Printing is the bane of Linux! Often I have problems printing from the internet from either the KDE or Gnome desktop. I think it is an issue of “waking” the printer up, especially when I start the computer in the morning. I have looked for settings on the HP printer dashboard, the HP setup page online and the config in the HPLIP app (i checked refresh this device). I tried turning it on and off before using and also opening/closing the ink door. Nothing works consistently. When I say print from the internet, I mean texts. What I have to do to print most of the time is cut and paste to LibreOffice and print from there. Any thoughts? All other printing works fine. Printing is the bane of Linux.
According the HP9010 manual, you can’t completely deactivate the sleep function. You can only define the time until it goes to sleep.
this is true from what I read, too. I thought there might be another setting I was missing that could help. thanks!
What you’re describing with respect to the “waking” is down to the network printer behaviour itself (as hui already mentioned).
Another thought that may apply to your situation: If using Avahi (mDNS/Bonjour) for network discovery, the system asks the printer where it is, but if the printer is asleep, it might not respond, so the print job can fail. Using a direct IP address in the CUPS printer URI avoids discovery entirely, and the printer’s network interface usually wakes the device automatically when it receives data.
Sometimes the printing issue is how browsers handle print jobs rather than Linux itself. For tricky web pages, a useful workaround is to print to PDF first, then print from LibreOffice or a PDF viewer. Gives you a chance to view and reformat the results as required.
Low-tech solution: Given I do not print that much I did put the printer on a separate power switch. When needed I power it on and for sure it will not be sleeping.
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