Re: [gentoo-user] Re: Why can't I print in landscape?
On Monday 05 Mar 2012 23:55:31 walt wrote: > On 03/05/2012 02:24 PM, Mick wrote: > > Is there some secret setting to allow me to print in landscape from FF, > > or Chromium, or Okular? > > > > No matter what I set in the application my printer (HP 930c) will only > > print in portrait and chop off half the page. :-( > > In FF I see buttons for portrait and landscape in the 'print setup' and > 'print preview' menus. You don't have those buttons? Yes I do. I select landscape and get portrait coming out. :-( Also, in a full KDE desktop I select the hplip tooltray applet (or whatever its called) and also change in there the settings to print landscape. Still no success. Only in libreoffice I can print in landscape a test page, after I change the libreoffice print manager settings, but what I want is to print one of the google maps in landscape from a browser and can't do it! Even when I print in pdf from the browser (the pdf is landscape) I can't thereafter print it as such. It keeps coming out as portrait. I stopped printing for now because I'm running out of paper! :-/ -- Regards, Mick signature.asc Description: This is a digitally signed message part.
Re: [gentoo-user] Re: Why can't I print in landscape?
On Tue, Mar 6, 2012 at 5:04 PM, walt wrote: > On 03/05/2012 04:52 PM, Mick wrote: > >> Also, in a full KDE desktop I select the hplip tooltray applet (or whatever >> its called) and also change in there the settings to print landscape. > > I discovered (the very hard way) to delete and re-create the printer > devices whenever I update hplip. I kept seeing some really weird printing > bugs that no one else was seeing, until I deleted and re-created the > devices with hp-setup. Worth a try, anyway. With my printer, I must re-run the HP firmware plug-in downloader as root every time I update hplip. If I forget to do that, the printer either does not work at all or appears to be working but may do crazy things.
Re: [gentoo-user] Re: Why can't I print in landscape?
Paul Hartman wrote: > On Tue, Mar 6, 2012 at 5:04 PM, walt wrote: >> On 03/05/2012 04:52 PM, Mick wrote: >> >>> Also, in a full KDE desktop I select the hplip tooltray applet (or whatever >>> its called) and also change in there the settings to print landscape. >> >> I discovered (the very hard way) to delete and re-create the printer >> devices whenever I update hplip. I kept seeing some really weird printing >> bugs that no one else was seeing, until I deleted and re-created the >> devices with hp-setup. Worth a try, anyway. > > With my printer, I must re-run the HP firmware plug-in downloader as > root every time I update hplip. If I forget to do that, the printer > either does not work at all or appears to be working but may do crazy > things. > > I have had to do the same thing. I have also noticed if I don't run the config tool that it will max out one CPU core until I kill hplip or log out and sometimes have to kill hplip then. Recently, I have noticed I don't have to do that and everything works as expected. Sort of surprised really. I have got so used to redoing everything after a update. Dale :-) :-) -- I am only responsible for what I said ... Not for what you understood or how you interpreted my words! Miss the compile output? Hint: EMERGE_DEFAULT_OPTS="--quiet-build=n"
Re: [gentoo-user] Re: Why can't I print in landscape?
On Wednesday 07 Mar 2012 02:11:37 Dale wrote: > Paul Hartman wrote: > > On Tue, Mar 6, 2012 at 5:04 PM, walt wrote: > >> On 03/05/2012 04:52 PM, Mick wrote: > >>> Also, in a full KDE desktop I select the hplip tooltray applet (or > >>> whatever its called) and also change in there the settings to print > >>> landscape. > >> > >> I discovered (the very hard way) to delete and re-create the printer > >> devices whenever I update hplip. I kept seeing some really weird > >> printing bugs that no one else was seeing, until I deleted and > >> re-created the devices with hp-setup. Worth a try, anyway. > > > > With my printer, I must re-run the HP firmware plug-in downloader as > > root every time I update hplip. If I forget to do that, the printer > > either does not work at all or appears to be working but may do crazy > > things. > > I have had to do the same thing. I have also noticed if I don't run the > config tool that it will max out one CPU core until I kill hplip or log > out and sometimes have to kill hplip then. > > Recently, I have noticed I don't have to do that and everything works as > expected. Sort of surprised really. I have got so used to redoing > everything after a update. Thanks guys, but I think that I only use the hpjis driver rather than the full hplip package. This is because the printer is connected to this printer server: http://support.netgear.com/app/products/model/a_id/2516/ which works with lpd:// I remember running the hp-config or some such script some years back. It did not find the printer, or server, or ever configured anything. It only tried to connect to USB devices. Now looking at my machine I can't see it anywhere, but there's loads of other commands there! hp-align hp-infohp-pqdiag hp-systray hp-check hp-levels hp-print hp-testpage hp-clean hp-linefeedcal hp-printsettings hp-timedate hp-colorcalhp-makecopies hp-probe hp-toolbox hp-devicesettings hp-makeuri hp-query hp-unload hp-fab hp-mkuri hp-scanhp-wificonfig hp-faxsetuphp-pkservice hp-sendfax hpftodit hp-firmwarehp-plugin hp-setup hpijs I will try to run some of these when I get to that machine next, because I will be interested to see if it changes anything. Any suggestions what I should run? -- Regards, Mick signature.asc Description: This is a digitally signed message part.
Re: [gentoo-user] Re: Why can't I print in landscape?
On Wednesday 07 Mar 2012 06:49:10 Mick wrote: > On Wednesday 07 Mar 2012 02:11:37 Dale wrote: > > Paul Hartman wrote: > > > On Tue, Mar 6, 2012 at 5:04 PM, walt wrote: > > >> On 03/05/2012 04:52 PM, Mick wrote: > > >>> Also, in a full KDE desktop I select the hplip tooltray applet (or > > >>> whatever its called) and also change in there the settings to print > > >>> landscape. > > >> > > >> I discovered (the very hard way) to delete and re-create the printer > > >> devices whenever I update hplip. I kept seeing some really weird > > >> printing bugs that no one else was seeing, until I deleted and > > >> re-created the devices with hp-setup. Worth a try, anyway. > > > > > > With my printer, I must re-run the HP firmware plug-in downloader as > > > root every time I update hplip. If I forget to do that, the printer > > > either does not work at all or appears to be working but may do crazy > > > things. > > > > I have had to do the same thing. I have also noticed if I don't run the > > config tool that it will max out one CPU core until I kill hplip or log > > out and sometimes have to kill hplip then. > > > > Recently, I have noticed I don't have to do that and everything works as > > expected. Sort of surprised really. I have got so used to redoing > > everything after a update. > > Thanks guys, but I think that I only use the hpjis driver rather than the > full hplip package. This is because the printer is connected to this > printer server: > > http://support.netgear.com/app/products/model/a_id/2516/ > > which works with lpd:// > > I remember running the hp-config or some such script some years back. It > did not find the printer, or server, or ever configured anything. It only > tried to connect to USB devices. Now looking at my machine I can't see it > anywhere, but there's loads of other commands there! > > hp-align hp-infohp-pqdiag hp-systray > hp-check hp-levels hp-print hp-testpage > hp-clean hp-linefeedcal hp-printsettings hp-timedate > hp-colorcalhp-makecopies hp-probe hp-toolbox > hp-devicesettings hp-makeuri hp-query hp-unload > hp-fab hp-mkuri hp-scanhp-wificonfig > hp-faxsetuphp-pkservice hp-sendfax hpftodit > hp-firmwarehp-plugin hp-setup hpijs > > I will try to run some of these when I get to that machine next, because I > will be interested to see if it changes anything. Any suggestions what I > should run? Oops! Yes, it was hp-setup as you say. Will try that again and see what it gives. -- Regards, Mick signature.asc Description: This is a digitally signed message part.
Re: [gentoo-user] Re: Why can't I print in landscape?
On Wednesday 07 Mar 2012 06:51:41 Mick wrote: > On Wednesday 07 Mar 2012 06:49:10 Mick wrote: > > On Wednesday 07 Mar 2012 02:11:37 Dale wrote: > > > Paul Hartman wrote: > > > > On Tue, Mar 6, 2012 at 5:04 PM, walt wrote: > > > >> On 03/05/2012 04:52 PM, Mick wrote: > > > >>> Also, in a full KDE desktop I select the hplip tooltray applet (or > > > >>> whatever its called) and also change in there the settings to print > > > >>> landscape. > > > >> > > > >> I discovered (the very hard way) to delete and re-create the printer > > > >> devices whenever I update hplip. I kept seeing some really weird > > > >> printing bugs that no one else was seeing, until I deleted and > > > >> re-created the devices with hp-setup. Worth a try, anyway. > > > > > > > > With my printer, I must re-run the HP firmware plug-in downloader as > > > > root every time I update hplip. If I forget to do that, the printer > > > > either does not work at all or appears to be working but may do crazy > > > > things. > > > > > > I have had to do the same thing. I have also noticed if I don't run > > > the config tool that it will max out one CPU core until I kill hplip > > > or log out and sometimes have to kill hplip then. > > > > > > Recently, I have noticed I don't have to do that and everything works > > > as expected. Sort of surprised really. I have got so used to redoing > > > everything after a update. > > > > Thanks guys, but I think that I only use the hpjis driver rather than the > > full hplip package. This is because the printer is connected to this > > printer server: > > > > http://support.netgear.com/app/products/model/a_id/2516/ > > > > which works with lpd:// > > > > I remember running the hp-config or some such script some years back. It > > did not find the printer, or server, or ever configured anything. It > > only tried to connect to USB devices. OK, I just ran it and it won't find the printer. I think hplip will not run on lpd:// protocol, which is strange because hpijs works fine - well, was working fine. hp-setup fails for my network server and defaults to USB: === # hp-setup -i 10.10.10.4 HP Linux Imaging and Printing System (ver. 3.11.10) Printer/Fax Setup Utility ver. 9.0 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. (Note: Defaults for each question are maked with a '*'. Press to accept the default.) Using connection type: usb error: Invalid device URI: error: No device selected/specified or that supports this functionality. === hp-probe won't find it either: === $ hp-probe -bnet HP Linux Imaging and Printing System (ver. 3.11.10) Printer Discovery Utility ver. 4.1 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. | DEVICE DISCOVERY | Probing network for printers. Please wait, this will take approx. 10 seconds... warning: No devices found on the 'net' bus. If this isn't the result you are expecting, warning: check your network connections and make sure your internet warning: firewall software is disabled. Done. === However, the PS121 print server is there waiting for connections and the HP 930c is connected to it and switched on: $ nc -v -w 2 -z 10.10.10.4 1-1 PS121.STUDY [10.10.10.4] 9100 (jetdirect) open PS121.STUDY [10.10.10.4] 3010 (?) open PS121.STUDY [10.10.10.4] 631 (ipp) open PS121.STUDY [10.10.10.4] 515 (printer) open PS121.STUDY [10.10.10.4] 139 (netbios-ssn) open PS121.STUDY [10.10.10.4] 80 (http) open PS121.STUDY [10.10.10.4] 23 (telnet) open PS121.STUDY [10.10.10.4] 21 (ftp) open These are my flags: [I] net-print/hplip Installed versions: 3.11.10(20:12:51 01/29/12)(X acl hpcups hpijs kde libnotify policykit qt4 -doc -fax -minimal -parport -scanner -snmp -static- ppds) [I] net-print/cups Installed versions: 1.4.8-r1!t(18:07:11 01/29/12)(X acl dbus filters jpeg ldap pam png ssl threads tiff -debug -elibc_FreeBSD -gnutls -java -kerberos - linguas_da -linguas_de -linguas_es -linguas_eu -linguas_fi -linguas_fr - linguas_id -linguas_it -linguas_ja -linguas_ko -linguas_nl -linguas_no - linguas_pl -linguas_pt -linguas_pt_BR -linguas_ru -linguas_sv -linguas_zh - linguas_zh_TW -perl -php -python -slp -static-libs -xinetd) Am I missing something obvi