On Wednesday 13 July 2005 01:53 pm, Gayle Lee Fairless wrote: > On Wed, 13 Jul 2005, Ryan Schultz wrote: > > On Wednesday 13 July 2005 03:10 am, Gayle Lee Fairless wrote: > > > Ryan Schultz wrote: > > > >On Tuesday 12 July 2005 01:21 pm, Gayle Lee Fairless wrote: > > > >> I am trying to install an USB HP psc1210 printer on my Gateway 500 > > > >>that was running woody but now running sarge. I have a 2.6.12 kernel > > > >>available. > > > >> > > > >>The KDE Control Center has > > > >> > > > >>URI:ipp://gcomm:631/printers/psc1210 > > > >> > > > >>Device:ptal:/mlc:usb:psc_1200_series > > > >> > > > >>but the device driver(?) picked a HP 697C driver from the foomatic > > > >>database. > > > >> > > > >>Now I've gotten a test page from the HP 697C parallel printer on lp0. > > > >> But the psc 1210 does not respond. > > > >> > > > >>I'm typing this from work and can supply more info tonight if needed. > > > >> > > > >>I also have the package that mentions gimp. > > > >> > > > >>How do I get the usb printer online. I also want to get the scanner > > > >>interfaced, too. > > > >> > > > >>Thanks! > > > >> > > > >>(Mr.) Gayle Lee Fairless > > > > > > > >I've got exactly the same printer/scanner (PSC1210) here working > > > > flawlessly, so hopefully I can help you. First, make sure you've done > > > > 'apt-get install hplip foomatic-db-hpijs'. Once those are installed, > > > > go into the KDE Print control section, remove the PSC1210 that may be > > > > there (so we can go from scratch). Add a Printer, choose Local > > > > Printer, and at the bottom pick the hp:/usb/psc_1200_series.. > > > > printer. Click next, and go to HP for your manufacturer, and then > > > > choose 'PSC 1210 hpijs' as the Model. 'Next' through until its done, > > > > and that should be it; you'll now have a printer at something similar > > > > to: > > > >ipp://telemachus:631/printers/PSC1210 > > > >hp:/usb/psc_1200_series?serial=12345678 > > > > > > > >And that should be it. XSane (or your scanning program of choice) will > > > >automatically detect the hplip controller as well; scanning shouldn't > > > > require any configuration whatsoever. > > > > > > > >Hope that helps! > > > > > > I have good news and bad news and worse news. > > > > > > I did get a test page out of the psc12100. Too bad the color ink > > > cartridge needs replacing. I think I drove my parallel printer insane. > > > It keeps blinking its little > > > amber light at me. Apparently there are 2 entries for Hewlett-Packard > > > printers: one is labeled Hewlett-Packard and contains the parallel > > > printer stuff; and the other > > > is hp for usb, etc. > > > > > > I mistakenly thought that I didn't have the foomatic-db-hpijs package > > > and let aptitude alias apt-get remove the hpoj package. I guess I'll > > > have to find a > > > way to force it back into the configuration or set up the 697C as a raw > > > printer. > > > > > > The serial number didn't show up in the printer section on the KDE > > > Control Center, but the other stuff looks > > > about identical to what you have. > > > > > > BTW, do you also have a parallel printer? > > > > > > -- > > > (Mr.) Gayle Lee Fairless, http://counter.li.org/, No. 365760. > > > Linux Gcomm 2.4.18-bf2.4 #1 Son Apr 14 09:53:28 CEST 2002 i686 > > > GNU/Linux Linux Gcomm 2.6.11-1-686 #1 Mon Jun 20 22:00:38 MDT 2005 i686 > > > GNU/Linux Linux Gcomm 2.6.12-1-686 #1 Fri Jun 24 12:17:14 CEST 2005 > > > i686 GNU/Linux > > > > No, I've only got the PSC1210. When you installed hplip, it would have > > removed hpoj -- they Conflict. HPLIP has support for both the PSC1210 and > > the 697, checking on this page: > > http://hpinkjet.sourceforge.net/productssupported.php > > > > You should be able to add both printers at the same time through the KDE > > control module; just pick the right driver and interface. In fact, HPLIP > > should support parallel printers through the hp:/ URI as well. Perhaps > > try restarting the printer service, i.e., '/etc/init.d/hplip restart' ? > > I noticed two entries for the psc 1210; one with hpijs, and one without. > The one with hpijs printed in color; I didn't get a test page with the > second. Is the second one supposed to be black ink? > > I'll try to get the parallel printer working again later when I get home. > (Day jobs really do cut into your debug-the-home-system time!) I'm not actually sure what the non-hpijs one does :- ) -- Ryan Schultz -> floating point exception: divide by cucumber
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