My purpose was to bring this specific bug to the notice of concerned people.
Following is the output of hp-check on my system:
*********************************************************** output begins **********************************************
HP Linux Imaging and Printing System (ver. 1.6.9)
Dependency/Version Check Utility ver. 3.1
Copyright (c) 2003-6 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.
Basic system info...
--> Linux gaurav 2.6.16.21-0.25-default #1 Tue Sep 19 07:26:15 UTC 2006 i686 i6
86 i386 GNU/Linux
Currently installed version...
--> OK, HPLIP 1.6.9 currently installed.
HPLIP running?
--> Yes, HPLIP is running (OK).
HPOJ running?
--> No, HPOJ is not running (OK).
Checking Python version...
--> OK, version 2.4.2 installed
Checking for dependency 'libcrypto (libcrypto - OpenSSL cryptographic library)'.
..
--> OK, found.
Checking for dependency 'gcc (gcc - GNU Project C and C++ Compiler)'...
--> OK, found.
Checking for dependency 'sane (SANE - Scanning library)'...
--> OK, found.
Checking for dependency 'gs (GhostScript - PostScript and PDF language interpret
er and previewer)'...
--> OK, found.
Checking for dependency 'libjpeg (libjpeg - JPEG library)'...
--> OK, found.
Checking for dependency 'libpthread (libpthread - POSIX threads library)'...
--> OK, found.
Checking for dependency 'make (make - GNU make utility to maintain groups of pro
grams)'...
--> OK, found.
Checking for dependency 'python-devel (python-devel - Python development files)'
...
--> OK, found.
Checking for dependency 'reportlab (Reportlab - PDF library for Python)'...
error: Not found!
Checking for dependency 'pyqt (PyQt - Qt interface for Python)'...
--> OK, found.
Checking for dependency 'cups-devel (cups-devel- Common Unix Printing System dev elopment files)'...
--> OK, found.
Checking for dependency 'ppdev (ppdev - Parallel port support kernel module.)'.. .
--> OK, found.
Checking for dependency 'libusb (libusb - USB library)'...
--> OK, found.
Checking for dependency 'scanimage (scanimage - Shell scanning program)'...
--> OK, found.
Checking for dependency 'libnetsnmp-devel (libnetsnmp-devel - SNMP networking li brary development files)'...
--> OK, found.
Checking for dependency 'python2x (Python 2.2 or greater - Python programming language)'...
--> OK, found.
Checking for dependency 'lsb (LSB - Linux Standard Base support)'...
--> OK, found.
Checking for dependency 'xsane (xsane - Graphical scanner frontend for SANE)'...
--> OK, found.
Checking for dependency 'cups (cups - Common Unix Printing System)'...
--> OK, found.
Checking for dependency 'python23 (Python 2.3 or greater - Required for fax functionality)'...
--> OK, found.
Checking existing CUPS queues...
Printer Device URI HPLIP Installed?
-------------------- ------------------------------------------- --------------------
HP_LaserJet_3390 hp:/net/HP_LaserJet_3390?ip= 192.168.1.90 Yes
HP_LaserJet_3390_fax hpfax:/net/HP_LaserJet_3390?ip=192.168.1.90 Yes
ml1710 ipp://192.168.1.100/printers/ml1710 No
note: Any CUPS queues that are not 'HPLIP Installed', must be installed
note: with the 'hp:' or 'hpfax:' backends to have them work in HPLIP. Refer
note: to the install instructions on http://hplip.sourceforge.net for more help.
If any errors or warnings were reported, please refer to the installation instructions at:
http://hplip.sourceforge.net/install/index.html
**************************************** output ends *************************************************
On 11/1/06, Aaron J Albright
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
We've been able to reproduce this on another laser printer. We'll be
looking at this sometime this week.
Sorry for the delay.
Aaron
Gaurav Goyal wrote:
> Hi,
>
> We are using HP Laserjet 3390 MFD for scanning.
>
> We have tried scanning using following software:
> 1) xsane (version 0.991) - Lineart mode at 300 dpi (we have tried all
> possible options actually)
> 2) kooka 0.44
> 3) scanimage --mode Lineart
>
> The scanning process starts but after 2-3 seconds, it fails with "Device
> I/O error". In the preview mode in Xsane, it shows a few lines looking
> like noise / random pixels & exits.
> I will post the output of hp-check / screenshots (if possible) soon.
>
> Thanks for your time & response.
>
> Regards,
>
> Gaurav Goyal
>
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Aaron J Albright"
> < [EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: "Gaurav Goyal" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Cc: <hplip-help@lists.sourceforge.net >
> Sent: Tuesday, October 31, 2006 4:02 AM
> Subject: Re: [Hplip-help] Scanning in lineart mode over the network
>
>
>> I've tested a Photosmart 3310 over the network using Suse 10.1 and I
>> was able to use lineart scanning with scanimage.
>>
>> I'll need more information to continue troubleshooting.
>>
>> Thanks!
>>
>> Aaron
>>
>> Gaurav Goyal wrote:
>>>
>>> As has probably been reported previously, trying to scan in lineart
>>> mode over the network fails with a Device I/O error. We are currently
>>> using openSuse 10.1. The message in var/log/meessages is somewhat
>>> along the lines of "unknown image encoding sane_start: sop=4"
>>> We had recently moved 8-10 PCs in one of our workgroups.
>>> Unfortunately this issue is leading us to move back to Windows on
>>> some of our PCs since our need to produce small PDFs is absolutely
>>> crucial. It would be reflected as a major loss of face for me
>>> personally who had recommended deployment of Linux. We had found
>>> suitable alternatives for all applications used by us but our new
>>> hardware purchase let us down
>>> I hope this problem is fixed soon.
>>>
>>>
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