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Hardware - Support => Printing and Scanning => Topic started by: Alex on August 29, 2014, 12:30:28 AM

Title: [SOLVED] HP officejet 6500 problem
Post by: Alex on August 29, 2014, 12:30:28 AM

The printer worked from startup but it does not function properly. When I look at the printer properties I get a very shortened menu that reflects none of the extensive properties for this printer. I tried re-installing all the drivers from the software centre but there was no change:

This is a screen shot as it is now:

(http://thegomc.com/DPInew/image-8929_54000169.jpg) (http://thegomc.com/DPInew/share-8929_54000169.html)

Cannot get one as it was before but there were many more than 20 different settings, including a fast ink-saving option.

Any ideas please?

 :)

Title: Re: HP officejet 6500 problem
Post by: Jerry on August 29, 2014, 04:23:04 AM

Remove the printer from Menu, System, Printers. Reboot. Then open a terminal and do:

Code: [Select]

sudo apt-get install hplip-gui
Add and configure the printer from there via Menu.

Title: Re: HP officejet 6500 problem
Post by: Alex on August 29, 2014, 09:32:38 AM

Good one!

TYVM, Valtam :)

I love Linux Lite, I hope PayPal gets my money back from a lousy vendor tomorrow so that i can donate a little something to this great system.

cheers

Alex

Title: Re: HP officejet 6500 problem
Post by: Alex on August 29, 2014, 09:49:03 AM

The result was even better than i first thought. It's a printer/scanner, but I could never get the scanner to work in Win XP...now everything works!

 :)

Title: Re: HP officejet 6500 problem
Post by: Jerry on August 29, 2014, 04:26:31 PM

You're very welcome, enjoy :) I always recommend HP printers to people, they have by far the best linux support.