[Howto] HPLIP & CUPS

Camakazi · n00b Joined: 07 Mar 2006 Posts: 40 Location: Australia

This is a great howto, it got my brand-new PSC 1410 working via USB, I had only one alteration in-order
for the printer to actually spool and print instead of telling me it had, but not actually doing so...

I have no idea why, as everything is controlled by hplip, but after emerging hpijs it all worked, it doesn't use
hpijs in anyway, but seems to require it to be emerged

my next task, install and set up samba so my wifes computer can print to it

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OpelBlitz · Posted: Mon Apr 03, 2006 7:53 am Post subject:

This thread helped me to get printing working for my OfficeJet 6110/JetDirect 175x, which in the past... I had no problem doing! However, whenever I try to do raw printing to socket or lpd, it just prints out 2-3 lines of text, then all blank pages. I don't care now though, since I now have it working through hplip. Now, I'm merging sane to see if I can get scanning working as well. :-D

Thanks guys!

heinzg · Posted: Tue Apr 11, 2006 7:55 pm Post subject: HPLIP and FAX

Hi there,

I wonder if someone here can help me with a FAX problem.

I have a Color LaserJet 2840 with which I can print & scan with using HPLIP version:
hplip-0.9.10 +X +cups +foomaticdb +ppds +qt +scanner +snmp

I have used hp-setup / CUPS to setup the printer which results in the same problem,when I try send a fax from my workstation, I get an error --
and the following in /var/log/messages:

heinzg · Posted: Wed Apr 19, 2006 7:28 pm Post subject:

Hi there,

Is there nobody out there using FAX via HPLIP yet?

Cheers Heinzg

yj · n00b Joined: 27 Mar 2004 Posts: 74

some how i cannot run /etc/init.d/snmp start with error Re-caching dependency info (mtimes differ) You need an /etc/snmpd/snmpd.conf config file to run snmpd how can i fix this problem. This is for my printer setup.

thanks

DaGr8Gatzby · n00b Joined: 18 Sep 2004 Posts: 40

I am also having problems with HPLip. I have an OfficeJet5610. I have regular printing with cups working(although intermittently) with the hpijs ppd file. hp-toolbox still does not detect my printer.

kfiaciarka · Posted: Tue Jul 04, 2006 12:56 pm Post subject:

Hi, I managed to set up my printer and it is printing:) But I can't launch hp-toolbox:

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kfiaciarka · Posted: Thu Jul 06, 2006 1:47 pm Post subject:

My printer does work but hp-toolbox doesn't. On amd64 I have no problem as you:) Problems occured at gentoo ~x86.

Unlucky_Alf · Tux's lil' helper Joined: 02 Feb 2003 Posts: 92

For hp-toolbox to be able to detect your printer the printer url must be in format hp:/usb/[printer name, serial number]. The easiest way to get it right is to use hp-setup. To check the printer url use lpadmin -t.

ovis · n00b Joined: 27 Sep 2006 Posts: 1

Oke this is what happens in the log file if i use xsane:

Havin_it · Posted: Fri Sep 29, 2006 10:50 am Post subject:

tkhobbes · Guru Joined: 12 Nov 2004 Posts: 367 Location: Switzerland

Thanks, Havin_it!

I now emerged hplip on the server by turning the X use flag on for it (via /etc/portage/package.use). However, the hp-toolbox binary is still not present on the server?

Now, if I get you correctly, I just need to emerge xauth (which, however, would emerge about 15 other packages, too...) on my server box?

Also, I would be glad if you could help out with the ssh-forwarding stuff - I read a lot about this, but never did it - what exactly do I need to do once the hplip toolbox is working on the server to invoke it from the cliend?

Thanks
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Havin_it · Posted: Sun Oct 01, 2006 1:09 pm Post subject:

I think you need xauth on the server - the HOWTO is a bit ambiguous, but it says 'try emerging' it if you don't have an x-server on it, and forwarding isn't working. See http://gentoo-wiki.com/HOWTO_X-forwarding

Once you've added the configs to the files it indicates there, you just need to reconfigure your client's X so it listens for tcp connections. (Take note that if your client box is directly connected to the Internet this is a bit risky, but if you're on a LAN I'm guessing it isn't.) Before going any further you might want to check it's not listening already: run

tkhobbes · Guru Joined: 12 Nov 2004 Posts: 367 Location: Switzerland

Hi there

OK, xauth is emerged. But when I add qt3 to the use-flags of hplip, there is another whole bunch of stuff that shall get emerged... and I don't know If I really want qt3 and all its dependencies on my server just because of this bloody toolbox...

Could you find out with what use-flags your hplip has been compiled?

Thanks.
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Havin_it · Posted: Sun Oct 01, 2006 2:35 pm Post subject:

Old programmer's saying: Can't use a GUI without a gui library!

In weighing your decision, bear in mind that you don't need the toolbox to scan or print from your client, only for maintenance tasks like cleaning and aligning cartridges - and there may be CLI tools for those tasks anyway (I haven't checked).

My package.use line is:

net-print/hplip X qt3

I also have scanner and snmp USE-flags set globally. I can't/don't wanna use emerge right now to check the actual run-time flags, as emerge is busy with glibc

tkhobbes · Guru Joined: 12 Nov 2004 Posts: 367 Location: Switzerland

Well - what I basically want to do is use the toolbox because what I am really missing is using the two-side printing option of my Deskjet 970 - it has this neat feature to turn pages and print both sides of it, but you need a driver to support this. And I thought that the toolbox could help with this, at least, this is what hp's homepage said when I last checked....
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Havin_it · Posted: Tue Oct 03, 2006 12:12 am Post subject:

You should (I think) have this option in the CUPS server options for the printer, accessed through the web interface. I looked at the 'Set Printer Options' page for my PSC 750 and it gives all the same options I had in kdeprint when the printer was installed on my laptop: paper type and printout quality, banners, and double-sided printing (even though my model doesn't have that feature!). Before you re-merge hplip with gui-ness, you might want to check on that.

tkhobbes · Guru Joined: 12 Nov 2004 Posts: 367 Location: Switzerland

Yes, saw it there, but does not work.

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Havin_it · Posted: Thu Oct 05, 2006 11:02 am Post subject:

I guess you should go ahead and build the GUI version then. It's only really costing disk-space after all, it'll only cost any performance (and even then not much) when you use it. And if you find it still doesn't work, you can dump it. Better to know, I think...

On an unrelated note, I have a tip for those who may want to turn your printers off sometimes. I did have the USB Printer Support in-kernel, and found that when I turned the printer off and on, hp-probe couldn't find it anymore. (Nor, as it turned out, could the kernel.) To have the usblp driver restart correctly, you need to have it as a module, and also remember to include loadable module support (and module unloading!) in the kernel config.

Something I'm wondering: Is there a way of having cupsd and hplip start/stop along with the printer being on/off?

Narius · n00b Joined: 12 Jan 2006 Posts: 47 Location: Exeter

Something to note is don't use underscores in the name, I did and it looked as if it worked, until I tried to print, and didn't. Stick to just alphanumeric characters and no spaces

Havin_it · Posted: Mon Nov 06, 2006 11:51 am Post subject:

That's odd, think I've always used underscores in my printer names and never had such a problem.

I did have a major prob with hplip the other day though; net-analyser/net-snmp upgraded, taking libnetsnmp.so.9 up to libnetsnmp.so.10 which b0rked hplip. Fixed by re-emerging hplip, but too late to avoid me losing face with the gf... :/

myhan · n00b Joined: 24 Oct 2006 Posts: 5

hi all, thanks for this great howto, in about 1 hour i got my PSC1600 working perfectly... the only problem is: why doesn't the scanner work??? i can use hp-toolbox fine, i get everything displayed correctly, if i type in

vt_guy · n00b Joined: 21 Dec 2004 Posts: 66

New install. Printer works from cups. Scanning works from xsane. All the HP probe, config etc... work fine.
But, If I start up the toolbox GUI I get this (can't cut paste so typed some of it in):

"No Installed HP Devices found. To install a device use the cups web interface blah blah...

Only device installed with the hp: cups backend will appear in the hp device manager...."

Ideas?
The "hp cups backend" caught my eye to make me think I missed a step but I don't see any directions to that effect.
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vt_guy · n00b Joined: 21 Dec 2004 Posts: 66

Installed the ~ version 1.6.12 and it works. Evidently cups 1.2.6 and hplip 0.9.7-r3 don't work together on my system....
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