Hello, I'm new to linux. I just installed SuSE7.3. Installation went very well. YaST2 correctly detected my USB OfficeJet printer; however, the printer doesn't respond to any print requests. I looked at SuSE's online database and added the two missing directories: /dev/ptal-mlcd and /dev/ptal-printd. I also modified /etc/rc.config to include the following line: INITRD_MODULES="reiserfs usbcore usb-uhci". So far, nothing seems to work. Any help would be greatly appreciated. P.S. does anyone know if this problem is corrected in version 8.0? Thanks.
On Fri, 2002-03-29 at 06:05, Juan Rayas wrote:
Hello,
Hi Juan,
I'm new to linux. I just installed SuSE7.3. Installation went very well. YaST2 correctly detected my USB OfficeJet printer; however, the printer doesn't respond to any print requests. I looked at SuSE's online database and added the two missing directories: /dev/ptal-mlcd and /dev/ptal-printd. I also modified /etc/rc.config to include the following line: INITRD_MODULES="reiserfs usbcore usb-uhci". So far, nothing seems to work.
This is just the beginning:-) Read the stuff which is in the /usr/share/doc/packages/hp-officeJet/ directory and follow these endless instructions:-) It might help to use the newest kernel, either the officially released 2.4.16 from the update directory, or the most recent kernel which is in the /people/mantel/next/rpm directory on the ftp server. If you don't get it working, then help might be found on the OfficeJet developing list < hpoj-devel@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/hpoj-devel ... but rather not here on this list. Which print spooler are you trying to use? It appears to me, that there are more experiences with lprold than with cups, though cups _normally_ works easier and better.
P.S. does anyone know if this problem is corrected in version 8.0?
Include it in your prayers:-) They said they would try to do so. I have my OfficeJet V30 unemployed, and I will restart configuration with 8.0, I promised to myself, no earlier, to avoid further waste of time. To make matters worse, I have usb-ohci on my box, that's more difficult than usb-uhci (*) ... that's what David Paschal told me, the Linux-OJ software maintainer, you will hear from him on the list mentioned above. Maybe you could try Mandrake 8.2, they said that they would have it working in that release (NOTE: they said so. This doesn't mean a lot IMHO). Which OfficeJet model are you trying to use ??
Thanks.
Cheers ... Wolfi ============================================= mailto:wolfi_z@yahoo.com (*) You haven't got a choice which usb driver to use. It depends on your chipset. _________________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com
Hi Wolfi, Thanks for your reply. I'll read the info and look at the hpoj lists that you recommended. I have an OfficeJet K60xi and I'm using the lpr spooler. Are you suggesting that CUPS is easier to deal with than lprold? I'll give it a try also. Regards. ----- Original Message ----- From: "wolfi" <wolfi_z@yahoo.com> To: "SuSE List" <suse-linux-e@suse.com> Sent: Thursday, March 28, 2002 11:37 PM Subject: Re: [SLE] SuSE7.3, USB and OfficeJet printer problems
On Fri, 2002-03-29 at 06:05, Juan Rayas wrote:
Hello,
Hi Juan,
I'm new to linux. I just installed SuSE7.3. Installation went very well. YaST2 correctly detected my USB OfficeJet printer; however, the printer doesn't respond to any print requests. I looked at SuSE's online database and added the two missing directories: /dev/ptal-mlcd and /dev/ptal-printd. I also modified /etc/rc.config to include the following line: INITRD_MODULES="reiserfs usbcore usb-uhci". So far, nothing seems to work.
This is just the beginning:-) Read the stuff which is in the /usr/share/doc/packages/hp-officeJet/ directory and follow these endless instructions:-) It might help to use the newest kernel, either the officially released 2.4.16 from the update directory, or the most recent kernel which is in the /people/mantel/next/rpm directory on the ftp server. If you don't get it working, then help might be found on the OfficeJet developing list < hpoj-devel@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/hpoj-devel ... but rather not here on this list. Which print spooler are you trying to use? It appears to me, that there are more experiences with lprold than with cups, though cups _normally_ works easier and better.
P.S. does anyone know if this problem is corrected in version 8.0?
Include it in your prayers:-) They said they would try to do so. I have my OfficeJet V30 unemployed, and I will restart configuration with 8.0, I promised to myself, no earlier, to avoid further waste of time. To make matters worse, I have usb-ohci on my box, that's more difficult than usb-uhci (*) ... that's what David Paschal told me, the Linux-OJ software maintainer, you will hear from him on the list mentioned above. Maybe you could try Mandrake 8.2, they said that they would have it working in that release (NOTE: they said so. This doesn't mean a lot IMHO). Which OfficeJet model are you trying to use ??
Thanks.
Cheers ... Wolfi ============================================= mailto:wolfi_z@yahoo.com
(*) You haven't got a choice which usb driver to use. It depends on your chipset.
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On Sat, 2002-03-30 at 04:34, Juan Rayas wrote:
Hi Wolfi,
Thanks for your reply. I'll read the info and look at the hpoj lists that you recommended. I have an OfficeJet K60xi and I'm using the lpr spooler. Are you suggesting that CUPS is easier to deal with than lprold? I'll give it a try also.
Well, I don't think you can generalize. I heard of many people on this list, who prefer cups. I ran into strange troubles with lprold and a normal DeskJet printer some time ago, tried cups then and it worked. So, I am using cups since that day. But ... your mileage may vary, as we always say:-)
Regards.
OK, there is neither a driver for the K series, nor for the V series available in SuSE 7.3, I just had a look in my YaST2. This makes matters worse:-) The Linuxprinting info site for your OJ is: http://www.linuxprinting.org/show_printer.cgi?recnum=HP-OfficeJet_K60 and a cups driver should be found here: http://www.linuxprinting.org/show_driver.cgi?driver=hpijs This makes a new issue arise:-( This driver is a hpijs one, and you need to compile your own version of ghostscript to include hpijs. This will hopefully be included by default in SuSE 8.0, since the hpijs interface will replace several other, older drivers. Btw, such a driver is a ppd.gz file to be stored in the /usr/share/cups/model/HP directory, then it is also to be seen in YaST2. The instructions for compiling hpijs into ghostscript used to be there: http://hpinkjet.sourceforge.net/install.php#verifyghost I don't know if you can make the OJ work using a different driver, a driver for a similar DeskJet e.g. - this might be worth a try, but I can't tell you for sure. Anyway, my 'solution' for my OfficeJet V30 is, that I bought a new toner cartridge for an old spare printer, I'm using this in the meantime, and will restart the OJ fight with 8.0, for the sake of family peace:-) Cheers ... Wolfi ============================================= mailto:wolfi_z@yahoo.com _________________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com
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