The two buttons on the driver, head cleaning and self test page dont work. They send a job but no output. The foomatic driver hasn't been updated since around 2000. Any fixes?
You might try the most up-to-date HPLIP (3.23.12):
https://developers.hp.com/hp-linux-imaging-and-printing/gethplip
Our HPLIP:
hplip/focal 3.20.3+dfsg0-2 amd64
HP Linux Printing and Imaging System (HPLIP)
And foomatic:
https://www.openprinting.org/download/foomatic/
Also, apparently that printer requires pnm2ppa:
https://www.openprinting.org/driver/pnm2ppa/
Your printer is specifically listed in the drop-down list on that page.
Here's the pnm2ppa file for your printer, generated by the site above:
https://www.openprinting.org/ppd-o-matic.php?driver=pnm2ppa&printer=HP-DeskJet_710C&.submit=Generate+PPD+file&show=1&.cgifields=show&.cgifields=shortgui
sudo apt search pnm2ppa
printer-driver-pnm2ppa/focal 1.13+nondbs-0ubuntu6 amd64
printer driver for HP-GDI printers
sudo apt install printer-driver-pnm2ppa
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1.13 Of pnm2ppa is already installed. As for HPlip I dont think it supports my printer. Will check again. Well tried the latest Hplip and it just errored out with too many errors to mention when I ran hp-setup. Rolled back with timeshift and tried hp-setup again but it doesn't support parallel ports. Think I ran into this problem on Windows.
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