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]
device_uri = hp:/usb/Deskjet_D4200_series?serial=TH82B515PJ04XT
printer_name = Deskjet_D4200

[installation]
date_time = 02/07/2012 17:23:33
version = 3.12.2



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

Device URI Model
----------------------------------------- -----------------------
hp:/usb/Deskjet_D4200_series?serial=TH82B HP Deskjet D4200 series
515PJ04XT

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


Deskjet-D4200-series
--------------------
Type: Printer
Device URI: hp:/usb/Deskjet_D4200_series?serial=TH82B515PJ04XT
PPD: /etc/cups/ppd/Deskjet-D4200-series.ppd
PPD Description: HP Deskjet d4200 Series, hpcups 3.11.1
Printer status: printer Deskjet-D4200-series is idle. enabled since Tue 07 Feb 2012 05:20:09 PM CST

HP Linux Imaging and Printing System (ver. 3.12.2)
System Tray Status Service ver. 2.0

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.

warning: Qt/PyQt 4 initialization failed.
error: hp-systray requires Qt4 GUI and DBus support. Exiting.
warning: Unable to connect to dbus. Is hp-systray running?
Communication status: Good

Deskjet_D4200
-------------
Type: Printer
Device URI: hp:/usb/Deskjet_D4200_series?serial=TH82B515PJ04XT
PPD: /etc/cups/ppd/Deskjet_D4200.ppd
PPD Description: HP Deskjet d4200 Series, hpcups 3.12.2
Printer ready to printr Deskjet_D4200 is idle. enabled since Tue 07 Feb 2012 05:22:24 PM CST

HP Linux Imaging and Printing System (ver. 3.12.2)
System Tray Status Service ver. 2.0

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.

warning: Qt/PyQt 4 initialization failed.
error: hp-systray requires Qt4 GUI and DBus support. Exiting.
warning: Unable to connect to dbus. Is hp-systray running?
Communication status: Good


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

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

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

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


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

Checking for permissions of USB attached printers...

HP Device 0x7b04 at 001:011:
Device URI: hp:/usb/Deskjet_D4200_series?serial=TH82B515PJ04XT

HP Linux Imaging and Printing System (ver. 3.12.2)
System Tray Status Service ver. 2.0

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.

warning: Qt/PyQt 4 initialization failed.
error: hp-systray requires Qt4 GUI and DBus support. Exiting.
warning: Unable to connect to dbus. Is hp-systray running?
Device node: /dev/bus/usb/001/011
Mode: 0664

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

travo adm dialout cdrom plugdev lpadmin admin sambashare


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

error: 7 errors and/or warnings.

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


Done.


Any ideas? Thanks!

[mr.travo]

Anyone out there? I need to be printing out a bunch of paperwork and I can't print more than one page at a time without the printer hanging up and freezing.

Thanks!

[brcre]

I don't have an answer yet, but I'm working on it.
I have a HP Color LaserJet CM1017 MFP and since moving from Ubuntu to Linux Mint it doesn't print all the characters on my pages. Lots of square boxes where characters should be. However getting

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sh hplip-3.12.2.run

to run has been running into multiple dependency issues.
Once I discover the answers I'm looking for I'll share what I have. I hope you do too since printing is an important function of having a printer!

[brcre]

This didn't help me but it might you...

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sudo aptitude install --assume-yes libcups2 cups libcups2-dev cups-bsd cups-client libcupsimage2-dev libdbus-1-dev build-essential ghostscript openssl libjpeg62-dev libsnmp-dev libtool libusb-dev python-imaging policykit-1 policykit-1-gnome python-qt4 python-qt4-dbus python-dbus python-gobject python-dev python-notify python python-reportlab libsane libsane-dev sane-utils xsane

sudo rm /usr/lib/gcc/x86_64-linux-gnu/4.6.1/include/varargs.h
sudo cp /usr/lib/gcc/x86_64-linux-gnu/4.6.1/include/stdarg.h /usr/lib/gcc/x86_64-linux-gnu/4.6.1/include/varargs.h

cd ~/Downloads/hplip-3.12.2
./configure
make
sudo make install
<reboot system>