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Wolf Pup · Joined: 27 Apr 2006 Posts: 637

Note: Works with CUPS 1.1.15 and higher. (fixed problem with cups 1.1.xx not picking up HPIJS PPD's.)

hpijs-3.9.12.pet
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Indy · Joined: 01 Feb 2006 Posts: 65 Location: Sydney, Australia

Thank you! I can finally print (and in colour too)!

Puppy 2.17, HP Deskjet F380, connected via USB.

In CUPS, installed as "HP Deskjet F300". Tried to print a test page. Worked!

(Although there was no entry for my F3-eight-zero, the driver for F3-zero-zero was good enough.)

This is the first time I've had any luck with CUPS. Until now my printers haven't been compatible.

Thanks again!

BarryK · Posted: Fri 22 Feb 2008, 21:33 Post subject:

Thanks for creating that Wolf Pup. Puppy4 Dingo uses CUPS 1.1.23, so should be ok. I have not tested it with Dingo, but have gone ahead anyway and put your PET package into the official Dingo repository.

Anyone running Dingo and got a HP printer to test this PET?

Indy · Joined: 01 Feb 2006 Posts: 65 Location: Sydney, Australia

Sure. I just tried this PET in Dingo Alpha 6.

Unfortunately, I couldn't set up my HP Deskjet F380.

Went into "Setup CUPS printing" but, when it was time to choose the driver for my HP Printer, I didn't find HP Deskjet F300 Foomatic/hpijs, hpijs 2.8.2.10(en) which was what got my printer to work in Puppy 2.17.

(What I did:
Downloaded and booted into Dingo alpha 6.
Opted for a 512MB save file during reboot.
Once back in, installed the HPIJS 2.8.2 PET (and rebooted again).
Setup CUPS printing: couldn't find the right driver.)

Wolf Pup · Joined: 27 Apr 2006 Posts: 637

for the older cups 1.1.x , cups scheduler needs to be reloaded, so that cups will pickup the new PPD's.

Indy · Joined: 01 Feb 2006 Posts: 65 Location: Sydney, Australia

It works!

Downloaded and installed hpijs-2.8.2_static_fix.pet.
In CUPS, found the HP F300 driver this time.
Printed the test page successfully.

Thanks!

Wolf Pup · Joined: 27 Apr 2006 Posts: 637

Wolf Pup · Joined: 27 Apr 2006 Posts: 637

HPIJS updated to 2.8.4

Wolf Pup · Joined: 27 Apr 2006 Posts: 637

HPIJS updated to 2.8.5

Wolf Pup · Joined: 27 Apr 2006 Posts: 637

HPIJS updated to 2.8.6

edoc · Posted: Wed 23 Jul 2008, 15:38 Post subject:

Works fine on my Panasonic Toughbook CF-28 with Puppy 4.00 Dingo, also works on my Z-500 laptop with Puppy 3.01 ChurchPup.

THANKS!

Wolf Pup · Joined: 27 Apr 2006 Posts: 637

HPIJS updated to 2.8.6b

pudgypup · Joined: 11 Apr 2008 Posts: 31 Location: Alabama

Thanks Wolfpup. Cleared mine up too.

Wolf Pup · Joined: 27 Apr 2006 Posts: 637

HPIJS updated to 2.8.7

edoc · Posted: Tue 05 Aug 2008, 18:08 Post subject:

Your earlier version was working OK but then I noticed that on my 4.0 laptop Geany insisted on printing a pdf-writer file when it called: