On 27/09/16 10:45, Kay Schenk wrote: > > > On 09/25/2016 06:09 PM, Mark LaPierre wrote: >> >> [mlapier at peach ~]$ rpm -qa | grep hplip >> hplip-common-3.14.6-3.el6.x86_64 >> hplip-libs-3.14.6-3.el6.x86_64 >> [mlapier at peach ~]$ rpm -qa | grep cups >> cups-1.4.2-74.el6.x86_64 >> cups-pk-helper-0.0.4-13.el6.x86_64 >> gutenprint-cups-5.2.5-2.el6.x86_64 >> cups-libs-1.4.2-74.el6.x86_64 >> cups-libs-1.4.2-74.el6.i686 >> [mlapier at peach ~]$ >> >> CentOS release 6.8 (Final) >> >> I've been able to print to this printer with no issues, until this >> evening. When I tried to send a print job the job just sat in the print >> queue. I killed the job and deleted the printer, then re-installed the >> printer using the Printer configuration tool found under >> System/Administration/Printing. > > "until this evening"...so that's interesting. > > I'm also on CentOS 6.8 but 32-bit using the same hplip version. > Normally I do printer setup with hp-setup, then use the web interface > to cups to add it in to that environment. > > Also, add hp-systray to your startup apps if you haven't already. > > >> >> I've tried all manner of settings, both on the Libre Office document and >> in the Printer configuration tool. Now I can print to the printer but I >> cannot get the printer to print in Landscape orientation. Only portrait >> orientation comes out no matter what settings I choose. > > Does portrait work with ANY other type of document -- pdf, for example? I have a brother printer and from libre office it ONLY prints protrait, no matter what I have tried. To get any landscape output I have to create a pdf of the document and then print that. No idea what the issue is, my suspicion is libre office has a glitch. > >> >> I've done a bit of Google work but I find nothing that appears >> applicable to my specific issue of not getting landscape prints no >> matter what setting I choose. > >> >> The HPLIP web site says the latest version of hplip for my machine, RHEL >> 6 because they apparently have not heard of CentOS, is >> hplip-3.16.9_rhel-6.0.x86_64. CentOS does not have this version >> available in the repo. >> >> What's a guy to do? Windows should be this hard to work with, but not >> Linux. >> >