Re: HP DeskJet 895C

[Freddy Freeloader <fredddy@cableone.net>]

Wayne Topa wrote:

>Freddy Freeloader(fredddy@cableone.net) is reported to have said:
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>>Wayne Topa wrote:
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>>>Freddy Freeloader(fredddy@cableone.net) is reported to have said:
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>>>>Hi All,
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>>>>I'm having problems with getting my HP DeskJet 895C printer to work.  It 
>>>>is connected with a usb cable.  I have, I think anyway, all the 
>>>>appropriate usb modules (ehci, uhci, usblp, and usbcore) loaded in the 
>>>>2.6.8 kernel I'm using, and I'm running sarge(upgrade from woody).  I 
>>>>also have CUPS and the HP drivers "hpijs" and "hpoj" installed.  I can 
>>>>log onto the CUPS admin page and work with it so CUPS seems to be 
>>>>installed correctly.  However, I cannot get the computer to find the 
>>>>printer.   I know the printer works as I just unplugged it from another 
>>>>computer and used the same usb cable for both hookups. 
>>>>
>>>>Anyone have any good ideas for troubleshooting this?  Being a newbie to 
>>>>Linux I'm at the end of my own ideas as to where to go from here.  I 
>>>>have run the "/etc/init.d/hpoj setup" command and it scans for, but does 
>>>>not find the printer.  I have the .ppd file for the printer installed in 
>>>>the /usr/share/cups/model/ directory.  The /proc/bus/usb/ directory is 
>>>>empty.   When I tell CUPS to look to usb interfaces for the printer, no 
>>>>matter what usb interface # I have used, the error log tells me the 
>>>>device can't be found.  When I run "gs -h" the "ijs" device is listed in 
>>>>the output. 
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>Did you install the hotplug package? apt-get install hotplug.
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>If you have set up hotplug correctly, you can check the syslog to see
>if the printer is being picked up.
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>In a console, F1-F6, run this
>tail -f /var/log/syslog
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>watch the output as you plug/unplug the usb cable to the printer.  If
>you have it set up correctly you will see something like this: NOTE
>this is for my usb camera as I don't have a usb printer.
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>Sep  8 10:32:08 buddy kernel: uhci_hcd 0000:00:07.2: port 1 portsc 0093
>Sep  8 10:32:08 buddy kernel: hub 1-0:1.0: port 1, status 0101, change 0001, 12 Mb/s
>Sep  8 10:32:08 buddy kernel: uhci_hcd 0000:00:07.2: wakeup_hc
>Sep  8 10:32:08 buddy kernel: hub 1-0:1.0: debounce: port 1: delay 100ms stable 4 status 0x101
>Sep  8 10:32:08 buddy kernel: usb 1-1: new full speed USB device using address 2
>Sep  8 10:32:08 buddy kernel: usb 1-1: new device strings: Mfr=1, Product=2, SerialNumber=3
>Sep  8 10:32:08 buddy kernel: usb 1-1: default language 0x0409
>Sep  8 10:32:08 buddy kernel: usb 1-1: Product: KODAK EasyShare CX4230 Zoom Digital Camera
>Sep  8 10:32:08 buddy kernel: usb 1-1: Manufacturer: Eastman Kodak Company
>Sep  8 10:32:08 buddy kernel: usb 1-1: SerialNumber: CX42300353680
>Sep  8 10:32:08 buddy kernel: usb 1-1: hotplug
>Sep  8 10:32:08 buddy kernel: usb 1-1: adding 1-1:1.0 (config #1, interface 0)
>Sep  8 10:32:08 buddy kernel: usb 1-1:1.0: hotplug
>Sep  8 10:32:09 buddy usb.agent[7618]:      usbcam: loaded successfully
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>HTH=Hope This Helps, YMMV=Your Mileage May Vary, HAND=Have A Nice Day
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>wt
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Wayne,

That did the trick. I had seen the hotplug module when I built my
kernel, but had never seen the hotplug (utility?) that is installable
using apt-get. Thanks for your help. I appreciate it.