[ale] Need help printing from Kubuntu

[James Sumners]

I am going to venture a guess and say the machine is using the HPLIP
driver (http://hplip.sf.net/). I can't give you the exact menu
location, if it is even in the menu, of the HPLIP configuration tool
because I don't use Kubuntu. But if you open the HPLIP configuration
tool and go to the "Print Settings" tab there is a "Quality" setting.
See if there is an option for specifying black only, or something
similar. It might be a different setting on that tab as well. Just
look through them until you find the one that controls the color
output.

You might be able to run the tool by typing `sudo hplip` at a command
prompt. I believe that is the name of the executable.

On Thu, Mar 6, 2008 at 2:04 AM, Linda L. Hull. <llhull at babylon.d2dc.net> wrote:
>
>  James,
>
>  Sorry I didn't get back to you sooner, I can't seem to find
>  HP 7210 on http://www.linuxprinting.org/.
>
>  It's an inkjet all in one, print fax scan.
>  http://h10010.www1.hp.com/wwpc/us/en/en/WF06b/18972-18972-238444-12019-3328086-391152-391154-391155.html
>
>  Zeph had us buy it because of it's compatibility with Linux.
>  It wasn't cheap (or at least not to us).
>
>  I don't know where he found the drivers for it, it was a lot
>  of work, more than he expected, as I recall.
>
>  Linda
>
>
>
>
>
>  On Wed, Mar 05, 2008 at 12:23:13AM -0500, James Sumners wrote:
>  > Please be more specific about the model. Is it a DeskJet? LaserJet? I
>  > can't look up information on it at http://www.linuxprinting.org/
>  > without the full model description.
>  >
>  > If I understand you correctly, the printer is using the color
>  > cartridge to print black and white documents instead of using only the
>  > black cartridge. As Jim Kinney suggests, there should be a setting in
>  > the CUPS administration panel to fix this. But I can't give you the
>  > exact setting without being able to look it up at the aforementioned
>  > website.
>  >
>  > On Mon, Mar 3, 2008 at 3:14 PM, Linda L. Hull. <llhull at babylon.d2dc.net> wrote:
>  > >
>  > >  My husband has Kubuntu Feisty, when he tries to print
>  > >  on our HP 7210 all-in-one printer, it tries to print in COLOR
>  > >  and not black--even on grayscale.
>  > >
>  > >  He prints a lot daily, the color cartridge has run out of ink.
>  > >
>  > >  My computer (Ubuntu Feisty) isn't doing that (praise God!) but what
>  > >  can we do to fix it?
>  > >
>  > >  Our son moved to Texas, I'm not technically inclined, he said he would
>  > >  have to be here to mess with it.
>  > >
>  > >  My husband had a stroke and can't do this. Printing is very important,
>  > >  he uses typing/writing to communicate.
>  > >
>  > >  If someone can help, I'd trade making dinner?
>  > >
>  > >  Linda
>  >
>  >
>  >
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-- 
James Sumners
http://james.roomfullofmirrors.com/

"All governments suffer a recurring problem: Power attracts
pathological personalities. It is not that power corrupts but that it
is magnetic to the corruptible. Such people have a tendency to become
drunk on violence, a condition to which they are quickly addicted."

Missionaria Protectiva, Text QIV (decto)
CH:D 59