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Hardware - Support => Printing and Scanning => Topic started by: brian55 on August 06, 2014, 11:16:32 AM
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Cannot get this printer to work through LL. It responds by throwing out a blank sheet.
In server settings I get "Cups server error. There is an HTTP error - not found." so I cannot adjust these settings.
I know the printer is OK (works on my windows machine) and that all necessary software is downloaded. I did select HP Deskjet 1000c as the nearest driver as I cannot find an exact match on Linux.
Anybody got any ideas? Thanks ..
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Was the printer automatically detected when you first started? If so, remove the printer via Menu, System, Printers. Then try re-adding it.
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I don't know if what I'm going to show had any relevance, but this is how I got a not willing p1606dn laser-printer to work, some months ago:
sudu to root and:
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export TMPDIR=/tmp
hp-plugin
eventually
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hp-plugin -i
for running in a console.
After that I could install the printer and I was happy.
Maybe try? :)
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brian55,
That printer definitely works in LL 2.0 -- I have same one and it is the one shown in the printer setup instructions in the Help Manual: https://www.linuxliteos.com/manual/hardware.html#printer (https://www.linuxliteos.com/manual/hardware.html#printer).
Just remove whatever you have now and follow instructions above to setup the printer. Once it's setup, just use following command to install a package that makes managing the printer easy:
sudo apt-get install hplip-gui
P.s. Help Manual page makes reference to "latest master driver for HP printers" and gives a download page for them. You do not need to do that for this printer. Just run through setup procedure, then install hplip-gui and you'll be good to go.