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Printer server
Posted: 01 Nov 2007, 10:34
by Kalle
I'm trying to install my HP 1020 printer. I follow the instructions in the manual and everything seems to work fine, but when I print something nothing happens. First the print job appears in the printer queue, then disappears without any error reports.
Any suggestions on what's wrong?
Regards
Kalle
Posted: 02 Nov 2007, 09:26
by tor
Hi Kalle,
Start by checking that the printer is online using the web-admin UI. If its not running, press start and try again. If that does not work could you please check the Cups status page,
http://bubba:631/printers/, and see if that gives any indication on whats wrong.
/Tor
Posted: 05 Nov 2007, 17:05
by Kalle
Hi Tor. Yes, it's running. When I try to check
http://bubba:631/printers/ it says that I "don't have permission to access the resource on this server."
/Kalle
Posted: 05 Nov 2007, 17:17
by johannes
Just a quick long-shot, assuming you are using windows XP:
Browse to \\bubba\ (with windows explorer), and click 'home' and then your user. When prompted for a log-in, please do so.
Then try to print again. Did this help?
Posted: 06 Nov 2007, 12:46
by Kalle
Unfortunately not, Status quo.
/Kalle
Posted: 15 Nov 2007, 14:53
by Kalle
Will the printer service be updated in any way in the next update? Could my problem simply be that the hp 1020 isn't supported by the bubba?
/Kalle
Posted: 21 Nov 2007, 09:23
by tor
Hi Kalle,
Sorry for the delay in the answers here.
I where checking the printer. And your assumption on support not being available is sort of true.
The printer in question requires a firmware to be loaded before it works correctly.
You can read more about it here,
http://openprinting.org/show_printer.cg ... erJet_1020
Thus it should be possible to get it up and running. But it wont work "out of the box"
/Tor
Posted: 22 Nov 2007, 14:30
by Kalle
Thanks!
Do you plan to include the driver in the next update? Perhaps I could wait for that in that case.
/Erik
Posted: 03 Dec 2007, 05:12
by tor
Hi again kalle,
Sorry again for the delay in my answer.
We have a hard time to support individual printers. So i cant give any promises on supporting this printer. I have temporarily put an untested firmware image on
http://download.excito.net/software/sihp1020.dl Could you try to download this to your Bubba and then as root do
and check if the printing works after that.
/Tor
Posted: 01 Jan 2008, 14:50
by Kalle
Works perfectly!
Thx
Posted: 18 Feb 2008, 05:29
by tor
Just an additiion here.
If one wants to get the firmware "auto loaded" here is a short description on how.
Start by creating a directory to hold the sihp1020.dl firmware file.
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mkdir /usr/lib/hp-fw
cp sihp1020.dl /usr/lib/hp-fw
Create the script that will load the firmware. In the directory
/etc/udev/scripts create the file named
hp-loadfw.sh with the following
content:
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#! /bin/sh
cat /usr/lib/hp-fw/sihp1020.dl > /dev/usb/lp0
exit 0
Change permissions on the script to make it executable:
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chmod ugo+x /etc/udev/scripts/hp-loadfw.sh
Then create the rules file that will execute the above script when
printer is added. In
/etc/udev/rules.d/ create the file
055-load-hp.rules with the content:
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BUS="usb", SYSFS{idProduct}=="2b17", SYSFS{idVendor}=="03f0",PROGRAM="/etc/udev/scripts/hp-loadfw.sh %k"
Its very important that the above text is in one line.
Reattach the printer and hopefully it should be operational.
/Tor