[SOLVED] HP2132 doesn't show an option to scan

[Qqmike]

I had been using the HP2132 Deskjet (Print Scan Copy) printer to scan. Now, the HP device manager doesn't show a scan option (under Actions).
I don't know if this has anything to do with 22.04, whereas before I was using 22.02.
Tried different things, restarting the printer (unplug it, then plug it back in), in Muon reinstalling hplip and hplip-gui, setting up the printer again (HP Device Manager > Device > Setup Device).
Didn't see anything when Googling ...

Any ideas?

Edit: now I am trying by installing xsane ... will report back ... oops! --- Solved! ... sorry

[Qqmike]

But, it's not working. Instead of scanning the 8.5x11" page, it scans only the top couple inches!

[jglen490]

I found the xsane was the only app that would let me scan with my HP DJ 3755. It takes a little configuring. I keep these notes, but the notes are specific to my HP Printer/Scanner:

Select Graphics/Xsane from Menu
In Device Selection box: Hewlett-Pac deskjet_3700-ser all-in-one, and OK button
Enter the filename to Save (typically in ~/Downloads) with PDF Type
Push the document into the scanner (from the front) and hit the Scan button on the xsane app

Once you've selected the scanner type, you can set the printer paper size, etc.

[jglen490]

And then xsane looks like this:

[Qqmike]

Boy, it's really screwed up. The paper size is selected correctly, and even the preview is right. But the scan is truncated as I said, down to a couple inches at the top. Something is fundamentally goofed up! Maybe the machine itself is broken. It is somewhat old.

[Qqmike]

I tried your exact steps, jglen. I got that same xsane window, settings and file name all set correctly, I hit Scan and I got a scan of only the top couple inches. When I try to get a preview (Window > Preview), it looks OK, but no scan! Thanks.

[jglen490]

O.K., well sorry about your results. It would seem to be a possible hardware condition.

The 3755 isn't new, but they are fairly inexpensive at some of the big box stores that I've seen.

[Qqmike]

Thanks, jglen. It's a cheap HP printer, maybe like $49 or $59 at Wal-Mart. Time to pick up another one, maybe this time $59 - $99. They last at least a few, if not several, years. Back in the days of my business consulting and such, my HP Laser Jets were $1200 with a $100 ink cartridge (black)!

[jglen490]

Yep! Being a good Scotsman, I usually go cheap, and have had lots of luck (and utility) from the lower end HPs

[claydoh]

I used to like HP printers, until they started being scammy with subscription-only ink cartridge models and scanners not working with empty ink on some devices, and chips on the ink carts that stop working after a certain time, limiting manual refills. No idea if the scanner issue is the case on Linux, but didn't want to find out.

At least on my 20 40 dollar wireless Canon, I can refill the cartridge as often as I want, it seems, after disabling the low ink warnings.

[jlittle]

Thanks, jglen. It's a cheap HP printer, maybe like $49 or $59

They're not really that cheap; they come with small supplies of ink, so IMO you should include a full set of ink cartridges in the initial price.

[jglen490]

Well, you do have a point. Most printers are cheap in and of themselves, because the printer companies make a ton of money from ink. And you can't run a printer without ink.

Some printer makers are also starting the BS (again) of not allowing third party ink cartridges in their hardware.

The point is actual usage determines how much ink a user will actually need, and whether you buy the XL cartridges or standard, a user will still pay way more for ink over the life of the printer than the cost of the printer itself. I do very little actual printing (tax time, mostly, and Christmas letters), but a fair amount of scanning during the year, so a cheap printer makes sense - it'll last long enough - and ink will be consumed regardless of the initial cost.

[Qqmike]

They could give you the printer for free. My black ink cartridges cost $20-$22 (at Wal-Mart). They say one is good for 100 pages? Ha! In your dreams. My pages are usually heavily formatted and packed with print. For that cheap but good printer, I've bought many dozens of cartridges. The XL helps, but it went up sky high in price ($45+ or so), disproportionately, IMO. I try not to print anything; only very important stuff. This will be my 3rd/4th such cheap HP printer (in many years of use, say since 2007 or so). I'm not complaining. I just * THINK! before I print *!

[claydoh]

Well, you do have a point. Most printers are cheap in and of themselves, because the printer companies make a ton of money from ink. And you can't run a printer without ink.

Some printer makers are also starting the BS (again) of not allowing third party ink cartridges in their hardware.

The point is actual usage determines how much ink a user will actually need, and whether you buy the XL cartridges or standard, a user will still pay way more for ink over the life of the printer than the cost of the printer itself. I do very little actual printing (tax time, mostly, and Christmas letters), but a fair amount of scanning during the year, so a cheap printer makes sense - it'll last long enough - and ink will be consumed regardless of the initial cost.

This is me, as well. I bought a Christmas sale printer (canon) a few years ago for 20 dollars. I knew that this model could be refilled without any major hassles with cartridges or their chips. The refill kit was 15 dollars, and I used it once, but only for black. there is plenty of ink for quite a few future refills, for sure.
But I managed to break that printer, knocking it off my shelf somehow. Since it isn't the holiday sale season just yet, I had to pay 40 dollars for a very similar Canon. The same ink refill kit works for this one, though the cartridges are not the same as the previous printer despite them being similar, almost identical.

I got burned by an HP printer some years ago with even more expensive ink than the usual. The cartridges were refillable, and even had custom third party oversized tanks for continuous refilling. BUT the chips had built-in expiration dates, so one still had to regularly purchase NEW carts and there was no official or unofficial way to reset or modify the date. That printer was great, though VERY thirsty