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maryhalloran · Joined: 15 Mar 2008 Posts: 15

EDIT: hplip did at least let me print a test page, but today I reinstalled the printer,a nd i can print a test page both from the HP tools and from CUPS, but I can't print out of abiword or gnumeric, nor do I see a way to print a pdf -- the 1209 isn't a choice in the program's print area

I'm pretty clear that it uses the hpijs driver, and i know it isn't totally supported, but I was hoping to be able to use it at least marginally..but I am having no luck getting this to print a test page.

I installed hpijs pet last night, this one

http://ftp.nluug.nl/ftp/pub/os/Linux/distr/puppylinux/pet_packages-3/hpijs-1.7.pet

and when I came in today I tried to set up CUPS again. now that I know the super secret 'root' password, I was able to get thru the first part fairly easily, I selected "HP PSC 1200 foomatic hpijs (recommeded)"

on the printer management page it says this next to the printer name "/usr/lib/cups/filter/foomatic-rip failed"

okay -- what am I doing wrong?

Complicating matters are that i can't directly connect the thinkpad to the net at work here, I have to "sneaker net" files over from my win2k work machine to the thinkpad, but the printer I am trying to set up is here.

Actually I have another question, I was tryingt o set up with the 1209 that I have access to here at work, but actually the printer I am hoping to use this weekend is another 1209, owned by a friend. Once I get this one running, will I just be able to plug his in and have it work under the settings I established for this one? or will I have to install it over again because it is actually a different machine?

HairyWill · Joined: 26 May 2006 Posts: 2949 Location: Southampton, UK

the full hplip package is available here
http://www.murga-linux.com/puppy/viewtopic.php?t=25482
It is big about 45 MB I think, you will probably need 150-200MB free in your pupsave to do the install

It comes with a load of utilities to help set the printer up I think they all start with hp... Try opening a prompt and typing hp then hit TAB

john biles · Joined: 17 Sep 2006 Posts: 1323 Location: Australia

Hello maryhalloran,
TEENpup 2008 comes with a selection of HP printer drivers including HP PSC 1210. I have successfully printing with this Printer so if you have no luck with your current setup maybe try TEENpup.

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dinky · Joined: 19 Jan 2008 Posts: 699

Was this ever solved? Looking at setting up a PSC 1210 in Puppy on another computer. What's the verdict? It would aso be possible to make an sfs file out of this pet, and also perhaps use it outside the save file as a program folder. For the record I'm not overly excited about abiword for printing. Try openoffice3.
~dinky