I set up FC 13 as a guest on a KVM host, and I installed the latest HPLIP from the sourceforge site. (The fedora rpm hadn't worked at all.) I'm trying to print to an HP3050 attached to another box on my LAN, but it seems to be driver problem with FC 13. I can print very simple files -- so I can send the file to the print server, but I fail to print most web pages in irefox. I've tried printing to a ps file, but end up with a blank page as soon as the page becomes a little complex. I installed HPLIP 3.10.9 on the guest; the host is running CentOS 5.5, with HPLIP 3.10.6, and I can printly correctly to the same printer. The guest is running a 32-bit system, but the host is 64. I'll try dropping back to 3.10.6 if no one has a cleaner solution. Thanks. -- http://www.fastmail.fm - The professional email service -- users mailing list users(a)lists.fedoraproject.org To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/users Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines

On Sun, 2010-10-31 at 23:34 -0400, Barry wrote: > I set up FC 13 as a guest on a KVM host, and I installed the latest > HPLIP from the sourceforge site. (The fedora rpm hadn't worked at all.) OK, that needs some more explanation. :-) What's wrong with the Fedora RPM? Tim. */ --

On Mon, 2010-11-01 at 10:44 -0400, Barry wrote: > I followed Manuel's suggestion, uninstalled the HPLIP that I had, and > reinstalled the hplip rpms. And I end up in the same situation. I can > print very simple files, local text files, pdfs and a simple web page on > the host machine. I cannot print a web page of any complexity from > Firefox. I plugged the printer into the host machine, installed the > printer, and it prints fine from the host. I was able to install the > printer on the guest, and print a test page, but cannot print from > Firefox. Otherwise networking is fine on the guest. Is it an HP LaserJet 3050? Is that a PostScript-capable printer? HPLIP provides two drivers for that model: a PostScript driver and a PCL3 driver. The gutenprint-cups package also provides another (raster-based) driver. Have you tried those other drivers? There's some information on the wiki about debugging printing problems that might be useful otherwise: https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Printing/Debugging Tim.

I can print very simple files -- so I can send the file to the print server, but I fail to print most web pages in irefox. I've tried printing to a ps file, but end up with a blank page as soon as the page becomes a little  complex.

2010/11/1 Richard Shaw <hobbes1069(a)gmail.com&gt; > On Sun, Oct 31, 2010 at 10:34 PM, Barry <txscope(a)fastmail.fm&gt; wrote: > > I can print very simple files -- so I can send the file to the print > > server, but I fail to print most web pages in irefox. I've tried > > printing to a ps file, but end up with a blank page as soon as the page > > becomes a little complex. > > If you have problems when you print to PS files then it is highly > unlikely your problem is with hplip, or at least not the only problem. > Try reinstalling CUPS and ghostscript. > > Richard > -- > users mailing list > users(a)lists.fedoraproject.org > To unsubscribe or change subscription options: > https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/users > Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines > Really wierd... I'm getting lost here, let me see if I understand: You say you can print anything from the host machine but You can't print a webpage from Firefox? Have you tried with other Browsers? if the problem remains by example with Google Chrome you may have some luck using a "Printing Extension" for Firefox or Chrome... just search for "Print" in their respective extensions galleries, By the way, there's a bookmarklet that may help, give it a shot: NAME: Print What You like URL: javascript:(function(){if(window['ppw']&&ppw['bookmarklet']){ppw.bookmarklet.toggle();}else{window._pwyl_home=' http://www.printwhatyoulike.com/';window._pwyl_pro_id=null;window._pw... ','text/javascript');window._pwyl_bmkl.setAttribute('src',window._pwyl_home+'static/compressed/pwyl_bookmarklet_10.js');window._pwyl_bmkl.setAttribute('pwyl','true');document.getElementsByTagName('head')[0].appendChild(window._pwyl_bmkl);}})(); If none of these experiments work, Try in another Distro if you can, by example Mandriva, wich detects plugged hardware within the "Mandriva Control Center" and can install and configure printer & scanner with one click. Again, good luck! -- <-Manuel Escudero-> Linux User #509052 @GWave: jmlevick(a)googlewave.com @Blogger: http://www.blogxenode.tk/ (Xenode Systems Blog) PGP/GnuPG: DAE3 82E9 D68E 7AE4 ED31 1F8F 4AF4 D00C 50E7 ABC6

On Mon, 2010-11-01 at 14:25 -0400, Barry wrote: > Yes, the Laserjet, and I've always used the postscript drivers, several > machines, different platforms. But I just tried the PCL3 driver and it > too is weird. I printed a test page with it that came out with all the > graphics. I was able to print one web page, but not another -- however, > this time I got an error that said it was an empty file. What device URI are you using on the guest? It's something like socket://{IP-addr-of-printer}:9000/ I expect..? i.e. can we verify that it really is talking directly to the printer, and not to e.g. the host's queue.

Try eliminating HPLIP from the equation altogether to see if the problem still happens: use another driver entirely (e.g. gutenprint, or a driver listed under manufacturer 'Generic') and make sure you are not using the 'hp' backend.

Tim. */

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