I got the info at support.ideainformatica.com/hplj1020/ and downloaded the file from "here" as they suggested. I succeeded in unpacking it (I believe), and it sort of appears that some of the instructions are either superfluous or they don't work. Here is the whole slew of stuff. Sorry to post all of it, but I don't know where the problem is .dmcgarrett@linux:~/foo2zjs> make cc -O2 -Wall -c -o foo2zjs.o foo2zjs.c make: cc: Command not found make: *** [foo2zjs.o] Error 127 dmcgarrett@linux:~/foo2zjs> su Password: linux:/home/dmcgarrett/foo2zjs # make install cc -O2 -Wall -c -o foo2zjs.o foo2zjs.c make: cc: Command not found make: *** [foo2zjs.o] Error 127 linux:/home/dmcgarrett/foo2zjs # make install-hotplug [ -d /etc/hotplug/usb ] || install -d -m 755 /etc/hotplug/usb/ install -c -m 755 hplj1000 /etc/hotplug/usb/ ln -sf /etc/hotplug/usb/hplj1000 /etc/hotplug/usb/hplj1005 ln -sf /etc/hotplug/usb/hplj1000 /etc/hotplug/usb/hplj1020 /etc/hotplug/usb/hplj1000 install-usermap /etc/hotplug/usb.usermap: No such file or directory make: *** [install-hotplug] Error 2 linux:/home/dmcgarrett/foo2zjs # usb_printerid /dev/usb/lp0 GET_DEVICE_ID string: MFG:Hewlett-Packard;MDL:HP LaserJet 1020;CMD:ACL;CLS:PRINTER;DES:HP LaserJet 1020; Error: Input/output error: LPGETSTATUS on '/dev/usb/lp0' linux:/home/dmcgarrett/foo2zjs # /etc/hotplug/usb/hplj1020 Error: Input/output error: LPGETSTATUS on '/dev/usb/lp0' /etc/hotplug/usb/hplj1020: Missing HP LaserJet 1020 firmware file /usr/share/foo2zjs/firmware/sihp1020.dl /etc/hotplug/usb/hplj1020: ...read foo2zjs installation instructions and run ./getweb 1020 Error: Input/output error: LPGETSTATUS on '/dev/usblp0' /etc/hotplug/usb/hplj1020: Missing HP LaserJet 1020 firmware file /usr/share/foo2zjs/firmware/sihp1020.dl /etc/hotplug/usb/hplj1020: ...read foo2zjs installation instructions and run ./getweb 1020 linux:/home/dmcgarrett/foo2zjs # ./getweb 1020 bash: ./getweb: No such file or directory linux:/home/dmcgarrett/foo2zjs # usb_printerid /dev/usb/lp0 GET_DEVICE_ID string: MFG:Hewlett-Packard;MDL:HP LaserJet 1020;CMD:ACL;CLS:PRINTER;DES:HP LaserJet 1020; Error: Input/output error: LPGETSTATUS on '/dev/usb/lp0' linux:/home/dmcgarrett/foo2zjs # I'm not getting the FWVER that I'm supposed to get. Also, what is the "printer configuration utility" and where do I find it? (If I ever get that far.) Sorry to be such a doofus. --doug