[Mageia-discuss] HP all in one DeskJet 1050 J410

[Florian Hubold]

Am 18.09.2011 07:01, schrieb blind Pete:
> on Fri, 16 Sep 2011 23:15
> in the Usenet newsgroup gmane.linux.mageia.user
> TJ wrote:
>
>> On 09/16/2011 06:56 AM, Florian Hubold wrote:
> [snip]
>>> Did you check that the printer itself prints a testpage correct
>>> and not that maybe the ink cardridge is dried in?
>>>
>>>
>>>
>> Agreed. If you haven't checked it, try making a black copy. I know that
>> if I don't use my Officejet for 2-3 months, the black can stop flowing.
>> Generally, removing the cartridge and dabbing the nozzle area with a
>> damp paper towel is all that's needed to get it going again.
> How could I test that the printer itself is working?  That is what the
> "Test Page" is for.
>
> > From some distributions (Fedora 14, I think) it does print black, but
> that was missing something else - text I think.
>
Look at the manual, normally you hold down one key during powerup of
the printer, and it starts to print a selftest, which is builtin to the printer 
itself.
You can also print a diagnosis page with supply materials information
and how many pages the printer already did and such. Should be in the manual.
If you can't find it, report back here and i'll find it for you.