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I have a new router (Speedport W 921V) which has USB ports on which I connected my printer (HP DeskJet 950C).

Printing works (URI: lpd://192.168.2.1/lpt1), but after each job, the printer sucks out one extra blank page.

How can avoid this extra non printed page?

(I'm using Xubuntu 11.10 and hplip 3.11.7-1ubuntu3. If the printer is connected to the PC directly or via a Windows computer (samba), the problem doesn't occur.)

Bazon
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  • Xubuntu 11.10 and hplip 3.11.7-1ubuntu3.

    According to https://wiki.linuxfoundation.org/en/OpenPrinting/Database/CupsFAQ#Why_does_a_blank_page_print_for_every_print_job.3F , I also tried to set ps_accounting = 0 in /etc/foomatic/filter.conf, no effect. (/usr/lib/cups/filter/cupsomatic is not a readable file)

     – Bazon Dec 08 '11 at 15:12
  • IPP instead of LDP doesn't work at all. – Bazon Dec 09 '11 at 14:01
  • lpd://192.168.2.1/LPT1_PASSTHRU: same as before, job ends with one blank page
    lpd://192.168.2.1/PASSTHRU: doesn't print, error message: /usr/lib/cups/backend/lpd failed     – Bazon Dec 09 '11 at 15:41
  • when setting up the 950c you have a choice of 6 drivers - does any of the others (i.e. not the recommended driver) work better? – fossfreedom Dec 10 '11 at 23:04
  • Does it print without the extra page when you print from the Windows PC to the lpd:// address? – scottl Dec 14 '11 at 06:57
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    This question appears to be abandoned and unanswered, if you are experiencing a similar issue please ask a new question with details pertaining to your problem. If you feel this question is not abandoned, please flag the question explaining that. – Aditya Feb 25 '13 at 19:03
  • OK, I bought a new printer anyway. – Bazon Feb 26 '13 at 21:12

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Try adding this option at the bottom of /etc/printcap

:sf:\
Panther
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  • No effect. (I did that and restarted cups afterwards with sudo /etc/init.d/cups restart ) – Bazon Dec 09 '11 at 14:01