hplip and hpliplite packages

Problems and successes with specific brands/models of printers
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#16 Post by lluamco »

disciple wrote:What would probably be useful is an "hplip-lite" package (google it).
Thanks disciple. I have packaged the hpliplite version 2.8.9. It is only 3.1 MB
and allows printing and scanning.
The packages can be found in the first post of this threat.

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#17 Post by disciple »

Nice - works well. It will feel much better to point people to that than to the full hplip and all its dependencies :)

I still can't figure out what hplip is supposed to add in terms of printing support though :roll:
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#18 Post by sintot »

Hi:
I have an HP Photosmart C5280, that is supported with Hplip. If I install the full hplip (the "bloated" one), I can scan; but if I install hplip-lite (in another puppy installation), I can't scan. Do you know if some manual configuration is needed, or if my All-In-One is not supported by hplip-lite?

Thanks in advance

Edit: I've solved it adding "hpaio" in the file /etc/sane.d/dll.conf. Thanks for the hpliplite, it is a lot better than the bloated one!

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#19 Post by lluamco »

Thanks sintot.
I agree that hpliplite is better: almost same functionality
and much less resources. I have a question for you. How did you install hpliplite?
Adding hpaio in the file /etc/sane.d/dll.conf should be automatically done by petget.
It is strange that it was not in your case.
(Or did you untarred the package and manually copied the files?)
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#20 Post by sintot »

I think the problem was that I installed xsane (and sane-backend) after installing hpliplite

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#21 Post by lluamco »

sintot wrote:I think the problem was that I installed xsane (and sane-backend) after installing hpliplite
OK, sane packages should be previously installed.
Thanks for the feedback.

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#22 Post by sintot »

As an addition to the hpliplite package, to check ink-cartridges levels, you can try inkgui:
http://www.murga-linux.com/puppy/viewto ... 25&t=26407

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#23 Post by lluamco »

Thanks sintot for the information about inkgui and its link, for checking the ink-cartridges levels.
I have found that it works in puppy 4.1rc provided one installs the attached library.

EDIT: First version of the attached file was not working. The present version should work.
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#24 Post by exProphecy »

I installed hpliplite and you said that the printer would be able to scan using xsane. I tried probing for it with xsane and it says "No devices available". It was able to print though. My HP printer is HP PSC 1315xi and it is connected with a USB. Can you assist me with this issue? Using Puppy 4.1 fyi.

EDIT: Nevermind, the USB from the printer got accidentally unplugged. Works great!
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hpliplite updated to version 2.8.10

#25 Post by lluamco »

hpliplite updated to version 2.8.10.
See first post

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#26 Post by JB4x4 »

@lluamco

Will you be updating HPLIP (standard version) also??

JB

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#27 Post by lluamco »

JB4x4 wrote:@lluamco

Will you be updating HPLIP (standard version) also??

JB
Hi JB4x4, I have been trying to, but with little succes. The main problem is that hp-toolbox refuses to start for user root, and if it is run as user spot, there are problems related to X windows. All in all, hp-toolbox does not work at present in puppy 4.1.1. That makes the full version useless, at least the one I have been playing with until now.
Fortunately, the lite version works and allows printing and scanning.

EDIT: Problems solved. See next and first posts
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hplip updated to version 2.8.10

#28 Post by lluamco »

hplip updated to version 2.8.10.
See first post

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#29 Post by seeker »

Iluamco,

Thank you for packaging hplip, it has made my HP printer setup chores a breeze. I am using the full hplip 2.8.5 and when I try to use the menu "Device-Setup New Device" I get this error, "Unable to find an appropriate su/sudo utility to run hp-setup." Puppy has /bin/su, so is there a symlink that should be created somewhere?

Seeker

Edit: Sorry, posted too soon. I tried hp-setup at the command line and presto, there it was.

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#30 Post by exProphecy »

Hey I installed HPLIP lite and I went to the website (the one where we can see if it is supported). I did find my printer which is HP PSC 1315xi and says it is supported. Although, I installed HPLIP lite and looked for my printer when adding it in CUPs and did not find it. Am I doing something wrong? Or do I need the full HPLIP package?
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#31 Post by lluamco »

Hi exProphecy,
please try:
1. Switch off and switch on your printer. Check if it appears in cups. In case not,
2. Restart cups doing:

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/etc/init.d/cups reload 
/etc/init.d/cups restart
and recheck cups.
I hope that helps.
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#32 Post by exProphecy »

lluamco wrote:Hi exProphecy,
please try:
1. Switch off and switch on your printer. Check if it appears in cups. In case not,
2. Restart cups doing:

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/etc/init.d/cups reload 
/etc/init.d/cups restart
and recheck cups.
I hope that helps.
Lluis
Well, restarting CUPS won't help because the problem is not detecting the printer in my network. The problem is detecting the DRIVER for the printer. It seems that the printer model/driver for my HP PSC1315xi ALL-IN-ONE is not here. It's odd though because I installed hpijs just for kicks and I saw the HPPSC1310 driver WHICH does work for 1315xi. So how come the HPLIP package, which is supposedly supposed to have all the driver that HPIJS should have, does not have my driver?
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#33 Post by lluamco »

The hp-psc_1310_series-hpijs.ppd.gz driver is included in hpliplite (just rechecked!). Look at /usr/share/ppd/HP
Bizarre...

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#34 Post by exProphecy »

HUH that is quite odd. I redownloaded the hpliplite package and when I was installing it, the licensing window popped up. It never popped up before.. weird? I suppose the first download was corrupted? Anyways, yea after redownloading and reinstalling the .pet, I was able to find the driver you mentioned. Anyways, thanks a bunch!
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#35 Post by exProphecy »

Uhm.. wait, okay I was able to find the hp-psc_1310_series-hpijs.ppd.gz in my ppd folder. But I just reopened cups and it isn't there.

EDIT: Nevermind I see it. Thanks!
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